Study: Cells Send Maintenance Crews to Fix Damaged Protein Factories
Inside cells, protein factories called ribosomes have a unique way of patching oxidative stress damage, according to a new discovery from the Karbstein lab.
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Nobel Laureate Describes Dogma-Breaking Brain Research
Part of the graduate program’s Distinguished Lecture Series, Capecchi’s talk described using the same mouse genetics research methods that earned him the Nobel Prize in 2007.
Research Spotlight: A Conversation with Joe G.N. ‘Skip’ Garcia
From his lab and offices in Jupiter, Joe G.N. “Skip” Garcia, M.D. is helping advance clinical translational efforts at UF Health and The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute. He discusses his life's work and vision for the future.
Search for a Major Depression Signal Reveals a Familiar Face: Discovery Opens New Possibilities for Treatment
A common amino acid, glycine, delivers the signal to a recently discovered brain receptor linked to depression and anxiety, scientists have found. The discovery appears in the journal Science.
Current Events and Your Stress Response
The news and current events can affect us all differently. It's OK to take a break sometimes.
Two Mutations Team Up to Cloak a Deadly Brain Cancer From the Immune System, Study Suggests
Glioblastoma is fast-moving, and the most common type of brain cancer. Two specific cancer cell mutations may work together to help hide these tumors from the immune system, a study from Janiszewska finds.
New Scientist Takes Aim at TB, the World’s Deadliest Infectious Disease
TB is again the world's deadliest infectious disease. Luiz Pedro Carvalho, Ph.D., has joined The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute to develop new therapeutics and better understand the germ.
Researchers Tether Cancer-Killing Natural Product to Cancer-Targeting Antibodies
A team led by chemistry professor Ben Shen, Ph.D., discovered a potent anti-cancer compound within the institute's natural products collection. It has been connected to a precise cancer-seeking antibody with an innovative linker molecule.
First ‘Institute Professor’ of The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute Inventing New Ways to Target Incurable Diseases Via RNA
Matthew Disney, Ph.D. has been named the first Institute Professor of The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute. Disney invented a search-and-destroy system for incurable diseases that targets RNA.
Scientists Gain Insight About How our Brains Create Memories
Neuroscientist Sathya Puthanveettil, Ph.D., has documented the packets of material that move from neuron body to synapse during memory formation.
