FSU iGEM Team Wins Gold at 2024 Grand Jamboree in Paris

In a dazzling display of innovation and collaboration, Florida State University’s International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) team earned a gold medal at the prestigious 2024 iGEM Grand Jamboree in Paris.

Competing against 438 teams from around the globe, the 11-student team showcased groundbreaking research and engaged with leading researchers, industry pioneers, and startup founders in the rapidly evolving field of synthetic biology.

6th International Symposium on Pathomechanisms of Amyloid Diseases

The 6th International Symposium on Pathomechanisms of Amyloid Diseases will take place on December 4-6, 2024 in Tallahassee, Florida.

Overview: The purpose of this symposium is to bring established investigators, junior researchers and industrials together to discuss and expand this exciting area of research. In addition, a series of educational lectures are planned to educate the beginners (students and post-doctoral fellows) and motivate them to pursue research in this area.

Hallinan One of Two FSU Professors Named Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida Rising Stars

The Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida (ASEMFL) has named Daniel Hallinan, Jr. as one of two Florida State University faculty members in its 2024 class of “Rising Stars.”

The Rising Star Awards honor researchers whose contributions to their field show great potential for meeting future challenges.

College Part of International Health Equivalence and STEM Research Summit in Panama to Foster Global Collaborations

Florida State University’s Center of Population Sciences for Health Equivalence (CPSHE) recently hosted the International Health Equivalence and STEM Research Summit in the Republic of Panama to foster collaborations between researchers, educators and policymakers in Panama and the U.S.

The FAMU-FSU College of Engineering participated in the event to reinforce the engineering pipeline that prepares FSU Panama transfer students for upper-level coursework at the joint college stateside.

CBE Seminar: José López

"Regulation of von Willebrand Factor Function by Lipoproteins: Implications for the Thrombotic Microangiopathies and Sickle Cell Disease"

Abstract: Von Willebrand factor (VWF) is the largest protein in the blood, where it circulates as a series of disulfide-linked multimers. Its function is regulated by hydrodynamic flow.

Research Shows How Insulin, Zinc and Ph Can Block Harmful Protein Clumps Linked to Type 2 Diabetes

An estimated 462 million people around the world suffer from Type 2 diabetes, a chronic disease in which the body has problems using sugar as a fuel, leading to a buildup of sugar in the blood and chronic health issues.

New research led by Ayyalusamy Ramamoorthy, a professor at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering and the Florida State University-headquartered National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, shows how zinc, pH levels and insulin work together to inhibit the buildup of protein clumps that contribute to this disease.

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