Florida Department of Health, Office of Public Health Research Announces a Public Meeting

The Office of Public Health Research announces a public meeting of the Florida Biomedical Research Advisory Council. The meeting will take place Tuesday, August 26, 2008 in Orlando, FL.

Press Release, Dept. of Health Hosts 2008 Florida Minority Health Disparities Summit

TALLAHASSEE - The Florida Department of Health's (DOH) Office of Minority Helath will host the 2008 Florida Minority Health Disparities Summit on August 13-15 in Tampa, FL.

GRANTEE SPOTLIGHT: Using Nanoparticles for High-Resolution Imaging of Cancer

Keys to fighting cancer successfully include making an early diagnosis and effectively targeting cancer cells instead of healthy ones during treatment. With this in mind, Dr. Stephen Grobmyer, surgical oncologist, is leading a multidisciplinary team to develop high-tech methods for early detection and improved treatment of tobacco-related cancer.

2008-2009 Grant Awards Announcement

The Lytmos Group, Inc. and the Florida Department of Health are pleased to announce that beginning July 1, 2008, fifty Florida scientists will receive research grants totaling over $16.5 million. The scientists and their institutions were notified by the Department on May 30.

GRANTEE SPOTLIGHT: Brain Function Explains Various Mechanism Of Tobacco Dependency and Addiction: Shows Why Quitting is Difficult

Society for Neuroscience (Nov. 5, 2007) — New findings clarify the brain mechanisms that explain many aspects of dependency on nicotine, the addictive substance in tobacco.

GRANTEE SPOTLIGHT: New Technique Identifies Molecular 'Biomarkers' For Disease

ScienceDaily (Apr. 2, 2008) — University of Florida chemists are the first to use a new tool to identify the molecular signatures of serious diseases -- without any previous knowledge of what these microscopic signatures or "biomarkers" should look like.

News Release, March 20, 2008: The Florida Department of Health Announces Accreditation of Human Research Protection Program

TALLAHASSEE - The Florida Department of Health (DOH) today announced that the agency has become the first public health department to receive full accreditation of its human research protection program, which encompasses the Institutional Review Board and all members of the DOH research community.

Scientists Discover How Cigarette Smoke Causes Cancer: Study Points to New Treatments, Safer Tobacco

Bethesda, MD - Everyone has known for decades that smoking can kill, but until now no one really understood how cigarette smoke causes healthy lung cells to become cancerous.