Florida International University

28 articles about Florida International University

• Groundbreaking treatment approach shows promise in hard-to-treat cancers

  4/11/2024

  Researchers have developed a functional precision medicine approach that targets cancer by combining genetic testing with a new way to test individual drugs on tumor samples.

• Researchers discover new weapon against antibiotic resistance --it also fights malaria

  6/29/2023

  FIU scientists discovered the first and only known natural arsenic-containing antibiotic to fight antibiotic resistance.

• FIU wins $19.4M NIH grant to fight health disparities

  11/15/2022

  Florida International University researchers are at the forefront of ensuring the health and well-being of underserved communities don't slip through the cracks.

• Oragenics Awarded a $250,000 Grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) for the Continued Research and Development of Lantibiotics.

  10/4/2021

  Oragenics, Inc. today announced that it was awarded a small business innovation research grant in the amount of $250,000 (“Computer-aided Design for Improved Lantibiotics” R41GM136034) for the Company’s continued research and development of lantibiotics, including its collaborative program with the Biomolecular Sciences Institute at Florida International University

• Ginkgo Bioworks, Azitra, Florida International University, and Latham BioPharm Group Awarded $15M by DARPA to Develop Skin Microbiome-based Mosquito Repellent

  12/17/2020

  Ginkgo Bioworks, Azitra, Inc., Florida International University, and Latham BioPharm Group have been awarded a contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency for up to $15M, as part of its ReVector program.

• FIU 3D-printing face shields for healthcare workers

  3/30/2020

  In response to the shortage of personal protective equipment for health workers treating patients during the coronavirus pandemic, Florida International University and Baptist Health South Florida are partnering to 3D-print reusable face shields.

• FIU researcher named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

  12/9/2019

  Florida International University Distinguished Professor Madhavan Nair has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.

• Florida International University: Researchers show adverse childhood events contribute to lower self-control among teens

  11/4/2019

  Abuse, neglect and family violence lead the list of ACEs that contribute to poor self-control

• New DNA test stops illegal shipment of endangered eels

  4/30/2019

  Researchers have developed a new method to identify illegally trafficked European eels, and it has already led to the arrest and prosecution of smugglers in Hong Kong.

• World's frogs under assault by lone pathogenic killer, FIU scientist says

  3/29/2019

  A single fungal disease has wiped out at least 90 species of amphibians and had devastating effects on hundreds more, making it the most costly disease to biodiversity on the planet.

• Want to know what toxins you're being exposed to? Your urine has answers

  11/27/2018

  Over the course of a lifespan, from conception to death, each person encounters a wide variety of environmental stressors such as pollution, tobacco smoke, the sun's rays, pharmaceutical agents, and some constituents of food.

• PREMIER Biosoft Announces a Research Collaboration With The Biomolecular Sciences Institute at Florida International University to Advance Lipidomics Research.

  1/11/2018

  Under the collaboration, PREMIER Biosoft and Dr. Francisco Fernandez-Lima, from the Biomolecular Sciences Institute at Florida International University will work closely to power research in small as well as large molecule identification and quantification.

• Florida International University Release: Superbugs Have a New Foe

  11/1/2017

  FIU researchers search DNA for ways to battle bacteria resistant to antibiotics   [01-November-2017]   MIAMI, Nov. 1, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Institutes of Health awarded FIU researchers nearly $2 million study on how targeting bacterial DNA can be used to kill antibiotic-resistant superbugs. If successful, the one-of-a-kind work of Bio

• Florida International University Release: Can Adults Develop ADHD? Research Says Probably Not

  10/20/2017

  Adults likely do not develop ADHD, according to new research by FIU clinical psychologist Margaret Sibley.

• Florida International University's Stempel College To Build Health Disparities Research Center With $13.1 Million Grant

  10/11/2017

• Florida International University Release: Deficiencies In Early Brain Activity Linked To Delinquent Behavior In Teens

  8/18/2017

• FDA Approves First-In-Human Trial For Neural-Enabled Prosthetic Hand System Developed At Florida International University

  3/28/2017

• Florida International University Release: Get Your Sleep And Treat Depression To Guard Against Alzheimer's Disease

  9/2/2016

• NIH Endowment Makes Florida International University Regional Hub For The Study Of HIV/AIDS, Substance Abuse, Obesity And Diabetes

  4/7/2016

• Florida International University Researchers Propose Rapid Ebola Test Using Nanotechnology

  11/13/2015