Conference to Eliminate Health Disparities in Genomic Medicine

The Conference to Eliminate Health Disparities in Genomic Medicine will be held May 31 - June 1, 2012 in Miami, Florida.

GRANTEE SPOTLIGHT: Billion-year-old Bacteria Could be Medical Goldmine

In the warm waters off Craig Key, Bankhead-Coley grantee, Dr. Hendrik Luesch, a University of Florida College of Pharmacy Associate Professor, is snorkeling for algae. Researchers say the Gulf of Mexico is filled with a hidden treasure — treasure that could help cure deadly diseases.

GRANTEE SPOTLIGHT: Scripps Florida Scientists Uncover Inflammatory Circuit That Triggers Breast Cancer

Although it's widely accepted that inflammation is a critical underlying factor in a range of diseases, including the progression of cancer, little is known about its role when normal cells become tumor cells.

NIH Intends to Publish an FOA to Establish Centers for Tobacco Regulatory Science

Several NIH agencies, in conjunction with other IC partners, intend to publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to establish Centers for tobacco regulatory science to conduct programs of multidisciplinary research that will aid the development and evaluation of tobacco product regulations.

GRANTEE SPOTLIGHT: Changing the Way We View and Treat Stroke

Today there is one FDA-approved drug for stroke, and the patient has to reach the hospital within three hours for it to be effective. Only two-four percent of stroke victims arrive in time. Dr. Keith Pennypacker’s team at University of South Florida is working to change these statistics.

Florida Biomedical Research Programs 2011 Annual Reports Available

The Florida Department of Health Office of Public Health Research is pleased to present the Florida Biomedical Research Programs' 2011 Annual Reports. The James and Esther King Biomedical Research Program and the Bankhead-Coley Cancer Research Program offer grants through merit-based competitions to eligible Florida scientists conducting research into tobacco-related diseases and cancer.

GRANTEE SPOTLIGHT: New Team Works to Improve Cure Rates in Head and Neck Cancer

Dr. W. Jarrard Goodwin, head and neck cancer (HNC) surgeon at Sylvester Cancer Center, is Project Director of a Bankhead-Coley 2009 Grant that represents an unprecedented partnership between researchers and physicians in Florida to treat and understand cancers associated with the throat and mouth.

GRANTEE SPOTLIGHT: Bringing New Understanding to the Treatment of Lung Cancer

Lung cancer is the #1 cause of cancer-related death in Florida, and an estimated 17,150 Florida patients will receive a new diagnosis of lung and bronchus cancer this year.

Research!America Florida Poll: Research Important for State Economy, Jobs

Floridians say State Must be a Leader in Science and Research.

WASHINGTON—October 27, 2011—A majority of Floridians (87%) believe it is important for their state to be a leader in science and medical research, according to a new state poll commissioned by Research!America.

NEWS RELEASE: FIRST HEALTH DISPARITIES RESEARCH AGENDA FOR FLORIDA DEVELOPED

TALLAHASSEE – State Surgeon General Dr. Frank Farmer today applauds the development of Florida’s first Health Disparities Research Agenda. The Agenda was created by a partnership with the Florida Department of Health’s Office of Minority Health, the Florida Center for Universal Research to Eradicate Disease, and the Biomedical Research Advisory Council in coordination with 31 of the state’s top health disparities researchers and outlines a research plan intent upon achieving health equity for all Floridians.