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RSD Alumna Receives $450,000 Grant

Dr. Manuela Corti, P.T., Ph.D., an RSD alumna and assistant professor in the UF College of Medicine’s department of pediatrics, received a $450,000 grant from the Italian patient advocacy group GoFAR in January. The goal of the grant is to continue developing a gene therapy for Freidrich’s ataxia, a life-shortening genetic disorder that damages the nerve system.

Kamalamma among top winners at PHHP Research Day

The College of Public Health and Health Professions hosted its 31st annual Research Day in conjunction with Public Health Day on April 6, featuring 176 poster and oral presentations by undergraduate students, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows and associates. Kavya Kamalamma, a second-year Rehabilitation Science Ph.D. student, was…

Ahmed awarded Frederick Family Scholarship

Shakeel Ahmed, a fifth-year Rehabilitation Science Ph.D. student, was selected as the 2018 recipient of the Frederick Family Scholarship award. The $2,000 award goes to an RSD student working with a PT Department faculty member who demonstrates dedication and service to the profession of physical therapy, evidence of exceptional dependability…

RSD Student Appreciation Week celebration

The first week of April was Student Appreciation Week, so in honor of our Rehabilitation Science Ph.D. students, we created 32 personalized folders and hung them in the PT hallway in the HPNP building. Throughout the week, students, faculty and staff were able to write notes of endearment and…

Butera selected as P.E.O. Scholar

Katie Butera, a fourth-year Rehabilitation Science Ph.D. student, was selected as a P.E.O. Scholar and will be receiving an award from the international Chapter of the P.E.O. Sisterhood. As a P.E.O. Scholar, Butera will receive a $15,000 award that is intended to support women pursuing doctoral training and conducting…