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UF Health researchers find genetic ‘switch’ that can impact asthma, parasitic treatments
As medical conditions, asthma and parasitic worm infections have almost nothing in common. But they share a common genetic trait — a “molecular switch” that can be manipulated to reduce asthma or boost the anti-parasite response. University of Florida Health researchers recently discovered that a novel molecular switch…
Award for Student Excellence Named After Dr. Rarey
UF College of Medicine Class of 2020 establishes award for student excellence, named after Dr. Kyle Rarey.
ACB Annual Department Retreat 2018
On March 30th, the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology held its annual retreat at UF Austin Cary Forest Campus for the second year in a row. The annual retreats focus on current research and education within the department. Members of the department discuss current and future goal and…
Dr. Kyle Rarey receives the 2018 Society of Teaching Scholars Lifetime Achievement Award
As part of Medical Education Week, students, faculty and residents were recognized Thursday with awards from the Society of Teaching Scholars during the annual Celebration of Excellence in Medical Education reception. Among those recognized were UF College of Medicine graduates and faculty members Ryan Nall, M.D. ’09, and Kimberly Merkel,…
Iqbal Muhmud Receives 2017 Outstanding International Student Achievement Award
Congratulations to MCB graduate students Iqbal Mahmud on receiving 2017 Outstanding International Student Academic Achievement Award! Mentor: Daiqing Liao, Ph.D. For more information on the Medical Guild competitions and awards, please visit: https://www.ufic.ufl.edu/iss/UFdepNomination.html…
ACB Department Retreat 2017
On May 19, 2017 the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology held an education and research focused retreat at the UF Austin Cary Forest Campus. While enjoying the scenery, faculty, post-docs, and students discussed department matters, listened to short talks, and presented posters.
New MCB and CB Students
Welcome to the new Molecular Cell Biology (MCB) and Cancer Biology (CB) students! Molecular Cell Biology (MCB) Prachi Khare Mentor: Rhoel Dinglasan, Ph.D. Jessica Lewis Mentor: Daiqing Liao, Ph.D. Zachary Osking Mentor: Eric Vitriol, Ph.D. Kristen Skruber Mentor: Eric Vitriol, Ph.D. Cancer Biology (CB) Aaron Waddell Mentor:…
Iqbal Mahmud Awarded ASMS Conference Student Travel Stipend
Iqbal Mahmud, a graduate student in Dr. Daiqing Liao’s laboratory, received a $300 student travel award from the American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) to attend the 65th ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics on June 4-8, 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Congratulations Iqbal! For more information on the…
Dr. Yi Qiu manuscript published in The FASEB Journal
Yi Qiu, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, recently published a manuscript in The FASEB Journal titled “Histone deacetylase 1 (HDAC1) activates PU.1 gene transcription through regulating TAF9 deacetylation and TFIID assembly.” Congratulations Dr. Qiu!…
