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On February 28th, 2025, members of the Gulick Lab presented exciting new data at USF Research Day, focusing on the lab's research in early life alcohol exposure and long-term health consequences.

Three USF Health Morsani College of Medicine faculty were inducted into the college’s prestigious Academy of Distinguished Educators in recognition of their outstanding contributions to training the next generation of health providers. Christopher DuCoin, MD, MPH, associate professor of surgery...

by Cody R. Hawley, PhD The USF Health Morsani College of Medicine as one of only 16 medical schools nationally, and the only one in Florida, receives a Tier 1 ranking, the highest designation by U.S. News & World Report. “I am deeply grateful to our faculty physicians and researchers who are working...

Ahmed was selected as one of 14 poster award finalists for Tampa VA Research Day 2025 Dr. Ramadan presented his work on the development of FKBP51-targeting therapies in a one-minute flash talk during the Lightning Round and as a poster during the session that followed.

Congratulations, Dr. Ramadan! Dr. Ahmed Ramadan's work to develop therapies that reduce Hsp90 co-chaperones has been funded by the Alzheimer's Association. This grant will provide $200,000 of support for Ahmed's work over the next three years.

The University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine has been named by U.S. News & World Report as the top-ranked medical school in Florida and in the highest tier of medical schools in the nation. The list released today includes USF as one of only 16 medical schools nationally and the only...

Dr. Jingsong Ruan, Dr. Minkyung Kang, and colleagues published a new article entitled "screening and identification of muscle pericyte selective markers" in Scientific Reports.

Dr. Sharp speaks at the 2025 American Heart Association, Basic Cardiovascular Sciences Scientific Session, Baltimore, MD. AHA BCVS is one of the largest meetings globally dedicated to fundamental and translational research in cardiovascular science. The BCVS Scientific Sessions is a unique and...

The Swamynathan lab had a strong presence at the 2025 ARVO annual meeting held at Salt Lake City, UT. Excellent presentations drew insightful comments and valuable feedback from those attending. It was exciting to meet friends, make new contacts and share our work with peers.

Background: Recent studies suggest aberrant elevation of iNOS (inducible NO synthase) expression and excessive protein s-nitrosylation promote the pathogenesis of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). However, the interplay between NO bioavailability, enzymatic regulation of...