IDP Faculty & Research in the News: 

IDP Faculty among 2006-2009 UF Research Professor Awardees:
Daniel J. Driscoll, Westley H. Reeves, Elizabeth A. Shenkman, Richard D. Johnson

Health Science Center News

October-December  2005
GW bodies & gene regualtion	Sugar may have a sour side
Mice  mimic Alzheimer's therapy	Fighting memory loss
Closing the door to HIV invasion	Keeping the brain young
Biomarker for brain woes	Blocking enzyme to treat obesity
July-September  2005
Micro-molecule & birth defects	Genetic links to blindness
Gene therapy prevents blindness	Genes may dictate seniors' mobility
Genes respond to infection	Anthrax disarms white blood cells
Scavenger cells & HIV dementia	Wound dressings that kill bacteria
May-June  2005
Helping transplants last longer	California stem cells & UF
Babies at risk for seizures	Making brain cells in a dish
Manatee eyes window to health	Pain patch abuse causing deaths
National diabetes award
January-April  2005
Oral bacteria in heart plaque	Solving sleep problems & epilepsy
Gene analysis in trauma patients	Manatee bones & boat speed
Bacterial genes & tooth loss	Gene therapy for Parkinson's
Preventing blindness	Cold weather hikes blood pressure
Brain cell communication & PKU
September- December 2004
Gene secrets during spinal injury	Dr. Steindler named MBI Director
Alpha-1 gene therapy safely tested	Living longer after gene therapy
New cancer drugs in children	Combined stem cell/gene therapies
Background noise jumbles brain
May - August 2004
Limb development	Lupus & kidney disease
Overeating, obesity & addiction	Diabetes research honors
Basic vascular biology research	Basic science research award
Beating biochemistry of obesity	Gene therapy for rheumatoid arthritis
Clinical research award	Unlikely ally in cancer fight
Alzheimer's disease	Boosting cancer treatments
January - April 2004
Adult stem cells become brain cells	Spatial deficits & stroke
Gel delivery of gene therapy	Cancer/Genetics groundbreaking
Stem cells treat diabetes	Dendritic cells & cancer relapse
Neurotoxin zaps chronic pain	Kidney transplant failure going up
Epilepsy research center	Enzyme protects during gene therapy
Brain injury research innovations	Improving breathlessness
Slimming hormone	Stem cell rescue in the brain