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Florida ExpertNet Florida ExpertNet provides free, quick, and easy access to expertise and resources across Florida's universities. Expertise at the Click of Your Heels! Really?

Swept up in a whirlwind of out-of-state calls and faraway websites trying to find expertise for your business or project? If so, just repeat these magic words: there’s no place like home. Florida’s universities have some of the best and brightest minds in the country and you can find them for free. Just click your heels . . . sorry . . . click your mouse and visit Florida ExpertNet at http://exp

ertnet.org. What is Florida ExpertNet? ExpertNet is the only statewide portal where you can identify expertise and resources across Florida’s universities. Just think of it as the yellow brick road leading to expertise! ExpertNet’s free? Yes, it’s true! ExpertNet is free to the public. Sponsored by the Florida Board of Governors and maintained by the Clearinghouse for Applied Research and Public Service, anyone can access and search ExpertNet at any time. What can I expect to find on ExpertNet? ExpertNet gathers and publishes information about university expertise and resources, providing an important source to foster partnerships and support economic development. You can find
• Individual faculty members--wizards in their fields--who have demonstrated expertise through applied research.
•Funded research projects
• Specialized centers and institutes
• Licensing and copyright opportunities
• Speakers Bureau

We also offer Clearinghouse Research Assistance. We will provide customized search service for those who do not have the time to hunt for information. So, if you are looking for expertise on lions, courage, the heart, the brain, tornados, or any other subject this side of Oz, it’s right in your own backyard; simply click expertnet.org because there’s no place like home for expertise. (Sorry, we currently have no experts on flying monkeys.)

09/01/2026

"Isolating the components of human odor that attract or repel mosquitoes could lead to novel strategies to combat vector-borne diseases," says Matthew DeGennaro.

Find his research profile at expertnet.org.

Florida Consortium of Metropolitan Research Universities

Florida ExpertNet welcomed 43 researchers from Florida A&M University, University of Florida, University of Central Flor...
08/27/2026

Florida ExpertNet welcomed 43 researchers from Florida A&M University, University of Florida, University of Central Florida, and Florida State University to its expert profile system in August.

Find their profiles and thousands of others at expertnet.org.

08/18/2026

“There’s this idea that you can restore populations of clams and seagrass by themselves, but if you put them together, they tend to facilitate restoration,” says Melissa May.

Find profiles for May and fellow researcher James Douglass at expertnet.org.

The team aims to put “chemical sensing capabilities directly into the hands of users … For example, we are developing se...
08/13/2026

The team aims to put “chemical sensing capabilities directly into the hands of users … For example, we are developing sensors that can detect toxic plasticizers in consumer plastics and hazardous vapors in the environment,” says Jiang.

His research profile is at expertnet.org

"This ascidian produces a bacterium that … that kills melanoma cancer cells while not harming normal human cells. That s...
07/30/2026

"This ascidian produces a bacterium that … that kills melanoma cancer cells while not harming normal human cells. That selectivity is critical … because you want to treat the disease without harming the patient," says Baker.

Find his profile at expertnet.org.

Florida ExpertNet welcomed 29 researchers from University of Central Florida, Florida State University, and University o...
07/27/2026

Florida ExpertNet welcomed 29 researchers from University of Central Florida, Florida State University, and University of Florida to its expert profile system in July.

Find their profiles and thousands of others at expertnet.org.

“By studying an organoid, we can potentially determine exactly what’s wrong with a patient,” says Joshua Hare. “This cou...
07/23/2026

“By studying an organoid, we can potentially determine exactly what’s wrong with a patient,” says Joshua Hare. “This could really help us guide care, especially when the problem is genetic.”

Find Hare's research profile at expertnet.org.

Cover Story Researchers at the Miller School of Medicine have been rigorously studying how stem cells (immature cells that can differentiate into many tissue types) can rejuvenate damaged tissues. More recently, gene editing has emerged as a way to potentially counteract genetic risk and treat vario...

Using the Fabric Phase Sorptive Extraction method, Kabir found that some manufacturers add very small amounts of pharmac...
07/23/2026

Using the Fabric Phase Sorptive Extraction method, Kabir found that some manufacturers add very small amounts of pharmaceuticals to their herbal slimming tea to foster weight loss.

Find Kabir's research profile at expertnet.org.

A researcher has developed a tool to detect hidden ingredients in herbal teas designed to stimulate weight loss.

Researchers concluded that medications such as methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone should be considered for physici...
07/21/2026

Researchers concluded that medications such as methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone should be considered for physicians or pharmacists that have a substance use disorder, says Lisa Merlo.

Find Merlo's profile at expertnet.org.

A new study led by MBI researchers has found that using certain FDA-approved medications for addiction treatment was not associated with worse outcomes or additional impairment among participants in Florida’s physician health program.

The findings could help alleviate controversy over using these medications when treating a physician or pharmacist who has developed a substance use disorder.

Learn More: bit.ly/3SkpcoM

“Aging isn’t simply wrinkles," says Masternak. "By understanding what starts that [aging] process and where it happens,...
07/16/2026

“Aging isn’t simply wrinkles," says Masternak. "By understanding what starts that [aging] process and where it happens, we have a better chance of preventing many diseases.”

His research profile is at expertnet.org.

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