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USF Health Morsani College of Medicine Research video

Shaping the future of health

Laura Bohn smiling wearing a USF Health branded medical white coat with a green blouse

The Morsani College of Medicine has active research programs in basic, translational, and clinical sciences. Research is carried out in Departments, Institutes, Centers and at our Veterans Hospitals and our primary teaching facility, Tampa General Hospital. In addition, there are rich collaborations with the Colleges of Public Health, Nursing and Pharmacy as well as the USF College of Arts and Sciences.

Our goal is to pursue new knowledge in the biomedical sciences, clinical sciences, and healthcare delivery, relevant to human health and disease. Please explore our research initiatives using the tabs above. The resources tab provides information for current faculty to facilitate research efforts.

Laura M. Bohn, PhD 
Senior Associate Vice President of Research, USF Health
Vice Dean for Research, Morsani College of Medicine
Professor, Molecular Pharmacology & Physiology
Email: lbohn@usf.edu

Research Day

Our annual celebration of groundbreaking research and scientific excellence continues - March 5, 2027

Celebrating health science research

Despite their different questions and disciplines, they shared a common goal: advancing the science that shapes how people live and receive care.

Those conversations, and hundreds more like them, filled the USF Marshall Student Center during the 36th annual USF Health Research Day, the university’s largest celebration of health sciences research.

Read more about USF Health Research Day 2026.

Health Science Innovation

Interleukin-1 Receptor Accessory Protein Amplifies Trophoblast Inflammatory Signaling in Inflammation-Associated Preterm Birth

Interleukin-1 Receptor Accessory Protein Amplifies Trophoblast Inflammatory Signaling in Inflammation-Associated Preterm Birth

CONCLUSIONS: These findings identify trophoblast IL-1RAP as an amplifier of IL-1β-mediated inflammatory signaling and support further investigation of IL-1RAP in inflammation-associated preterm birth.

Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker Disease With F198S Mutation Diagnosis on Repeat Genetic Testing: A Case Report

Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker Disease With F198S Mutation Diagnosis on Repeat Genetic Testing: A Case Report

Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker (GSS) disease is a rare hereditary autosomal dominant prion disease characterized by cerebellar ataxia, dysarthria, and progressive dementia. We report a case of GSS disease in a 46-year-old patient who presented with four to six months of ataxia, dysarthria, intermittent tongue biting, and frontal headaches. His DaTscan (dopamine transporter scan) showed absent dopamine uptake in the left putamen and mildly decreased activity in the right putamen, a finding that..

When Nausea and Vomiting Are Something Else Entirely, It's Not Gastroparesis: A Report of Two Cases

When Nausea and Vomiting Are Something Else Entirely, It's Not Gastroparesis: A Report of Two Cases

Gastroparesis, a chronic motility disorder, is a diagnosis of exclusion that necessitates careful evaluation for structural and surgically correctable causes. Although the medical differential diagnosis emphasizes functional etiologies, anatomic abnormalities are often under-recognized despite guideline recommendations for thorough endoscopic and structural assessment. Symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, early satiety, and delayed gastric emptying may be indistinguishable from true motility...

Clinicians' self-reported HPV vaccination recommendations for sexual and gender minority patients

Clinicians' self-reported HPV vaccination recommendations for sexual and gender minority patients

CONCLUSIONS: In summary, participants generally reported high likelihood of recommending the HPV vaccine, with recommendations differing very little by patient sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity.