Comb Jelly genome solved and new neural pathways uncovered
Leonid Moroz and his team have decoded the genomes for 10 comb jelly species, revealing the jellies’ distinct neurogenic, immune and developmental... Read More
Gout treatment may solve citrus greening
As citrus greening disease threatens Florida’s $9 billion citrus industry, University of Florida Genetic Institute members Claudio Gonzalez and Graciela Lorca may... Read More
Wilfred Vermerris, PhD
University of Florida department of Microbiology and Cell Science associate professor Wilfred Vermerris, PhD, is a resident member of the UF Genetics... Read More
Six Genetics Institute faculty awarded UF Research Foundation Professorships
The Genetics Institute is proud to congratulate six faculty members who received the distinguished University of Florida Research Foundation (UFRF) Professorship. The... Read More
UFGI faculty member part of fern evolution discovery
As one of the oldest plants on earth, ferns have continued to flourish using a novel chimeric photoreceptor gene called neochrome to... Read More
UF receives $1 million to study skin regeneration without scarring
The University of Florida has received a $1 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to tackle one of health care’s greatest... Read More
UF Informatics Institute Seed Fund Program
The UF Informatics Institute (UFII) invites interdisciplinary, faculty-initiated research projects with potential for extramural support. Projects should be related to information representation/analysis/mining in... Read More
Explore Magazine: Bridging Disciplines
Dr. Patrick Concannon, director of the UF Genetics Institute, is featured in the latest edition of Explore Magazine. The magazine is the... Read More
Student Bret Boyd to speak at International Conference on Phthiraptera
Bret Boyd has been asked to speak on his dissertation research in the Symposium on Genomics of Lice and their Microbes at... Read More
Student Patrick Thiaville presents at BioMed Conference, awarded fellowship
In December 2013, Patrick Thiaville presented at the 23rd Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB) Barcelona BioMed Conference, “Gene Translation: Fidelity and Quality Control.”... Read More