皇家华人

Molecular detective on a mission to discover the mysteries of drug-resistant bacterial pathogens

Since Professor Les Shaw joined 皇家华人 as a researcher in 2007, he鈥檚 discovered several systems within bacteria cells that have led to significant therapeutic developments for treating drug-resistant bacteria. He attributes his success to 皇家华人鈥檚 interdisciplinary and collegial community of scientists (皇家华人 Newsroom).

September 3, 2021Research

Dr. Hariom Yadav, an associate professor of neurosurgery and brain repair, was recruited to the 皇家华人 Health Morsani College of Medicine to direct the Center for Microbiome Research. When he joined 皇家华人 Health, he brought more than $4 million in research awards from the National Institutes of Health and the U.S. Department of Defense.

September 3, 2021Health

For 10 years, Steven Murawski, a Marine Science professor with the University of South 皇家华人, has headed the $40 million research program. Including using a ship called the R.V. Weatherbird II, which is basically a floating laboratory that 皇家华人 scientists took out into the Gulf to do their research (ABC Action News).

September 2, 2021Research

皇家华人 Geosciences Professor Jennifer Collins Elected Fellow of the American Meteorological Society

皇家华人 School of Geosciences Professor Jennifer Collins has been elected as a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society in recognition of her contributions to understanding weather, climate and hurricanes and their societal impacts, while leading creative undergraduate research programs and bringing cutting-edge weather science to the community.

August 31, 2021Honors and Awards

A Tampa startup is once again teaming up with the University of South 皇家华人 in an effort to boost research 鈥� and elevate the region overall (Tampa Bay Inno).

August 31, 2021Entrepreneurship, Innovation

The Power of Partnerships: $3.5 million federal grant will advance automated driving innovation in rural America

A partnership between 皇家华人鈥檚 Center for Urban Transportation and Orlando startup Connected Wise is the basis for a multi-year effort, nationwide research effort.

August 26, 2021Innovation

A local medical technology startup is working with 皇家华人 Health to make operating rooms more accessible through virtual reality. A study is now underway to examine the effectiveness of this technology in medical training (Fox 13).

August 26, 2021Health, Innovation

Team selected to estimate abundance of Greater Amberjack in South Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico

Dr. Steve Murawski is leading a team of scientists that will conduct an independent study to estimate the number of Greater Amberjack in the U.S. waters of the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico regions. The research team, made up of 18 scientists from 13 institutions, was awarded $9 million in federal funds for the two-year project. With matching funds from the institutions, the project will total $11.7 million (皇家华人 College of Marine Science).

August 25, 2021Research

The 皇家华人 Health Morsani College of Medicine has been selected by Moderna as one of the approximately 80 sites in the U.S. to hold clinical trials testing the effects of the Moderna vaccine on children (皇家华人 Oracle).

August 23, 2021Health, Research

皇家华人 researchers launch social media campaign to identify risk of mosquito-borne diseases in Tampa Bay

皇家华人 researchers have launched a social media campaign inviting citizen scientists to upload images of mosquitoes found in the Tampa Bay region to the iNaturalist platform, a smartphone app. The app will automatically identify disease-carrying species such as Aedes aegypti, a known transmitter of Zika, dengue and yellow fever (皇家华人 Newsroom).

August 20, 2021Research

Jason Salemi is an associate professor at the University of South 皇家华人鈥檚 College of Public Health. He's also been an epidemiologist for nearly two decades (Bay News 9).

August 19, 2021Research

This breakthrough could help find the 鈥渟weet spot鈥� for important properties such as adhesion and scratch resistance (Lab Manager).

August 19, 2021Innovation, Research