Associate Professor of History College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Heather Vrana specializes in modern Latin American history, focusing on Central America. She investigates themes including student and youth movements, disability, social class, race, medicine and national identity. Her pioneering work challenges conventional narratives by centering disability, both as a lived experience and as a […]

Professor and Associate Chair of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology College of Medicine Linda Bloom is a world-class leader and researcher in the field of biochemistry and molecular biology. After graduating from the University of Florida with a Ph.D. in organic chemistry in 1990, she has dedicated her career to improving the understanding of DNA replication […]

Associate Professor of Astronomy College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Adam Ginsburg’s research focuses on the formation of the most massive stars in our galaxy and how their birth environments influence the surrounding interstellar medium. His work seeks to uncover the physical processes that control the stellar initial mass function, a fundamental question in astrophysics. […]

Associate Professor of Art + Art History College of the Arts Dori Griffin is a design historian and visual communications designer whose work bridges scholarly research and creative practice. Griffin is recognized for her pioneering contributions to the global field of design history and her commitment to equity in design education and practice. Griffin’s research […]

Professor and Associate Chair of Entomology and Nematology Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Some insects ravage our crops and others spread diseases that can maim or kill us, but some, like pollinators, are essential. Dan Hahn knows this well. His research focuses on understanding how insects sense and adapt to their environments, including human-modified […]

Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Yong Huang’s research focuses on advanced manufacturing, particularly how materials behave during manufacturing processes and how innovative manufacturing methods can be used to tackle real-world problems in healthcare, energy and other applications. At the core of his work is a deep curiosity about how […]

Distinguished Professor and Russell Berrie Eminent Scholar of Marketing Warrington College of Business Christopher Janiszewski is internationally recognized for his pioneering research in consumer psychology, branding, price perception and perceived value. Janiszewski’s work centers on how subjective value is created and altered – how consumers come to prefer, believe in and pay more for products […]

Distinguished Professor and Chief Division of Cardiology College of Medicine – Jacksonville Dominick J. Angiolillo, M.D., Ph.D., is a notable and influential leader in cardiology who has dedicated his career to healthy hearts and the science that sustains them. Angiolillo is a University of Florida Distinguished Professor of Medicine, chief of the division of cardiology […]

Laura Blecha is a leading theoretical astrophysicist in the University of Florida’s Department of Physics.

Professor of Neuroscience College of Medicine Habibeh Khoshbouei studies dopamine transmission in Parkinson’s disease and compulsive behaviors such as drug addiction. Khoshbouei’s research has revealed a mechanistic overlap between dopamine pathways that malfunction in Parkinson’s and pathways “hijacked” when addictive drugs affect the protein dopamine transporter. A chemical messenger in the brain, dopamine plays a […]