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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
Parkinson’s review featured on Movement…
Genetic and environmental factors in Parkinson’s converge on immune function and inflammation.
Research Snapshot: Drs. Michael Sunshine and…
Electrical stimulation shows promise for restoring breathing after drug overdose, spinal cord injury in preclinical research.
UF awards faculty nearly $1 million to study…
Dr. Duane Mitchell is leading a project to identify barriers to success for Blacks in the biomedical field.
Researchers in the Spotlight
Lewy Body Dementia Grant winners
Five investigators earn grants for pilot studies focused on Lewy body dementia.
Parkinson’s Disease Needs an Operation Warp…
Dr. Michael Okun authored op-ed in The Daily Beast.
Dystonia Mini-Moonshot Grant winners
Eight investigators earn internal UF grants for dystonia research.
Events calendar
College Calendar
Upcoming Events
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Jan 28
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Feb 01
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Feb 08
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Feb 15
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SNIP Applications Due
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Feb 19
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NCF SfN Virtual Conference with Dr. Steven Maier
Virtual
All Day
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ReMission Summit 2021
All Day
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Abstract Submission Deadline: Neuromuscular Plasticity Symposium
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Feb 20
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ReMission Summit 2021
All Day
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North Central Florida Society for Neuroscience (NCF SfN)
11th Annual NCF SfN Virtual Conference
Event: February 19, 2021
This year’s conference will offer a chance to exchange scientific discoveries, network and present to fellow neuroscientists across the North Central Florida region. The event will include a poster session with awards; a post-doc and junior faculty data blitz; and a lecture from keynote speaker Dr. Steven Maier, director of the Center for Neuroscience at the University of Colorado Boulder.
Registration for abstracts and applications for short presentations close February 8th.
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