Edgardo Rodriguez-Lebron, Ph.D., explains how his research is leading to a better understanding of neurodegenerative diseases. His work involves exploring why some neurons are vulnerable to disease and developing gene-based therapeutic strategies. Rodriguez is an assistant professor in the department of pharmacology and therapeutics in the University of Florida College of…
Duane Mitchell, M.D., Ph.D., co-director of the Preston A. Wells Jr. Center for Brain Tumor Therapy and director of the UF Brain Tumor Immunotherapy Program in the MBI, discusses his research in a new video series produced by UF Health Communications, “…
Brain tumors, which are abnormal growths of cells within the brain, can be cancerous (malignant) and spread if not properly treated. More than 200,000 people in the U.S. receive the diagnosis of primary or metastatic brain tumor every year and, unfortunately, this number has been increasing. Gliomas, which represent a…
