Kawahara and team create “Tree of Lepidoptera”
In the first study of its kind, a team of University of Florida scientists used large-scale, next generation DNA sequencing to trace... Read More
PALB2 gene mutation linked to increased risk of breast cancer
Scientists exploring gene mutations and relationships with breast cancer have discovered a mutation that can cause the risk of breast cancer to... Read More
UFGI members named top global researchers in Type 1 diabetes
Two University of Florida Genetics Institute members, Mark Atkinson, PhD, and Desmond Schatz, MD, have been named in the top 10 global... Read More
Dormant herpes virus reactivates with infections
Unlike most viruses, which succumb to the immune system’s attack, herpes remains in the body forever, lying in wait, sometimes reactivating years... Read More
Findings could help put halt to potato blight
University of Florida Genetics Institute member and Plant Pathology assistant professor, Erica Goss, has pinpointed the origin of the pathogen that caused... Read More
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
