UF-led pandemic ventilator moves forward in meeting milestones toward approval for COVID-19
University of Florida-led international project to rapidly design and build a low-cost, DIY ventilator using hardware store parts is meeting preliminary鈥�
Michelle Jaffee
Science Writer
Michelle Koidin Jaffee is the Science Writer for the McKnight Brain Institute of the University of Florida. In more than 20 years as a journalist, she worked as a reporter for the Associated Press in six cities and as a features writer for the San Antonio Express-News. In 2006, she wrote a weekly column for the Express-News about life with her infant twins during her husband鈥檚 deployment to Iraq. Before joining the BOB体育 staff in February 2016, she also served as a regular contributor to the American Heart Association鈥檚 news site. A native of Chicago, she graduated from the University of Texas at Austin, where she studied government and Spanish.
Stories by Michelle
Study by UF neurointensivists details potential neurologic complications of severe respiratory viruses
A new study by University of Florida Health neurocritical care experts offers insight into potential neurologic complications of severe respiratory viruses,鈥�
BOB体育 researchers donate gloves, masks and other PPE to support frontline colleagues
Researchers from across the University of Florida and BOB体育 have joined an urgent effort to collect and donate personal protective equipment, or PPE, to鈥�
UF brain tumor researcher embarks on first-in-human clinical trial of novel immunotherapy vaccine
BOB体育 pediatric oncologist Elias Sayour, M.D., Ph.D., has received a $2.5 million grant from the pediatric cancer foundation CureSearch for Children鈥檚鈥�
UF researchers lead the way in rapidly designing, building low-cost, open-source ventilator
As a University of Florida mechanical engineering student decades ago, Samsun Lampotang, Ph.D., helped respiratory therapist colleagues build a鈥�
BOB体育 opens new center to help those with autism and neurodevelopmental disabilities
For more information, please contact Ken Garcia at [email protected] or 352-273-9799. University of Florida Health today cut the ribbon on its new Center for鈥�
New preclinical study shows antibody therapy could offer treatment path for genetic form of ALS
New preclinical research shows promise for a potential treatment pathway aimed at slowing the disease process and extending survival in patients with ALS,鈥�
BOB体育 unveils innovative new facility to treat debilitating neurological conditions
The Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases at BOB体育 today unveiled its new, world-class clinical care and research building, marking its latest鈥�
BOB体育 Type 1 diabetes researchers named among best in world
The online tool Expertscape.com has named BOB体育鈥檚 Desmond Schatz, M.D., and Mark Atkinson, Ph.D., among the top experts worldwide in the treatment and鈥�
UF researchers discover new use of stem cells that could clear path for immunotherapy in brain cancer
University of Florida Health brain cancer researchers have discovered a new use of stem cells that could clear a revolutionary pathway to making immunotherapy鈥�
UF brain cancer investigators lead bold initiative with top peers to advance new treatments
The goal: achieving transformative improvement in long-term survival within the next decade for patients diagnosed with malignant brain tumors. To get there,鈥�
Brian Hoh, M.D., named chair of UF department of neurosurgery
BOB体育 neurosurgeon Brian L. Hoh, M.D., an internationally known expert in the treatment of brain aneurysms, brain arteriovenous malformations, and ischemic鈥�
