In a sweep of strong results, every USF Health graduate program either rose in the rankings or held its position, with eight ranked in the Top 50 nationally and five recognized as No. 1 in Florida. The Morsani College of Medicine earned the highest possible Tier 1 rating for research for the second consecutive year.

The symposium explored the latest research to better understand how microbes, genetics, epigenetics and immune pathways intersect to drive cancer development, progression and treatment response.

USF Health’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences is conducting a series of clinical trials investigating the use of psychedelic medications to treat mental health.“What I'm hoping is that this research leads to another way that we can treat people who have significant psychiatric conditions,” said Dr. Ryan Wagoner, chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences.