Chemical Engineering Ph.D. student Nima Ajayebi, left, and Assistant Professor Carl Denard, Ph.D., display a beaker of yeast used in their protease-inhibitor research at the University of Florida.

UF protease-inhibitor research targets better disease treatments

October 13, 2025

A University of Florida professor is developing a fast, powerful tool for blocking harmful human enzymes, a process that could result in better medicines and more precise treatments for diseases. 

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