Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology » College of Medicine

College of Medicine

Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology

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.rnrnMGM 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 Epigenetics, and the University of Florida Brain Institute.

molecular Genetics & Microbiology In the News

UF researchers’ genetic detection discovery has implications for medical diagnostic testing

September 21, 2023

University of Florida researchers have found a new use for “genetic scissors” to detect RNA, a discovery that could lead to faster, more accurate and less…

UF researcher recognized for life’s work on rare genetic condition

August 10, 2023

Margaret “Peggy” Wallace, Ph.D., a professor in the department of molecular genetics and microbiology in the University of Florida College of Medicine, has…

UF Health researchers’ gene therapy for eye disorder shows promise in early testing

March 13, 2023

For a video about how AAV gene therapy works, visit https://bit.ly/3J838qz. GAINESVILLE, Fla. — For people with retinitis pigmentosa, the world they see often…

UF-Tulane collaboration discovers new ways to study cancer-causing herpesviruses

October 20, 2022

Two heads are better than one, the saying goes, but in this case a collaboration of three investigators, each specializing in a different herpesvirus, proved…

See More News

MGM Events of Interest

MGM Conference Room Calendar

Conference Room Events

Upcoming Events

Oct 03
1. MGM Faculty Meeting
  
  R2-265
  
  12:00pm to 1:30pm
2. Karst Lab
  
  2:00pm to 3:30pm
3. Toth lab meet
  
  3:30pm to 5:00pm
Oct 04
1. Papp/Toth Lab
  
  3:00pm to 5:00pm
Oct 05
1. Tim Garrett Lab
  
  9:30am to 11:30am
2. McIntyre Facutly Journal Club
  
  11:30am to 12:30pm
3. Tibbetts Lab
  
  1:00pm to 4:00pm
Oct 09
1. Jorge Alvarado Com Meet
  
  1:00pm to 3:00pm
Oct 10
1. Renne Lab
  
  12:30pm to 2:00pm
2. Karst Lab
  
  2:00pm to 3:30pm
3. Toth lab meet
  
  3:30pm to 5:00pm

Academic Research Building

Classes and Labs

See upcoming classes, labs and events taking place in the Academic Research Building Conference Room.