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UCF College of Medicine faculty are at the forefront of aerospace medicine, cancer research, and improving public health.
Medicine In Space
Dr. Emmanuel Urquieta is an internationally recognized space medicine expert who leads our research on the health impacts of space travel with an emphasis on addressing these issues as more people go into space.
Killing Cancer Cells
Dr. Alicja Copik is developing technologies that โbeef upโ the bodyโs Natural Killer cells. Dr. Copik uses nanoparticles and genetic engineering to make the bodyโs first line of defense into better-armed cancer killers.
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Dr. Debopam Chakrabarti focuses his research on malaria, the worldโs deadliest mosquito-borne illness. Dr. Chakrabarti is investigating using cancer drugs and identifying natural product-derived antimalarials to find new ways to treat malaria.
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Meet Dr. Dr. Deidrya Jackson, board-certified Ophthalmologist at the Orlando VA Medical Center and preceptor for the UCF College of Medicine, helping train our next generation of doctors.
Dr. Jackson offers a fourth-year ophthalmology elective at the Orlando VA Medical Center, while serving as a residency advisor for our students.
She has multiple peer-reviewed research publications and presentations at local and national meetings and is a research mentor to College of Medicine students. She is a diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology, a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, a member of the Chandler Grant Glaucoma Society and a provisional member of the American Glaucoma Society.
Here is what one UCF medical student says about Dr. Jackson:
"Dr. Jackson is a fantastic preceptor. She made me feel like a part of the team from day one and was always prioritizing my learning, whether that be improving my slit lamp skills or spending time with different attendings within the ophthalmology subspecialties. She treats patients with kindness, and it is clear they not only trust her, but feel comfort in her care."
Learn more about Dr. Jackson at the link in our bio. ๐
How do medical students learn to care for patients with life-threatening injuries? They get hands-on practice under the supervision of experienced critical care doctors. ๐ฉบ
Using our Clinical Skills and Simulation Center`s high-fidelity manikins and task trainers, students learned first-hand what it takes to intubate patients and hear realistic lung sounds from a wide range of pathologies, guided by critical care physicians from Orlando Health.
It`s a new year! โจ
With 2026 underway, some of our first-year medical students have new resolutions to become stronger future physicians, family members and friends this year.
Dr. Mehul Patel of @ucf_health performed corrective surgery for glaucoma and removed cataracts of three siblings within the same month and in time to enjoy the seasonโs holidays ๐๐
The patients say they`re enjoying the seasonโs festive sights and vibrant lights together.
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It takes a team to tackle cancer! ๐๏ธ๐๐ค๐งฌ๐ฅผ
We`re grateful for another year of support from the @OrlandoSportsFoundation and for being recognized at the @CureBowl. The funding helps expand the research of our cancer division lead, Dr. Annette Khaled, in her pursuit of halting cancer in its tracks.
Dr. Khaled`s lab is working with a promising peptide called "Z-TOP" that disrupts cancer cells to keep them from spreading. Her most recently awarded projects seek to study ways to prevent breast cancer metastasis and eliminate prostate cancer that has already spread.
Learn more about Dr. Khaled`s research at the ๐ in our bio.
Students at UCFโs Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences work throughout the year under experienced researchers to contribute to our understanding of science. And at the Burnett Fall Research Symposium, they had the opportunity to share their discoveries.
Research at this year`s symposium included insights as to why some suffer from allergies while others are unfazed and techniques to fight the deadliest and most resistant cancers.
Learn more about the research happening in Lake Nona`s Medical City at the link in our bio. ๐
Creating virtual learning spaces for the physicians of tomorrow ๐ซ๐ฉป๐ฅผ
As part of the recent @UCFCECS Fall Senior Design Showcase, two groups of undergraduate students combined their computer science knowledge with College of Medicine faculty mentorship to develop innovative virtual reality aids for learning about the heart and understanding medical imaging.
The students that participated in these two research projects received invaluable experience and the technologies developed are ready to be further refined by another incoming group of UCF undergraduates.
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