Research

The Office of Research has launched a searchable database for UCF faculty and scientists. Agencies have put out calls for proposals, but with hundreds of agencies and multiple opportunities with their own specific requirements, it can be daunting to find a good match. The database offers UCF faculty and scientists a quick way to search using…

Fox35 video www.eurekalert.org medicalxpress.com Orlando Business Journal           UCF News YouTube Video Researchers say nanoparticle film would ‘catch’ and kill the virus, better protect healthcare providers Masks that protect doctors and nurses from COVID-19 only block the virus before it reaches their faces, but UCF researchers are working to create a…

By Ryan Lynch  – Staff Writer, Orlando Business Journal Apr 8, 2020, 5:20pm EDT Two researchers at the University of Central Florida just received a national grant related to their coronavirus research. UCF Materials Science and Engineering Department Chairman Sudipta Seal and UCF College of Medicine’s Associate Dean for Research Griffith Parks were selected by the National Science Foundation to receive $200,000 to research…

Research happening now at the University of Central Florida could help protect doctors and nurses from Covid-19 by giving their personal protective equipment (PPE) the power to kill the virus. Fox35 video ORLANDO, Fla. – Research happening now at the University of Central Florida could help protect doctors and nurses from Covid-19 by giving their personal protective…

Backed by the National Science Foundation, researchers are working on developing a nanoparticle film that would “catch” and kill viruses to better protect healthcare providers. BY WENDY SARUBBI & ZENAIDA KOTALA | APRIL 8, 2020 Scientists from two disciplines join forces to help healthcare providers protect themselves from COVID-19. Masks that protect doctors and nurses from COVID-19…

Congratulations to A. Jayaranjan successful dissertation defense,  one more great Ph.D. research from the group.

“Current products on the market for diabetic foot ulcers are not meeting the clinical need,” Chemical & Biological Engineering Associate Professor Melissa Krebs said. Postdoctoral researcher Matthew Osmond works with the hydrogel bandage material in the lab as Chemical & Biological Engineering Associate Professor Melissa Krebs observes. Hydrogel bandages designed to slowly release medication that reduces…

Cerium oxide nanoparticles, also commonly used in window cleaner, may help in more effectively delivering an active ingredient into the eye. According to details published in the New Scientist, the substance did not irritate the eye when it was tested on both rats and rabbits. Experts said proper trials were needed before any real claims…

UCF cancer researcher Jihe Zhao has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Breast Cancer Research Foundation to develop a therapy for cancer that has become resistant to the most commonly used drug to fight the disease. One in eight women will develop breast cancer and it is the leading killer amongst women with cancer…