In patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, nerve cells called motor neurons degenerate, causing muscle atrophy and eventually death. Other cells in the central nervous system are kno...
https://phhp.ufl.edu/2024/02/26/new-study-uses-ai-technology-to-understand-cell-dysfunction-in-als/
University of Florida Health has launched an ambitious project to minimize the health risk of pregnancy by identifying, addressing and tracking social determinants of health that can threaten a ...
https://ufhealth.org/news/2024/uf-health-project-seeks-to-help-mothers-in-need
Deepthi Varma, research assistant professor in the department of epidemiology, was recently invited to join the editorial board of the Maternal and Child Health Journal.
Devin Valdes, a University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions Master of Public Health student with a concentration in epidemiology, is this year’s recipient of the Dr. J...
https://phhp.ufl.edu/2024/02/05/devin-valdes-awarded-john-j-benton-endowment-scholarship/
Parvathy Prasanna Surendran, a University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions Master of Public Health student, has been selected for the Pathways to Practice Scholars pro...
https://phhp.ufl.edu/2024/01/24/m-p-h-student-selected-as-pathways-to-practice-scholar/
CRISPR-CAS9 gene editing, precision medicine, RNA-based therapeutics. Some of the biggest breakthroughs in health and medicine over the past decade were supported by major grants from large fund...
https://epidemiology.phhp.ufl.edu/2024/01/19/path-to-discovery/
The College of Public Health and Health Professions’ most valuable resource for educating its students is our faculty, says George Hack, Ph.D., the college’s associate dean for educational af...
https://phhp-news.sites.medinfo.ufl.edu/2023/10/26/when-the-lightbulb-comes-on/
Spring 2024: Starting January 17, 2024, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Biweekly Wednesday Dr. Deepthi S. Varma, PhD, MPhil, MSW, Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology, leads the online Qualitative ...
https://epidemiology.phhp.ufl.edu/2024/01/02/qualitative-research-colloquium-spring-2024/
Thomas Pearson, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., a professor emeritus holding dual appointments in the UF College of Public Health and Health Professions department of epidemiology and the UF College of ...
https://phhp.ufl.edu/2023/12/20/professor-emeritus-leads-study-addressing-cardiovascular-health/
Panagiotis “Takis” Benos, Ph.D., William Bushnell Presidential Chaired Professor at the University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions department of epidemiology, was ...
https://phhp.ufl.edu/2023/11/17/celebrating-distinction-event-honors-panagiotis-takis-benos/