Research Update
Researchers at the UCF College of Medicine have been recipients of a variety of research grants from external sources, including those from the National Institutes of Health.
Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences
Ella Bossy-Wetzel, Ph.D., received a grant to pursue treatment and possible cure of Huntington's disease. Read More
Debopam Chakrabarti, Ph.D., is investigating use of bioactive components found in marine natural products to inhibit growth of Plasmodium falciparum. Read More
Debopam Chakrabarti, Ph.D., works to increase understanding of the function of CDK-like kinases in Plasmodium falciparum. Read More
Ratna Chakrabarti, Ph.D., examines the role of LIM kinase 1 and cell cycle regulation in prostate cancer. Read More
Henry Daniell, Ph.D., tests the hypothesis that trangenic lettuce can introduce autoantigens to prevent onset of Type 1 Diabetes. Read More
Dorilyn Hitchcock works on a project to develop clinical practice sites in rural community settings. Read More
Keith Ireton, Ph.D., leads an effort to understand the molecular mechanism by which InlC promotes intercellular dissemination of Listeria. Read More
Annette Khaled, Ph.D., is investigating the BAX protein to develop new strategies for fighting disease. Read More
Mingui Fu, Ph.D., tries to identify nicotine-initiated anti-inflammatory signals in macrophages. Read More
William Self, Ph.D., conducts fundamental research into using fermentation for the biological production of hydrogen as a clean energy source. Read More
William Self, Ph.D., is testing the hypothesis that certain nanoparticle activity is the mechanism behind antioxidant action in cells. Read More
Dinender Kumar Singla, Ph.D., is researching the impact of TCC-ES or ES-CM cells on cardiac repair and regeneration. Read More
Dinender Kumar Singla, Ph.D., is studying the use of stem cells to regenerate heart tissue after a heart attack. Read More
Kiminobu Sugaya, Ph.D., works to develop a proof of concept for small molecule drug therapy in Parkinson's disease (PD). Read More
David Taylor, Ph.D., received a grant to study embryonic cardiac cells as progenitors for therapeutic transplantation. Read More
James Turkson, Ph.D., conducts a study to define the biochemical interactions of small-molecule inhibitors and study their anti-tumor cell effects. Read More
Department of Medical Education
Lynn Crespo, Ph.D., received a grant to conduct a nation-wide study of 100,000 children to examine environmental and genetic factors that contribute to diseases. Read More
Marcia Verduin, M.D., working with COM associate Jan Cannon-Bowers, Ph.D., has received a PREPARE grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to develop video games to help recovering drug or alcohol-dependent patients prevent relapse. Read More
