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Our investigators hope to broaden the understanding of neurological disorders and change them from untreatable to treatable, incurable to curable and inevitable to preventable.
Research Addiction; brain cancer; breathing; psychiatry; aging; neurobehavioral sciences; pain/sensory physiology; TBI, spinal cord injury and stroke
Faculty More than 200 faculty members across campus work on multidisciplinary teams to better understand how the brain works.
Partners Collaborating with institutes, centers, departments & programs across UF, our mission extends far beyond the MBI’s walls.
McKnight Brain Institute
COVID-19 Focused MBI News
MBI News
Doctoral student training program in movement…
The program trains doctoral students to become independent researchers in Parkinson’s disease, dystonia, tremor and ataxia.
Blood tests for Alzheimer’s explained
In The Conversation, Drs. Golde and DeKosky explain the new test, which shows high accuracy in detecting chemicals specific to Alzheimer’s.
Using electronic health records to look for new…
Drs. Michael Jaffee and Glenn Smith are co-PIs on a UF Research Opportunity Seed Fund Award.
Researchers in the Spotlight
MBI deputy director earns Alzheimer’s Association…
Dr. Steven DeKosky was honored with the Henry Wisniewski Lifetime Achievement Award.
Life after a neural implant trial
In a Nature Medicine news feature, Dr. Michael Okun discusses the challenges that follow some neural implant trials.
The link between Parkinson’s disease and toxic…
New York Times article exploring possible link between some cases of Parkinson’s and exposure to toxic chemicals cites expertise of Dr. Michael…
Events calendar
College Calendar
Upcoming Events
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Aug 13
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UF CARE Career Development Workshop
Read description for Zoom link & passcode
3:45pm to 5:00pm
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Aug 29
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Sep 13
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Oct 24
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2020 Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting
Washington, DC, USA
All Day
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Oct 25
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2020 Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting
Washington, DC, USA
All Day
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Oct 26
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2020 Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting
Washington, DC, USA
All Day
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Oct 27
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2020 Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting
Washington, DC, USA
All Day
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Oct 28
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2020 Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting
Washington, DC, USA
All Day
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1Florida Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
Florida’s Alzheimer’s research consortium awarded $15 million grant to focus on diverse populations
Published June 18, 2020
New grant will enable 1 Florida ADRC to continue its work with a bolstered focus on advancing understanding of dementias in diverse populations.
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