#Universal Florida

[madsovereign]

Animatronic reveal for Monsters Unchained… absolutely amazing.

I believe this is only 4 out of 14 animatronics that will be present on the ride.

[yourmajestybee]

EVERYONE NEEDS TO LOOK AT HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON UNTRAINABLE THE STAGE PLAY RN

[splatchatblog]

Did you know?: ‘Slime Time Live’ was technically a reboot!

[csthurman]

Second Quarterly Update

Life is a blur. One moment I’m writing the January blog post and the next we’re already half way through the month of April. Holy cow! A lot has happened since I last wrote. Like a lot. Continue reading Second Quarterly Update

[reallyhardy]

"the creation" animatronic figure in the monsters unchained: the frankenstein experiment pre-show at EPIC UNIVERSE.

[academiario]

sophomore year of nursing school 💙🩺

[saywhat-politics]

Crickets from MAGA today about the alleged FSU school shooter, Phoenix Ikner.

Why?

Because he’s one of them.

[mcdonaldsspritedispenser]

im coping just fine...

[thestudentempanada]

October 15, 2023- Florida Atlantic University “Solidarity at FAU” insta page proudly uploads these three photos of the pro-Palestine rally, all containing the white standard flag of the Taliban.

Maybe we could do a little more standing with the oppressed people of Afghanistan?

[reasonsforhope]

"In a first-ever human clinical trial, an mRNA cancer vaccine developed at the University of Florida successfully reprogrammed patients’ immune systems to fiercely attack glioblastoma, the most aggressive and lethal brain tumor.

The results in four adult patients mirrored those in 10 pet dog patients suffering from brain tumors whose owners approved of their participation.

The discovery represents a potential new way to recruit the immune system to fight treatment-resistant cancers using an iteration of mRNA technology and lipid nanoparticles, similar to COVID-19 vaccines, but with two key differences: use of a patient’s own tumor cells to create a personalized vaccine, and a newly engineered complex delivery mechanism within the vaccine.

“Instead of us injecting single particles, we’re injecting clusters of particles that are wrapping around each other like onions,” said senior author Elias Sayour, M.D., Ph.D., a UF Health pediatric oncologist who pioneered the new vaccine, which like other immunotherapies attempts to “educate” the immune system that a tumor is foreign.

“These clusters alert the immune system in a much more profound way than single particles would.”

Among the most impressive findings was how quickly the new method spurred a vigorous immune-system response to reject the tumor, said Sayour, principal investigator at the University’s RNA Engineering Laboratory and McKnight Brain Institute investigator who led the multi-institution research team.

“In less than 48 hours, we could see these tumors shifting from what we refer to as ‘cold’—very few immune cells, very silenced immune response��to ‘hot,’ very active immune response,” he said.

“That was very surprising given how quick this happened, and what that told us is we were able to activate the early part of the immune system very rapidly against these cancers, and that’s critical to unlock the later effects of the immune response,” he explained in a video (below).

Glioblastoma is among the most devastating diagnoses, with median survival around 15 months. Current standard of care involves surgery, radiation and some combination of chemotherapy.

The new report, published May 1 in the journal Cell, is the culmination of seven years of promising studies, starting in preclinical mouse models.

In the cohort of four patients, genetic material called RNA was extracted from each patient’s own surgically removed tumor, and then messenger RNA (mRNA)—the blueprint of what is inside every cell, including tumor cells—was amplified and wrapped in the newly designed high-tech packaging of biocompatible lipid nanoparticles, to make tumor cells “look” like a dangerous virus when reinjected into the bloodstream to prompt an immune-system response.

The vaccine was personalized to each patient with a goal of getting the most out of their unique immune system...

While too early in the trial to assess the clinical effects of the vaccine, the patients either lived disease-free longer than expected or survived longer than expected. The 10 pet dogs lived a median of 4.5 months, compared with a median survival of 30-60 days typical for dogs with the condition.

The next step, with support from the Food and Drug Administration and the CureSearch for Children’s Cancer foundation, will be an expanded Phase I clinical trial to include up to 24 adult and pediatric patients to validate the findings. Once an optimal and safe dose is confirmed, an estimated 25 children would participate in Phase 2."

-via Good News Network, May 11, 2024

-video via University of Florida Health, May 1, 2024

[wingdingsandbrokenstrings]

Photos of Gozer the Gozarian, Dr. Ray Stantz, Dr. Egon Spengler, and Phoebe Spengler in the new Universal Mega Movie parade at Universal Studios Florida

Photos by @motley-joey on Instagram

[fuckingflorida]

Link to tweet bc I don’t pay for that shit to download the video. According to comments on the tampabaysds IG the sheriff’s office has been hanging up on people who call but the most recent comments have said to keep calling (as of last night). I can’t find any more info on UF currently but will post if I do!

[splatchatblog]

25 years ago today ‘Slime Time Live’ premiered! The new millennium kicked off with a semi-revival with a pie to the face at Nickelodeon Studios in Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida!

[sophierain22]

My condolences to those that lost their life on FSU

[swampstew]

If any of my followers go to Florida State Univeristy, I'm sure you're aware of the ongoing active shooter situation. If you are on campus please stay secured until the all clear has been given. Do not open the doors to let anyone in. There are multiple shooters. The city is shutting down, cops and fire emergency services and helicopters are on the way to assess and assist. If you live in Tallahassee, stay off the roads - ambulances and cops need the roads clear as they arrive on scene.

I live in Tallahassee, and if you need help, I will help you. Get in touch with me if you need someone to pick you up from your location or after the campus is deemed safe to open, to get somewhere safe, to connect you with people to let them know you are safe, if you need a shoulder to cry on. Fucking anything. Campus is shut down but I can help from the outside for anyone who can't leave the general area, like those who ran off campus to the nearby streets.

I was a student when the strozier library shooting happened. Unfortunately that's not the only school shooting I've been in. I'm not a certified trauma therapist but I understand what you're going through and I want to help in any way I can. Please heed all security protocols as they come in, and remember to prioritize your safety first. If you just want to message me to release your grief, that's fine too. Please let me know how I can provide support.

We are one tribe.

-2015 graduate

[mysharona1987]

What a horrific story this is.

“Would this have happened to Ron DeSantis’s wife? No, I guarantee it would not have. She’d have been treated right away.”