Please join us in congratulating Dr. Efron on being selected as a Master of Critical Care Medicine (MCCM) by the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM). Dr. Efron was recognized for his long-standing service as a Fellow of the American College of Critical Care Medicine (FCCM) and for his…
Robert Maile, Ph.D., has long been interested in the early diagnosis of sepsis in patients with severe burns, which cause immune system suppression, allowing infection to take hold more easily and to grow more quickly in severity.
PUBLISHED ON November 6, 2025 SOCIAL MEDIA Share this article Fourth-year general surgery resident Jeremy Balch, M.D., Ph.D., was among three University of Florida innovators recently honored with an inaugural AI Research Award from the University of Florida Artificial Intelligence and Informatics Research Institute. The awards recognize AI…
Congratulations to SCIRC Trainees on Their Outstanding ASC 2026 Abstract Acceptances We are proud to recognize four SCIRC trainees for their exceptional achievements at the upcoming 21st Annual Academic Surgical Congress (ASC), to be held February 3–5, 2026, in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Agneta…
September is recognized worldwide as Sepsis Awareness Month, and at the University of Florida’s Sepsis and Critical Illness Research Center (SCIRC), we dedicated the month to education, engagementand action around one of the most urgent health crises affecting patients. Sepsis is the body’s overwhelming and life-threatening…
The Sepsis and Critical Illness Research Center (SCIRC) proudly congratulates our collaborator, Orlando Laitano, Ph.D., on receiving an NIH R01 grant for his project, “Targeting Myofiber NAD(P)H Oxidases in Sepsis-Induced Myopathy” (1R01AR085126-01A1). Advancing Sepsis Research Sepsis, a life-threatening condition that affects millions worldwide, often…
SCIRC Scientists Contribute to Landmark Consensus Framework to Advance Precision Immunology in Sepsis and Critical Illness Gainesville, FL — September 30, 2025 — Researchers affiliated with the University of Florida’s Sepsis & Critical Illness Research Center (SCIRC) are proud to announce their participation in the publication of a…
September is Sepsis Awareness Month, and the University of Florida’s Sepsis and Critical Illness Research Center is hard at work translating discoveries into clinical solutions to address sepsis. “Early identification and early intervention can make a tremendous difference in patient outcomes,” said center director Philip Efron, M.D., a professor in…
Source: From Department of Surgery PUBLISHED ONSeptember 23, 2025 SOCIAL MEDIA Share this article As part of Sepsis Awareness Month, the University of Florida Department of Surgery is looking at some of the work being done at the Sepsis and Critical Illness Research Center. Guoshuai Cai, Ph.D., assistant…
