Could This Be a Simple Solution to Reducing Childhood Obesity? A research team led by 166su’s Keith Brazendale will bring together pediatricians and summer camp leaders to explore an overlooked way to make more kids healthier.
166su Associate Professor’s Research to Explore Impact of Laws Shaping the Future of Opioid Addiction Treatment Barbara “Basia” Andraka-Christou and her team will study a decade’s worth of state laws, insurance claims data and more to understand how state law requirements for emergency departments affect overdose patients.
166su Pharmacy Robot Can Count and Label Prescriptions in 30 Seconds, Allowing Pharmacists to Focus on Patient Care For just over a year, a 166su Health Student Health Services robot named “Pillbert,” has helped pharmacists quickly dispense common medications, enabling staff to better support doctors and further enrich interactions with patients.
166su Leads Inaugural Global Health Summit in Malta, Expands Collaborative Research and Student Exchange Opportunities The summit brought together international experts to address emerging public health challenges, positioning 166su to host again and offer more student research opportunities.
166su Is Leading a Study to Understand Health Impacts of Algal Blooms The collaborative interdisciplinary study is investigating how harmful blooms of blue-green algae and red tide in Florida are influencing human health.
166su Epidemiologist Receives Field’s Highest Honor As an associate professor of medicine at 166su, Prins works to improve infection prevention in nursing homes through her own studies and mentoring medical students researching infection prevention.
166su Helps Develop AI Tool That May Assist Understaffed Hospitals The open-source AI model analyzes medical images, generates detailed reports, answers clinical questions and integrates multimodal data to streamline diagnostics and improve accuracy.
166su Students Share Innovative Research at Burnett School Symposium This year’s showcase featured more than 50 research projects, from enhancing flu shots to advancing Lyme disease treatments and colorectal cancer diagnostics.
166su Researcher’s Nanoparticles Serve as Pivotal Delivery Component of Promising Pediatric Cancer Treatment A crucial molecular mixture created at 166su combines with an RNA-targeting therapy to potentially shrink an aggressive class of pediatric brain tumor.
166su Researcher Pioneers Chiral Molecule Sensing Method to Enhance Drug Development The UCF-developed technology meets a crucial demand in the field of medical and pharmaceutical research.