On August 24th, the UF Diabetes Institute conducted on-campus screening at the Plaza of Americas in coordination with the STEPS (Screening, Treatment, Education, Prevention and Support) program. Type 1 Diabetes is an autoimmune condition that most college students are never screened for, so dedicated screening efforts can make…
Google Health Gift Celebration on Thursday, August 13, 2026 at Malachowsky Hall in Gainesville, Fla. / photo by Tim Casey, UF Advancement Today, Google.org announced their support of the UF Diabetes Institute and our efforts to expand diabetes care across Florida and beyond. We are proud to celebrate this…
Congratulations to Allison Bayer, Ph.D., and Edward Phelps, Ph.D., on receiving a Research Opportunity Seed Fund (ROSF) for the UF College of Medicine Office of Research’s 2026 cycle! Read a description of their project below. “In people living with Type 1 diabetes, the immune system mistakenly attacks the…
We are pleased to showcase this spotlight piece from the University of Florida College of Medicine’s Dr. Gator publication highlighting the work of Jennifer Hosford, M.P.H.! Jennifer serves as a clinical research manager in the University of Florida College of Medicine Department of Pediatrics, where she not only…
Congratulations to UFDI researchers Laura Jacobsen, Martha Campbell-Thompson, Clive Wasserfall, Mark Atkinson, and Desmond A. Schatz on their new Perspective review published in Diabetes Care. In “Identifying the Right Diagnosis of Diabetes in Death: Unlocking a Key to Understanding Type 1 Diabetes Pathogenesis,” the authors explore how research…
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Fahd Qadir, Ph.D., to the University of Florida Diabetes Institute as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine! Dr. Qadir’s lab investigates how pancreatic β-cells maintain mitochondrial resilience during metabolic and inflammatory stress, and how these…
We’re honored to share this feature on Books & Cooks, an innovative program developed by the UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) and the UF Lastinger Center in the College of Education that combines literacy and nutrition education with hands-on cooking to help families establish healthy…
This week, members of the UFDI joined colleagues from the UF Food is Medicine Initiative for a collaborative visit with the FSU ICON-Health team and leaders from Florida State University and Florida A&M University. They explored opportunities to strengthen nutrition-focused research and education while engaging communities across Florida…
The UFDI is excited to be at the Friends for Life Orlando 2026 conference alongside TrialNet! If you’re attending, stop by and visit our booth at the following times to learn more about the collaborative work of TrialNet and the UFDI in shaping the future of diabetes research…
