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Dr. Ranjala Ratnayake honored with Superior…
Dr. Ratnayake was recognized for her leadership in the renovation of a new $10 million, 14,500-square-foot laboratory designed to advance UF’s…
Dr. Chenglong Li appointed chair of the…
Li steps into a leadership role of a top-ranked medicinal chemistry department that has grown substantially over the past decade.
Trilateral global research partnership in marine…
The UF CNPD3 will collaborate with Singapore to tap Indonesia’s rich marine biodiversity.
seminar series and guest speakers
CNPD3 Seminar Series | Dr. Severin T. Schneebeli
Tuesday, March 31, from 10 – 11 a.m. in C1-15 Dr. Schneebeli’s presentation title is “Integrating Single-molecule Sequencing and…
CNPD3 Seminar Series | Dr. Danette Daniels
Wednesday, March 4, from 10 – 11 a.m. in C1-15 Dr. Daniel’s presentation title is “Towards new cancer medicines with degraders of chromatin…
CNPD3 Seminar Series | Dr. Aarron Willingham
Wednesday, February 4, from 10 – 11 a.m. in C1-15 Dr. Willingham’s presentation title is “Adventures in Biologics Drug Development.”
fast facts | FISCAL year 2025
$7.6 million in research awards
81 Publications
11 Research Groups in Ph.D. Program
32 Ph.D. students
13 Postdoctoral fellows
29 New U.S. Patents Filed
5 New U.S Patents Issued
9 New Licenses / Options