Larry Cretul, (left) speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, was recognized for his efforts in the fight against brain disease recently. Rep. Cretul is helping researchers from Florida and throughout the nation to develop treatments and cures for devastating brain tumors. Here, McKnight Brain Institute Executive Director Dennis Steindler, Ph.D., (center) and William Friedman, M.D., chair of the department of neurosurgery, thank Cretul for his support of the Florida Center for Brain Tumor Research at UF’s McKnight Brain Institute. Photo by Sarah Kiewel / University of Florida.