USF recognized for work on allergies, immune diseases

The University of South Florida's medical school has been named a World Allergy Organization Center of Excellence, the first such center in the United States. Only 10 institutions around the world share the recognition for the 2016-19 term. "It is a testament to the hard work of an amazing group of highly talented USF faculty members dedicated to the prevention and treatment of pediatric and adult allergy, immunology and immune diseases," said Dr. Charles Lockwood, senior vice president for USF Health and dean of the Morsani College of Medicine. The World Allergy Organization, an umbrella group combining nearly 100 allergy and clinical immunology societies around the world, uses its Centers of Excellence to accelerate innovation and education. For the last 30 years, Dr. Richard Lockey has led USF's department of internal medicine's division of allergy and immunology. The World Allergy Organization noted the division's accomplishments, including four National Institutes of Health grants, a $15 million endowment for research, accredited residency programs in allergy and immunology, clinical research and publications on airway diseases, and more.

Young USF researcher wins top honor

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has named a USF biologist as one of its 2017 fellows, an honor worth $60,000 in research funding. Brad Gemmell, an assistant professor who studies tiny ocean organisms and the impact of the world's changing seas upon them, is the fourth USF scientist to win the recognition. This year, 126 American and Canadian researchers were named Sloan fellows. Gemmell joined USF in 2015.

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