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Publication Alert! Congratulations to GS4+ Scholar Amy Peiper!

GS4+ Scholar Amy Peiper has co-authored a recently accepted publication with Dr. Ali Zarrinpar. The paper, ‘Physician–scientist trainees with parenting responsibilities need financial and childcare support‘, was scheduled for publication in  Nature Medicine on 18 October 2023.   GS4+ Scholar – Amy Peiper   Abstract Physician–scientists who become…

Welcome 2023 MS1 Scholars!

Congrats and Welcome to: Julia  Bruner, Dominic, Demeterfi, Sasank Desaraju, Ryan Gamberino, Dea'vion Godfrey, Marcus Hunter, Gitanjali Lakshminarayanan, Ki Yoon Nam, Bo Peng, Kamilah Roca-Datzer and Angela Shar

Congrats Jennifer and Aditya, winners of the ACTS Top Poster Presenter Award!

There were over 220 posters at the ACTS conference last week.  One of our “CTS Teams” – Jennifer Pruitt and Aditya Mahadevan – received perfect scores from all judges that interacted with them in the poster session, earning them a “Top Poster Presenter Award”. Jennifer is a PhD candidate in…

Congrats to MD-PhD Scholars Rebecca Henderson and Tran Ngo!

On Tuesday, September 12th, 2023 the College of Medicine hosted its Annual Honors Convocation. This event recognizes and celebrates second, third and fourth year medical students for excellence in the classroom and research laboratory, for exceptional professionalism and humanism in the care of patients, and for outstanding service to the…

The MD-PhD Program Interview Season Has Begun!

 Starting the new 2023-2024 cycle for the University of Florida’s MD-PhD Program, the final interview days have been selected: September 28th, 2023 October 26th, 2023 November 30th, 2023 December 14th, 2023 January 25th, 2024 February 15th, 2024 How to Apply  …

Announcement of Oral Dissertation Defense for Holly Ryan

Holly Ryan PI: Dr. Erika Moore Role of Monocytes in Promoting SLE-Associated Endothelial Cell Dysfunction in a Hydrogel Model of the Microvasculature Date: 8/14/2023 Time: 9:00AM Location: C1-003/ Zoom Link: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/92126916317   ABSTRACT Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic inflammatory disease that causes significant morbidity…