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Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (AGTC), Blueprint Genetics, and Foundation Fighting Blindness, have announced that AGTC, a biotechnology company conducting human clinical trials of adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapies for the treatment of rare diseases, will join the My Retina Tracker® Program as a new scientific collaborator to enhance development of its investigational gene therapies for...

University of Florida neurosurgery chair Brian Hoh, M.D., MBA, has been elected the 2020-21 president of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, one of the largest international neurosurgical societies, with over 9,800 members. Two other UF Health neurosurgeons, Daniel Hoh, M.D., and Maryam Rahman, M.D., also have been elected to leadership positions in the CNS: Daniel...

Wendy Wiggs of PRP Regeneration Specialists decided to open her own business in Gainesville to expand her passion for helping people achieve their best life through regenerative medicine. Wiggs moved to Gainesville when she was in the eighth grade. Following graduation, her parents thought she would make a great nurse so they enrolled her in...

The Alachua County Commission will conduct a virtual Special Meeting on Tuesday, October 6, 2020. The meeting begins at 1:30 p.m. The Commissions will discuss the Alachua County CARES Act, and the COVID-19 Emergency Order. The public may attend virtually through Cox Channel 12, Facebook, and the County’s Video on Demand website. For meeting audio-only,...

Many Americans are simply touching their faces too often during the novel coronavirus pandemic, public health officials have observed, potentially increasing their exposure to the pathogen. But just try to stop. Face touching is like breathing. We do it without really thinking about it. One pre-pandemic study found that people touch their face an average...

A University of Florida College of Nursing researcher will explore new techniques to reduce pain and manage stress among patients with sickle cell disease, thanks to a $2.6 million grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research. Miriam O. Ezenwa, Ph.D., M.S.N., R.N., FAAN, an associate professor at the College of Nursing, is the principal...

Jorge Villalobos of The Best Restoration & Floor Care has been working in the cleaning industry for the last 20 years and continues to serve the people of Gainesville with persistence and consistency. Villalobos was born and raised in Colombia. In 1999, he moved to Fort Lauderdale where he first began learning English. He got...

It’s getting a lot easier and more comfortable to receive a novel coronavirus test at the University of Florida. The UF Health Screen, Test & Protect initiative has begun offering saliva coronavirus testing for UF students, faculty and staff, a method of detecting the virus that is expected to largely replace nasal swabs that are...

Lafayette, IN, Columbia, MO, and East Lansing, MI are the US’ top three college towns for starting a business, a new study from TollFreeForwarding has revealed.   Drawing on existing data, the research combined six factors tailored to the needs of those launching a startup and used them to analyze 50 American college towns. It led...

The Dollar General Literacy Foundation recently announced plans to help make a difference during the upcoming academic year with the award of nearly $120,000 in literacy grants in Florida.  With these funds, educators at 59 schools, libraries and nonprofit organizations across the Florida communities that Dollar General (DG: NYSE) calls home will have additional resources...