Vote for Barbazuk, Maden research in PacBio contest
University of Florida Genetics Institute faculty members Brad Barbazuk and Malcolm Maden have entered a competition called “Explore Your Most Interesting Genome.”... Read More
Folta lab paper expands understanding of ‘Block of cell proliferation 1’ gene
A paper out of Kevin Folta’s lab offers further insight into the role of a lesser-known gene conserved in plants, mammals and... Read More
Johnson, Terada collaboration leads to more efficient method of making stem cells
Scientists know people react differently to medication because of their genetic make-up. However, while researchers understand certain genetic variations correspond with certain... Read More
March 2016 awards round-up
Matias Kirst Received the UF Doctoral Dissertation Advisor/Mentoring Award from the College of Agricultural & Life Sciences. Kirst is a professor in... Read More
UFGI faculty member heads to Brazil to study Zika virus
A University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researcher will return to Brazil to study the ability of two mosquito... Read More
Researchers put $6 million in USDA grants toward saving citrus industry
The USDA calculates Florida’s citrus industry is producing half the oranges it did four years ago. The culprit? A bacterium called huanglongbing... Read More
Kimball–Braun lab findings improve understanding of galliforme evolution, research techniques
Collaboration between Genetics Institute faculty Edward Braun and Rebecca Kimball is producing a veritable flock of papers. Braun, an associate professor, and... Read More
Conesa paper offers guidelines for more precise RNA-seq data analysis
A team headed by Genetics Institute faculty member Ana Conesa is attempting to bring some order to the Wild West of RNA-seq... Read More
Post-doc in de Crecy-Lagard lab finds novel modification system in DNA
A modification system previously thought only to exist in RNA has been found to also exist in the DNA of some bacteria.... Read More
Panos Pardalos to be inducted into AIMBE College of Fellows
Panos Pardalos, a Genetics Institute faculty member, has been chosen by the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering for induction into... Read More
