For Hispanic Heritage month, the ReTOOL Program has decided to feature our young Hispanic/Latinx scientists as they embark on exciting careers. Today’s featured alum is Cristina Orozco. Which school did you attend? I currently attend Florida International University. What are you currently studying/researching? I am currently…

  The ReTOOL Program is proud to announce the dates for the informational webinar series. Interested students will be able to join one of the eight available dates to learn more about the program. Registration must be completed and submitted in order to receive the Zoom link and…

For Hispanic Heritage month, the ReTOOL Program has decided to feature our young Hispanic/Latinx scientists as they embark on exciting careers. Today’s featured alum is Daniel Sola. Which school did you attend? I currently attend Florida State University. What are you currently studying/researching? I am a…

The ReTOOL Program would like to congratulation ReTOOL mentor Dr. Sabina Nduaguba on her recent award. She received the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)’s Scholar-in-Training award. This award supports the training of scientists who are early in their careers. Dr. Nduaguba is a post-doctoral associate at…

Our Research Showcase featured more awards than ever before! The ReTOOL Program gave awards for both academic presentation and for extraordinary participation throughout the program. We awarded 1st and 2nd Place Advanced ReTOOL Presentation; 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place Basic ReTOOL Presentation; Service Learning Award; ReTOOL Ambassador; and our new…

Congratulations again to our 2020 ReTOOL Trainees! We are so proud of all of you! In case you were not able to attend the oral presentations, you may view the recording by clicking the photo below or by copying and pasting this link: https://bit.ly/2XSXoZH…

ReTOOL 2020 Research Showcase August 6th and 7th Poster Session                              Oral Session Thursday, August 6th                       Friday, August 7th 9 AM EST – 12:30 PM EST   …

The ReTOOL Program would like to welcome our outstanding cohort to the University of Florida. This year’s cohort is our largest one ever at 21 trainees. The universities represented in this year’s cohort are Bethune Cookman University, Edward Waters College, Florida A&M University, Florida International University,…

The ReTOOL Program team is closely monitoring the spread of COVID-19 as well as the University of Florida’s responses and recommendations to reduce its spread. In order to align with the University of Florida’s policy, the 2020 ReTOOL Program will take place online. Trainees will not be moving…

Congratulations to 2018 ReTOOL Trainee Alyssa Gosling! Alyssa (right) is currently a trainee in Dr. Thomas Schmittgen’s lab (center). Alyssa received Best Poster in the undergraduate research category at the 2020 University of Florida, College of Pharmacy Research Showcase Day. Her poster entitled “Culture of human organoids to…