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No. 2 Among U.S. universities in neuroscience and neuromedicine research.

$115 M Research awards total more than $115 million in NIH funding.

250+ MBI faculty members conducting research across the University of Florida.

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MBI January e-newsletter: The Brainstorm

Catch up on some of the latest neuroscience and neuromedicine research news around the MBI.

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Dr. Vanessa Frei receives aging research award

The Leighton E. Cluff Award for Aging Research is presented annually to support studies on aging, with an emphasis on social issues in later life.

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Unexpected finding could offer new treatment…

An MBI research team made a preclinical discovery paving the way to test immune-modulating medicines as a tool to break the cycle of meth addiction.

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News In Brief

  1. Researcher turns a personal diagnosis into a scientific quest
  2. Turning questions into cures
  3. Dr. Matthew Gentry receives $100,000 Rare Disease Scholar Award
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MBI Researchers in the Spotlight

Meth inflames and stimulates your brain through…

In The Conversation, Drs. Habibeh Khoshbouei and Marcelo Febo discuss their new study paving the way to test immune-modulating medicines as a…

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Media coverage of study finding COVID-19 mRNA…

See highlights stemming from paper published in the journal Nature on Oct. 22.

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MBI Researcher Highlight: Dr. Daryl Fields

Our latest MBI Researcher Highlight features Dr. Daryl Fields, an assistant professor of neurosurgery and a staff surgeon at the Malcom Randall…

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M-B-I Researcher Highlight featuring Daryl Fields, assistant professor of Neurosurgery

News In Brief

  1. The Transmitter’s Rising Stars of Neuroscience 2025
  2. Dr. Barbara Smith named ASEMFL 2025 Rising Star
  3. Study named a top article by American Physiological Society
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