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COVID numbers rising, should students be concerned?

After a surge in summer travel, COVID numbers are on the rise just as Florida schools resume classes. COVID-19 case rates are higher than they were last year. In Florida, hospitalizations are up, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention forecast that number will double in September. But as…

In Women with HIV, Several Adverse Health Habits Boost the Risk of Poor Outcomes

For vulnerable populations, such as people with HIV (PWH), a syndemic—defined here as ≥2 adverse conditions that combine to increase the risk of poor health outcomes—is a major challenge. In the general population, risk of death is increased significantly for those who regularly drink heavily, smoke, and experience depression, according…

PHHP offers new funding program to help faculty reach their research goals

The University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions has launched a new funding mechanism to support faculty members in advancing their research. The PHHP Research Innovation Fund is designed to fund pilot testing or feasibility studies that will place faculty members, particularly early career researchers, in an optimal…

HealthStreet: Center of $4.21M for FY 22-23

The HealthStreet team has received $4.209M in funding in FY 22-23 for its community engagement work from the NIH and CDC. The CTSA/PACER All of Us Community Network ($1.863M for FY 22-23) is a network that engages researchers from diverse backgrounds in the AoU Research Program. This and the 8…

Summer 2023 NIDA Interns

The Department of Epidemiology congratulates two NIDA Scholars for completing their internships at the University of Florida. Dr. Cottler’s lab has hosted NIDA’s Summer Research Internship Program for 18 years, while Dr. Catalina Lopez-Quintero’s lab has hosted it for the second time. Out of 300 applications, Reuben Saunders and Azadi…

Confronting AIDS in Florida with artificial intelligence

A University of Florida research team is playing its part to stop the global HIV epidemic, applying the power of artificial intelligence to medical records to uncover patterns of risk and bias that have left some patients in Florida with poor access to today’s effective treatments — so effective that HIV…

See you later our fellow gator: Dr. Cindy Prins

Can you share the most meaningful award or achievement you received during your time, and why it was so important to you? I think that the achievement that meant the most to me was the work I was able to do during the Covid-19 pandemic. I served as the campus…

Mark Britton received the 2023 E UF Graduate Student Council Travel Award

Mark Britton, a Ph.D. student mentored by Dr. Robert Cook, was selected to receive a UF Graduate Student Council travel award for his attendance at the Research Society on Alcohol Annual Meeting. He presented a poster for his study entitled “Pre-Intervention Drinks/Month and HIV Serostatus Interactively Predict Memory Change After…