USF medical students and College of Medicine faculty gathered April 29 to honor and thank the many people who donate their bodies to medicine. The Silent Teacher’s Ceremony was held to show the appreciation the medical students have to the cadavers in helping them learn about human anatomy. “We gather here to honor those who selflessly [...] ... [Read]

      Too often, doctors and lawyers have come to see each other as enemies, opposing sides in the ongoing debate over malpractice law and tort reform.       But sometimes, they find common ground.       One of those times was Wednesday evening, when Hillsborough Circuit Judge Gregory Holder came to USF Health to chat with medical students taking [...] ... [Read]

USF virologists surprised to discover that a common herpesvirus hidden in the chromosomes of some people can be reactivated to an infectious form Tampa, FL (March 8, 2010) -- Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) infects nearly 100 percent of humans in early childhood, and the infection then lasts for the rest of a person’s life. Now, a [...] ... [Read]

Chemistry and public health professors team up to develop medicine for malaria. The Antarctic is literally the last place anyone might expect to look for a treatment for a tropical disease like malaria, but under a retreating glacier is exactly where USF chemist Bill Baker found a bright red sea sponge that holds the latest hope [...] ... [Read]

USF Health neurologist Dr. Theresa Zesiewicz is lead author for a new American Academy of Neurology guideline evaluating treatment options for nonmotor problems Dr. Theresa Zesiewicz with patient Bill Mader. March 15, 2010 -- Bill Mader’s symptoms of stiffness, slowness and imbalance have improved markedly since he underwent deep brain stimulation last year to alleviate the [...] ... [Read]

The USF Health study followed 2,500 students in Hillsborough County, FL Tampa, FL (March 23, 2010) -- A sun protection intervention program that encouraged fourth-graders to wear hats outdoors as a skin cancer prevention measure significantly increased hat use at school, a study by researchers at the University of South Florida College of Medicine found. The [...] ... [Read]

Highly competitive National Institutes of Health awards now account for 65 percent of the USF College of Nursing’s total research funding Tampa, FL (March 31, 2010) -- The University of South Florida College of Nursing has achieved its highest research ranking ever from the National Institutes of Health. The College ranked 30th among nursing schools nationwide in [...] ... [Read]

Equipment matters in the world of research. And when it comes to winning major research grants, having a full cadre of state-of-the-art technology is a must. That’s why the new Human Functional Performance Laboratory in USF’s School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences is so important. Without it, much of the funded research for the young [...] ... [Read]

The NIH-sponsored multicenter trial was led by the USF College of Medicine Tampa, FL (April 29, 2010) -- Combination antibiotics effectively treat Chlamydia-induced reactive arthritis – a major step toward management, and possibly cure, of this disease, a federal multicenter clinical trial led by the University of South Florida College of Medicine found. The trial, sponsored by [...] ... [Read]

     The smallest babies are the ones most at risk from RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus. So it’s fitting that new USF faculty member Michael Teng, PhD, is researching ways to fight RSV using the tiny weapons of nanotechnology.      “It’s a real problem for babies,” Dr. Teng said. “We’ve known about it for 50 years, [...] ... [Read]

The USF College of Medicine Office of International Affairs hosted 18 hospital administrators from Gansu, China, for its inaugural Hospital Administrator Training Program Jan. 19 to Feb. 5. The trainees included vice presidents, department chiefs and division directors from hospitals affiliated with Lanzhou University and the Gansu Provincial Health Department in northwestern China. Lanzhou University [...] ... [Read]

International exchange exposes students to American medicine Dr. John Sinnott oversees as one of the students practices an ear exam. Seven medical students from Yeungnam University College of Medicine in Daegu, South Korea, learned how American medical students prepare for their profession when they participated in the Stephen Klasko Clinical Observership Program Jan. 4 to 19. [...] ... [Read]

This year’s USF Health Research Day began with a thank you as the student oral presentation session was officially renamed the Annual Joseph Krzanowski, PhD, USF Health Invited Oral Presentations Session. The gesture was meant to honor Dr. Joseph Krzanowski, who is an emeritus professor and former associate dean for the USF College of Medicine, and [...] ... [Read]

Feb. 23, 2010 -- USF was among 13 institutions funded when The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) announced $2.8 million in awards earlier this month for new projects to speed the discovery of biomarkers for Parkinson’s disease. Chuanchai Cao, PhD, assistant professor of molecular pharmacology and physiology, received a $225,500 grant from [...] ... [Read]

Simulation fine-tunes USF athletic training students' response to on-field emergencies With the increased national focus on concussion and spinal injuries in football, USF has stepped up proactive measures to insure that those who take care of the athletes practice responding to these on-field emergencies.  Emergency care has always been included as part of the athletic training curriculum at [...] ... [Read]

     When people are first diagnosed with diabetes, they may get depressed.  Or anxious.  Or angry.      New USF faculty member Laura Williams, PhD, knows this better than most.      Dr. Laura Williams, USF clinical psychologist and assistant professor of pediatrics, hands out beads at the Gasparilla Children's Parade.      As a clinical psychologist who specializes in treating [...] ... [Read]