New shared community space prepares to welcome USF Health students
There was plenty of activity at the new USF Health Student Services Center as workers installed furniture in the new collaborative space, one of the final steps before […]
USF student group brings international film on educating girls to Tampa Theatre
An international film showing the impact education has on the lives of girls and women across the world was screened Nov. 10 at Tampa Theatre in downtown Tampa. […]
USF PhD graduate in neuroscience to join laboratory of new Nobel Prize winner
USF Health PhD graduate Justin Trotter leaves this weekend for Stanford University School of Medicine in Palo Alto, CA, where he will work for a recent Nobel Prize […]
USF-led study suggests some patients with chronic fatigue-like illness may benefit from anti-herpesvirus drug treatment
Tampa, FL (July 25, 2013) — Many experts believe that chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) has several root causes including some viruses. Now, lead scientists Shara Pantry, Maria Medveczky […]
New USF Tillman Scholars want to pursue careers in medicine to help other veterans
Three University of South Florida students recently named 2013-14 Tillman Military Scholars all aspire to become physicians and were selected for their service, leadership and academic excellence. Richard […]
Nontoxic therapy proves effective against metastatic cancer in preclinical research
The mouse model study by USF researchers combined ketogenic diet and hyperbaric oxygen therapy Tampa, FL (June 5, 2013) — A combination of nontoxic dietary and hyperbaric oxygen therapies effectively […]
USF researchers find far-reaching, mirovascular damage in uninjured side of brain after stroke
Findings suggest that blood-brain barrier integrity suffers days after ischemic stroke, leading to serious complications; repair of this protective barrier might prevent them Tampa, FL (May 20, 2013) […]
USF celebrates opening of Heart Institute Genomics Laboratory
The new laboratory, focusing on genomic science to find new diagnostics and therapies for cardiovascular disease, was built with the support of Hillsborough County Framed patents lining a […]
USF study finds plant proteins control chronic disease in Toxoplasma infections
The research sheds light on malaria-related parasite’s transition from acute to chronic stage Tampa, FL (April 8, 2013) — A new discovery about the malaria-related parasite Toxoplasma gondii […]
USF Health Research Day 2013: Emerging Scientists and Top-Tier Research
Few other events bring together USF’s emerging scientists better than the annual USF Health Research Day. The day-long event showcases the best and the brightest researchers across all […]