The National Institute on Aging (NIA) has awarded a five-year NIH K23 Career Development Award to Shixie Jiang, MD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Florida and Director of the Delirium Neurorecovery Lab, to investigate the brain mechanisms underlying intensive care unit (ICU) delirium and the relationship between…
SCIRC Trainee Selected for Young Investigator Oral Presentation at MHSRS 2026 The University of Florida Sepsis and Critical Illness Research Center (SCIRC) congratulates Madelyn Bucci on being selected to present her research as a Young Investigator Oral Presenter at the 2026 Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS).
University of Florida researcher Dr. Orlando Laitano is using the science of sweat to help Brazil’s national soccer team prepare for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. As teams prepare for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, University of Florida researcher Dr. Orlando Laitano is helping Brazil’s national soccer team develop…
SCIRC Showcases Scientific Leadership and Innovation at Shock 2026 The University of Florida Sepsis and Critical Illness Research Center (SCIRC) had a strong presence at the 49th Annual Conference on Shock and the 11th Congress of the International Federation of Shock Societies, held May 31–June 3, 2026,…
The UF Health Sepsis and Critical Illness Research Center proudly congratulates Dr. Dijoia Darden on receiving funding support from the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Research & Education Fund. Dr. Darden’s proposal was recently selected for funding by the AAST Research & Education Fund, recognizing…
The American College of Surgeons has accepted a research abstract from the Sepsis and Critical Illness Research Centerfor presentation at the Owen H. Wangensteen Scientific Forum during ACS Clinical Congress 2026. Elida Benitez will…
The Sepsis and Critical Illness Research Center (SCIRC) is pleased to recognize Christine Rodhouse, MD, for receiving the Best Basic Science Excellence Award from the Surgical Infection Society during its 45th Annual Meeting, held May 6, 2026, in Coronado, California.
The Sepsis and Critical Illness Research Center is pleased to share that Quan Vo has been selected as a recipient of a 2026 Bryan W. Robinson Endowment Grant for the Neurosciences. Quan Vo’s funded project, titled “Microglial ‘Immune Memory’ and…
PUBLISHED ON May 4, 2026 Source: https://surgery.med.ufl.edu/2026/05/04/guoshuai-cai-excellence-award/ SOCIAL MEDIA Share this article Congratulations to Guoshuai Cai, Ph.D., an assistant professor and director of the University of Florida Surgery Genomics…
The Sepsis and Critical Illness Research Center is pleased to share that Athina L. Yoham, MD has been selected for an oral presentation at the upcoming 85th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the…
