Physician Assistant Program graduates achieve perfect board pass rate for second consecutive year
For the second year in a row, graduates of the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine Physician Assistant Program achieved a 100% first-time pass rate on the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination.
USF Health research targets virus-driven brain aging with nanotechnology
Researchers at the USF Health Institute for Translational Virology and Innovation led by Eleni Markoutsa are investigating how viral infections may leave behind lasting changes in the brain that accelerate aging, fuel inflammation and increase vulnerability to neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s.
USF Health secures new funding to advance research on promising liver cancer drug
Dr. Christian Bréchot, senior associate dean for research in global affairs, co-director of the USF Microbiomes Institute and associate vice president for international partnerships and innovation, is leading research on a promising liver cancer drug that may complement GLP-1 therapies, addressing rising cancer rates linked to alcohol and metabolic disease.