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At the annual ARVO (Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology) conference in Salt Lake City from 5/3/2025-5/8/2025, our group presented 6 posters: 1. Yiqin Du, Rong Du, Madison Clark, Enzhi Yang. Specific MMPs and Pathways Involved in Trabecular Meshwork Stem Cell Function. 2. Mohil...

Affiliate faculty lab member Dr. Merry Lynn Morris, leads advancement in Rolling Dance Chair Project. This project investigates innovative assistive mobility technologies for dancers with physical disabilities. Between 2021-2025, Dr. Merry Lynn Morris has collaborated with an engineering partner to...

The Center of Neuromusculoskeletal Research is proud to announce Dr. Merry Lynn Norris collaborating with Arts4All Florida. Arts4All Florida is a statewide non-profit headquartered at USF, to produce A New Definition of Dance, is a long-standing initiative supported by NEA and private foundation...

On June 22, 2020, USF Distinguished Health Professor Dr. Shyam Mohapatra was awarded the Florida Academy of Science Medal. The USF news release recognized him as a pioneer in nanotechnology and personalized medicine. Dr. Mohapatra directs the Division of Translational Medicine at USF and established...

In 2025, USF Health announced that Dr. Subhra Mohapatra—spouse of Dr. Shyam Mohapatra—was inducted into the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame. Her pioneering work in nanotechnology and molecular medicine includes developing a "tumor-on-a-dish" platform for personalized cancer treatment and nose-to...

In 2016, Dr. Shyam Mohapatra was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for his outstanding contributions to pharmaceutical sciences and nanotechnology. This fellowship recognized his research on respiratory syncytial virus, nanoparticle-mediated gene and...

In 2015, the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) announced that Dr. Shyam Mohapatra would be inducted into its prestigious College of Fellows. The honor recognizes his outstanding contributions to biomedical nanotechnology and his leadership in translational...

Welcome to our new lab member, Anh Lam, the first student Dr Ngyuen's lab, who will attend medical school at Nova Southeastern University (NSU) in Fort Lauderdale in Jun 2026. NSU is an R1 research institution.

The Healthy Minds Lab is proud to announce the launch of its Community Engagement Board (CEB), a new advisory body designed to ensure that research, digital mental health interventions, and dissemination efforts are deeply informed by community voice, lived experience, and professional expertise...

Dr. Sharp speaks at USF Microbiomes Institute Seminar Series. Talk entitled Microbiota and Metabolites as Mediators: Uncovering the Cardiovascular Consequences of Alcohol-induced Gut Dysbiosis.