Health & Medicine News

In honor of U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week, UCF microbiologist and professor Taseen Desin provides recommendations for preventing antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

The award honors College of Medicine Professor Abdo Asmar for his outstanding leadership and dedication to medical education.

Launched Fall 2024, the coursework for the master’s in health promotion and behavioral science covers topics such as disease prevention and care, health behavior, health and wellness coaching, health equity, health communication and advocacy, and program planning and evaluation.

Professor of Medicine Melanie Coathup’s research examines how nanotechnology can be used to prevent injuries due to radiation.

This year’s showcase featured more than 50 research projects, from enhancing flu shots to advancing Lyme disease treatments and colorectal cancer diagnostics.

Curiosity led Qianxia Jiang from Asia to America and eventually to UCF, where she believes her research around the environmental influences on healthy lifestyles can — and will — lead to meaningful change.

Utilizing partnerships across disciplines, officials from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering and UCF are finding ways to better treat and diagnose diseases.

The awards are given to academics who have made an impact in their field of study and could potentially become academy inductees.

Over the last decade, Dean Mary Lou Sole has led UCF’s nursing program to national prominence for academic excellence and innovative research, and overseen the growth of programs, partnerships and experts to positively impact the health of Central Florida and beyond.