Month: February 2020

The University Scholars Program introduces undergraduate students at the University of Florida to the exciting world of academic research. In the program, students work one-on-one with UF faculty on selected research projects. The University Scholars Program serves as an exceptional capstone to the academic careers of UF students. The program will consist of undertaking a […]

Deanna Bousalis, Ph.D. candidate in the Schmidt Lab, received a 4-year $300K National Institutes of Health (NIH) Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship for her project titled, Creating Hydrogel Tissue Mimics to Better Understand Congenital Heart Disease. The prestigious fellowship covers full tuition, stipend, and educational expenses. Bousalis’ mentor on […]

For Immediate Release Carol Hall hall@ncsu.edu919.604.4383 Anant Paravastu anant.paravastu@chbe.gatech.edu404.385.4604 Greg Hudalla ghudalla@bme.ufl.edu352.273.9326 Matt Shipman matt_shipman@ncsu.edu919.515.6386 A team of researchers has verified that it is possible to engineer two-layered nanofibers consisting of an ordered row of alternating peptides, and has also determined what makes these peptides automatically assemble into this pattern. The fundamental discovery raises the […]

Stephanie Cernera, Ph.D. candidate in the Brain Mapping Lab, received a 4-year $300K National Institutes of Health (NIH) Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship for her project titled, Wearable-Sensor Driven Responsive Deep Brain Stimulation for the Improved Treatment of Essential Tremor. The prestigious fellowship covers full tuition, stipend, and educational […]