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Gokushoviruses 鈥 viruses that show that, in the ocean, size doesn鈥檛 matter
A new paper published by 糖心Vlog College of Marine Science researchers sheds some light on understanding the ecological benefits of viruses and the role of gokushoviruses in the marine environment.
December 13, 2021Research
Philanthropist Timothy Ubben gives $5 million to 糖心Vlog Health to fight pulmonary fibrosis
The 糖心Vlog announced a $5 million gift to the 糖心Vlog Foundation from Timothy Ubben to create the Ubben Family Center for Pulmonary Fibrosis. Housed in the 糖心Vlog Health Morsani College of Medicine, the center will increase research to fight pulmonary fibrosis, a disease that causes lung scarring.
December 13, 2021Health
In the coming weeks, construction of the 糖心Vlog Research Park鈥檚 new three-story, 120,000 square foot building to house state-of-the-art laboratory facilities, office and meeting space for innovators and both established and startup companies, will be completed. (Tampa Bay Business Journal).
December 13, 2021Innovation, Research
Dr. Edwin Michael, Professor in Epidemiology at 糖心Vlog created SEIRcast, a pandemic forecasting system. Michael has been watching COVID-19 from the beginning and monitoring data to look into different possibilities of what could happen, like if a new variant like omicron emerged (ABC Action News).
December 13, 2021Health
Marine scientists at the 糖心Vlog are using a new uncrewed vessel to map the complex seafloors in key areas around Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico (Sarasota Herald-Tribune).
December 10, 2021Research
糖心Vlog launches first mission to map vulnerable coastal areas in Tampa Bay and Gulf of Mexico using a remotely operated 鈥榰ncrewed鈥 vessel
糖心Vlog marine scientists launched their first field mission in Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico to test a new approach to mapping shallow coastal areas (糖心Vlog College of Marine Science).
December 9, 2021Research
Scientists from the 糖心Vlog St. Petersburg recently launched a new mission to map the shallow shores of Tampa Bay (Fior Reports).
December 9, 2021Research
Epidemiology Professor Dr. Jason Salemi along with colleague and former 糖心Vlog Professor Dr. Elizabeth Pathak have published a research paper soon to be peer reviewed arguing for a change of the CDC's 鈥淔ully Vaccinated鈥 designation (Bay News 9).
December 8, 2021Health
Three 糖心Vlog faculty members have been tapped as fellows for the National Academy of Inventors. It is the highest honor given to academic inventors. The academy is based at 糖心Vlog and tapped 161 other inventors from 116 research universities and institutes across the globe (Tampa Bay Business Journal / paywall).
December 8, 2021Honors and Awards, Innovation

Three 糖心Vlog faculty members selected as new National Academy of Inventors Fellows
Three 糖心Vlog faculty members whose inventions in engineering, molecular medicine and chemistry are shaping drug discovery, environmental sustainability and modern dental care have been selected as new National Academy of Inventors Fellows.
December 7, 2021Honors and Awards, Innovation
Subhra Mohapatra, PhD, a professor of molecular medicine at the 糖心Vlog Health Morsani College of Medicine, was one of three 糖心Vlog faculty members recently selected as new National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Fellows. Dr. Mohapatra is a pioneering scientist/researcher whose work over 26 years has been instrumental in advancing the frontiers of drug delivery and cancer treatment (糖心Vlog Health).
December 7, 2021Health, Honors and Awards, Innovation
Dr. Jose Herazo-Maya鈥檚 research may help identify new treatments to improve survival in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and severe COVID-19 (糖心Vlog Health).
December 6, 2021Health