Faculty & Research
Come learn by doing. Get your hands dirty in a lab as you assist a professor looking to cure a particular type of cancer. Edit a study destined for publication in a psychology journal. At USF, what you learn matters — but so does how you learn. Our faculty of world-renowned researchers and scholars has you working on and solving real-world problems as they guide you every step of the way.
Amalia Kokkinaki
Assistant Professor
What are the "aha" moments?
When seniors are taking a capstone course and are doing research at the same time, they start to understand the connection between everything they’re learning and how all of their courses are actually related."
Amalia Kokkinaki
Assistant Professor
Fast Facts
Aarya Mishra ’24
Biology Major
Conduct Research with Faculty
Aarya has worked in the research lab of Professor Christina Tzagarakis-Foster since fall 2022. Mishra works with DAX1, a nuclear hormone receptor.
Aarya Mishra ’24
Biology Major
Come Learn By Doing
Research Centers & Institutes
Come change the world with your research — and come stretch your world with our research. Explore these 19 places that help research happen at USF.
Innovation Labs
Come dream, do, make, create, collaborate, ask questions, and find solutions in our state-of-the-art facilities.
Star Route Farms
Embrace sustainability and escape the urban landscape in our self-sustaining organic farm.