NPACT: Better understanding the protein coding potential of genomic sequences
Luciano Brocchieri, Genetics Institute faculty member, and postdoctoral student Steve Oden have developed a computational program to help generate more accurate representations... Read More
Stockpiling seeds for the future
Last September, Heather Rose Kates, Genetics Institute doctoral candidate, went the only place hotter than... Read More
Alumni Spotlight: Tamar Carter, finding your passion
While changing majors or career paths is commonplace in undergrad, it seems as if a student would be more certain about their... Read More
Postdoc Larkins receives K01 grant
Receiving the Mentored Research Scientist Development Award was one of the most exciting moments of Christine Larkins’ professional career. Larkins, a research assistant... Read More
Phenotypic Prediction Workshop brings first overseas speaker
When Patricio Muñoz and Marcio Resende were still just doctoral students, batting around the idea of a workshop focused on phenotype prediction,... Read More
Chen contributes to breakthrough about metal detoxification in plants
With a recent genetic discovery, biologist Sixue Chen and his collaborators may have discovered a way to engineer plants to scrub soils... Read More
Bloom and Renne host herpesvirus conference
Herpesvirus encompasses more than just what immediately comes to mind. Herpesviruses include chickenpox and infectious mononucleosis. It is also associated with some... Read More
Alumni Spotlight: Marcio Resende, entrepreneurship through science
When Marcio Resende looks back to the two years spent simultaneously pursuing his Ph.D. and founding a company, his eyes go wide... Read More
Cohn, Harfe and Maden host limb conference
For every 10,000 babies born in the U.S., around five are born with... Read More
Preparing for climate change through genetics
As the globe approaches responding to the demands of climate change, UF Genetics Institute faculty members are conducting ground-breaking research in a variety of... Read More
