The Cleveland Clinic Florida Research & Innovation Center is a cutting-edge research institute dedicated to advancing medicine and saving lives through groundbreaking research, discovery and innovation. Researchers work to expedite the timeline of translating basic science discovery to treatments that can extend human life and improve the efficiency of healthcare delivery. FRIC will develop next generation treatments for a broad scope of diseases that result life-threatening illnesses – improving healthcare in Florida and globally.
More About UsThe Kun Li Lab researches human respiratory coronaviruses including MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2, studying pathogenesis and evaluating therapeutic candidates.
Learn MoreThe Jun Zhao Lab studies the interactions among innate immune response, cellular metabolism and cell proliferation.
Learn MoreThe Younho Choi Lab studies the molecular mechanism of immunopathogenesis of emerging tick-borne viruses including severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus.
Learn MoreThe Florida Research & Innovation Center complements and expands research currently underway at Cleveland Clinic's five Florida hospitals, as well as Cleveland Clinic's Lerner Research Institute in Cleveland, Ohio. Our facilities span approximately 100,000 sq. ft of dedicated research and support spaces, including state-of-the-art shared resource facilities in flow cytometry, imaging and bioinformatics.
Explore Facilities & CoresKaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus manipulates our cells to change the way they make nucleotides and metabolize glucose, paving the way for tumors to form.
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Putting forth multiple candidates with different side effects and dosing schedules aims to provide more options for preventing public health threats.
Exciting investigation and groundbreaking discovery happens every day at Cleveland Clinic. Join our team of expert researchers at the Florida Research & Innovation Center.
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