Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology

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Work alongside a distinguished group of researchers in Gene Expression, RNA Processing, DNA replication, Genomics, Gene Therapy, Molecular Basis of Disease, and the Mechanisms of Viral and Bacterial Pathogenesis.

MGM plays a central role in several interdisciplinary research programs in the HSC. Affiliated centers include the UF Genetics Institute, the Powell Gene Therapy Center, the Center for Mammalian Genetics and the University of Florida Brain Institute.

Genetics News of interest

UF Health research points to potential treatment for macular degeneration, uveitis

Inflammation is a major culprit in age-related macular degeneration and some other eye diseases. Now, University of Florida Health researchers have found a promising treatment that inhibits those...

The Year in Review: Celebrating Our Achievements in 2014 Part 2

Part 2 of our “year in review” focuses on the hospitals, research institutes and centers that are part of the UF Health family. When added to the colleges described last week, the size and scope...

Study finds genetic predictor of serious hemorrhagic stroke complications

University of Florida Health researchers have found a possible predictor for little understood — but often disabling or even fatal — stroke complications.

New research explains origins of external genitalia, insight into birth defects

University of Florida researchers have mapped the cellular origins of external genitalia by studying bird embryos, giving scientists insights into the evolution and embryonic development of mammals...

Scrutinizing salamanders to study scarring in humans

The axolotl, a type of salamander, can regenerate lost limbs, regrow its own spinal cord and dodge cancer — which is why University of Florida researchers have created the tools to study how the...

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