When classes began at UCF last month, the Lake Nona community became part of the university’s new Academic Health Sciences Center (AHSC). And I hope you will be as excited as I am about the opportunities that lie before us. This new center brings together all of UCF’s health-related colleges and programs with the goal of increased opportunities for interprofessional education, … [Read more...]
Med School Can See, Count Cancer Cells in Blood Thanks to Patient’s Family
On a computer screen, the enemy is a misshapen neon-colored blob – a metastatic cell that’s spreading cancer to the lungs, brain and liver. Thanks to a donation from a Winter Park cancer patient’s family, UCF College of Medicine researchers now have machines that can isolate, photograph and count these cancer cells from a single tube of blood. With the technology, scientists … [Read more...]
UCF Life Sciences Incubator at Lake Nona
A new Life Sciences Incubator has made its way into the GuideWell Innovation Center located in Lake Nona’s Medical City. The grand opening for this biosafety wet lab facility will be held on May 10. Executive director of the UCF Business Incubation Program (UCFBIP), Dr. Thomas O’Neal, says $4 million went into the actual build-up of the facility while a little over $1 … [Read more...]
UCF Life Sciences Incubator at Lake Nona
A new Life Sciences Incubator has made its way into the GuideWell Innovation Center located in Lake Nona’s Medical City. The grand opening for this biosafety wet lab facility will be held on May 10. Executive director of the UCF Business Incubation Program (UCFBIP), Dr. Thomas O’Neal, says $4 million went into the actual build-up of the facility while a little over $1 … [Read more...]
STEM Focus: A Changing of the Guard
On March 9, UCF selected its fifth president, Dr. Dale Whittaker, its current provost. The selection process was an open and transparent procedure, and the the candidates were extremely competitive. At the end of the day, Dr. Whittaker was selected and will take over as the next president mid-summer. As provost, Dr. Whittaker oversaw the hiring of more than 200 additional, new … [Read more...]