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UF researchers work to enhance HPV self-testing…

Category: Affiliate Faculty

At-home kits that allow women to collect their own samples for HPV testing have been shown to improve cervical cancer screening rates. But some women…

UF Health Cancer Institute researchers led by Rahma Mkuu, Ph.D., right, are working to empower women to perform HPV self-collection, with the goal of increasing cervical cancer screening rates.

Influential input at conference on dissemination…

Category: Affiliate Faculty

One presentation reviews studies on HPV vaccination rates among adolescents and how clinicians offering vaccines may benefit from role playing and…

Ramzi Salloum

Implementing research on antibiotics for children…

Category: Affiliate Faculty

What prescription advice would apply in the case of an 11-year-old boy with a cough and ear pain? This scenario is reviewed as part of an educational…

Headshot of Jennifer LeLaurin

Grand Rounds

Advancing Black Maternal Healthcare

On March 20, 2024, Katilya Ware, PhD, RN, from Auburn University, gave a Grand Rounds presentation on “Bridging Gaps and Transforming Outcomes: Advancing Black Maternal Healthcare.”

Katilya Ware speaks at Grand Rounds.

HPV research

Cancer Research Showcase 2025

Student Sara Tohme shared a winning poster in the category for Predoctoral Students. The poster summarized research on educating vulnerable women on self-testing for the human papillomavirus (HPV).

Emma Bryan presents research conducted under the mentorship of Carla Fisher, PhD.

Texas External Quality Review Organization

Three employees win Superior Accomplishment

Congratulations to three HOBI employees who received 2022-2023 Superior Accomplishment Awards for excellent work performance at the division level.

Texas EQRO Superior Accomplishment award winners and nominators

Employee & Student

Congratulations to doctoral graduate Sarah Chavez

Chavez worked full time as a research coordinator III for the Institute for Child Health Policy (ICHP) External Quality Review Organization (EQRO) project.

Sarah Chavez, PhD

march 6, 2021

Straight talk about vaping for parents

Teen girl vaping

Award

Grant to help UF Health researchers boost HPV vaccinations among youngsters

A team of UF Health researchers has received a five-year, $2.9 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to evaluate simple interventions aimed at health care providers and parents that could substantially boost vaccine rates for human papillomavirus, or HPV, among 11- and 12-year-olds.