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Explore the OneFlorida+ Clinical Research Network with Brittney Roth-Manning, Director of Research and Operations, in this Technology Conversations podcast with UFIT.

Bhattacharya praised UF’s OneFlorida+ Clinical Research Network, which leverages more than 30 million deidentified medical records from Florida and five other states to create unique virtual clinical trials and train artificial intelligence models using UF’s HiPerGator supercomputer.

An observational study conducted by researchers at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and the University of Florida (UF), the lead site of the OneFlorida+ PCORnet® Clinical Research Network, showed promising results for the potential of mRNA vaccines to improve health outcomes for people who have advanced lung or skin cancer.

Patients with advanced lung or skin cancer who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine within 100 days of starting immunotherapy drugs lived significantly longer than those who did not get the vaccine, researchers have found.

Elizabeth Shenkman, Ph.D. Following a public workshop in July 2024, a report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine shares strategies for improving cancer surveillance. One of the OneFlorida+ Clinical Research Network’s executive chairs, Elizabeth Shenkman, Ph.D., spoke at the workshop about “Data Linkages in Cancer…

“The growth that we have experienced in OneFlorida+ has been incredible,” says Brittney Roth Manning, the Director of Research and Operations. “Within the last two years we’ve added four new partners and continue to receive requests for collaboration. It is so exciting to know our outreach can impact patients throughout the U.S.”

Shirley was employed as a Community Scientist since 2015 and provided health care advice for several entities at the University of Florida.

Only three days into her new role and adapting to IT management in the context of health research, White was faced with a crucial data acquisition milestone — just four months away. Without missing a beat, she collaborated with her team to meet the milestone, not only solidifying her place in the department but also setting the tone for her future contributions.

A two-day conference on AI and learning health systems became more eventful than expected when the water system shut down following a powerful storm in early September at the Omni Amelia Island Resort. Yet more than two dozen speakers and nearly 80 attendees persevered and completed the full event.

A first-of-its-kind study focused on including adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) and neurodevelopmental disabilities in patient-reported outcome research has been approved for $2.1 million in funding from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI).