Conesa Lab releases bioinformatics software
A University of Florida Genetics Institute lab has created a bioinformatics web tool that detects microRNA binding elements in long non-coding... Read More
Jianping Wang receives NACTA educator award
University of Florida Genetics Institute faculty member Jianping Wang received a North America Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Educator Award at the... Read More
Brooks Lab: Anhidrosis in horses may have genetic component
Many genetic problems have been identified in horses in last few decades. One of the greatest examples is HYPP, hyperkalemic periodic paralysis,... Read More
Social media boosts Klee tomato research program
Researcher Harry Klee has spent the last dozen years working to breed taste back into tomatoes. He thinks grocery store tomatoes taste... Read More
Soltises receive 2016 Darwin-Wallace Medal
Two University of Florida Genetics Institute faculty members are this year’s recipients of Darwin-Wallace Medal from the Linnean Society of London, considered one of... Read More
Pam Soltis elected to National Academy of Sciences
When Pam Soltis was a little girl, she and her brother talked their dad into mounting an old kitchen countertop to the... Read More
Lab marketing ‘Thermostable, Solvent-Tolerant Biocatalyst for Extreme Conditions’
Julie Maupin-Furlow’s lab is marketing their solvent-tolerant pyrophosphatase for commercial use. The lab discovered the enzyme last fall, and has been working... Read More
Q&A with Lana McMillan
Genetics & Genomics Graduate Student in the lab of Julie Maupin-Furlow, a UFGI faculty member and professor in the department of microbiology... Read More
UFGI big data researcher wins Illumina Go Mini Scientific Challenge
A Mini Cooper will soon be traveling Florida streets and highways as part of the University of Florida HealthStreet community engagement program, collecting... Read More
Kevin Folta receives 2016 Borlaug CAST Communication Award
After over half-a-year of fending off anti-GMO critics, and even retreating from science communication altogether, Kevin Folta is being recognized by his... Read More