Takis Benos, Ph.D., William Bushnell Presidential Professor of Epidemiology, and team, published their study, “Distinct COPD subtypes in former smokers revealed by gene network perturbation analysis,” in the journal Respiratory Research. Using blood-derived gene expression data, they identified four subtypes, which differ in symptoms, pulmonary functions, and mortality. The subtypes…
Natalie Chichetto’s, PhD., Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, and co-author, Shantrel Canidate’s, Ph.D., Professor in Epidemiology, abstract was accepted in the 25th international workshop on HIV and Hepatitis Observational Databases (IWHOD). Titled, “Syndemic Trajectories of Heavy Drinking, Cigarette Smoking, and Depressive Symptoms are Associated with Mortality in Sexual Minority Men in…
The University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions held its 36th Annual Research Day on February 9. The college’s undergraduate, master’s, doctoral and postdoctoral trainees submitted a record 108 abstracts. The event took place in the HPNP Complex after being held virtually in 2021 and 2022.
Jinying Zhao, MD, PhD, Professor of Epidemiology, and post-doctoral student, Guanhong Miao, published their study, “Plasma Lipidomic Profile of Depressive Symptoms: A Longitudinal Study in a Large Sample of Community-dwelling American Indians in the Strong Heart Study,” in the Journal of Molecular Psychiatry. Using a new technology called lipidomics, this…
Even in the absence of pregnancy complications, expectant mothers spend considerable time visiting their OBGYNs during their first three trimesters: On average, four appointments during the first 28 weeks of fetal development, two per month until 36 weeks and one per week until birth. But in the fourth trimester —…
University of Florida investigators have received a $2 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to address a common and costly problem in hospitals and other health care facilities: patient falls. Led by Ron Shorr, M.D., M.S., a research professor in the department of epidemiology at the UF College of…
Robert Cook, Ph.D., Professor, and Dr. Yan Wang, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, in Epidemiology, were recently awarded a new $3.13 million new R01 grant from NIH’s National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) for their study entitled “Technology-based assessments and intervention to reduce alcohol consumption and improve HIV viral suppression…
Professor in Epidemiology and Associate Dean of AI and Innovation, Mattia Prosperi, Ph.D., and Professor in Biomedical Informatics and Chief Data Scientist, UF Health, Jiang Bian, Ph.D., were awarded the Syngenta North America Environmental Safety Strategic Science Enabling (ESSSE) initiative for 2023. This grant will support their study entitled “Twitter…
Mattia Prosperi, Ph.D., along with Dr. Marco Salemi, Ph.D., received the R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to build …
Rebecca Fisk-Hoffman, Ph.D. student, received funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (…
