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Funding Agency: National Institutes of HealthPrincipal Investigator: Lien Nguyen, Ph.D.Title: Studying roles of CASP8 SVA GGGAGA repeat expansions in Alzheimer’s diseaseAward Period: 06/01/2025-03/31/2030 Project Summary: Project summary Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the most common form of dementia, is characterized by cognitive decline and impairment of behavioral and functional abilities. Approximate 6.7 million people…
Funding Agency: National Institutes of HealthPrincipal Investigator: Megan Stanifer, Ph.D.Title: STING induced IFNL2/3 protects human intestinal epithelial cells from rotavirus infectionAward Period: 06/06/2025-05/31/2030 Project Summary: The double-stranded RNA virus rotavirus is one of the leading causes of enteric virus induced deaths worldwide. Upwards of 200,000 people, mostly children, die due to rotavirus…
Journal: Cell Reports | Title: KSHV miRNAs target STING to evade innate immunity and facilitate KSHV lytic reactivation from latency…
Journal: Nucleic Acids Research | Title: Ribosomal expansion segment contributes to translation fidelity via N-terminal processing of ribosomal proteins…
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The root causes of most forms of Alzheimer’s disease largely remain a mystery. Now, researchers have revealed a new piece of the puzzle that could lead to better diagnosis and new treatments.
New, early findings by University of Florida Health researchers show how the Epstein-Barr virus’s advance could be thwarted.
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 expensive diagnostic tests for a host of diseases.
Margaret “Peggy” Wallace, Ph.D., a professor in the department of molecular genetics and microbiology in the University of Florida College of Medicine, has received an award from the Children’s Tumor Foundation in recognition of her significant contributions to neurofibromatosis research.
