MBI hosts K-12 students from across Florida for Brain Awareness Week
Annual event to spread enthusiasm about brain research drew over 30 homeschool students to the MBI.
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North Central Florida SfN chapter hosts 16th student-run conference
More than 200 attendees gathered for the annual conference led by UF neuroscience students.
Ataxia Research Snapshot: Drs. Lisa Romano and Laura Ranum
An MBI research team shows that the diabetes drug metformin improved motor skills and decreased neuroinflammation in a mouse model of spinocerebellar ataxia type 8.
Dr. Ramon Sun named Research Innovation and Pioneer
MBI Researcher was named the 2026 UF College of Medicine Research Innovator and Pioneer.
New study reveals potential targets to treat progressive supranuclear palsy
An MBI research team has discovered a molecular mechanism driving a toxic buildup of the protein tau in PSP.
Dr. Michael Jaffee appointed to NASEM committee
Committee examining possible links between specific military-related exposures and eight neurodegenerative conditions.
UF neuro research ranks No. 2 nationally in NIH funding
Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research’s 2025 rankings put UF brain research among nation's elite.
Decades later, brain training lowers dementia risk
Dr. Michael Marsiske and colleagues discovered that older adults who received brain training 20+ years ago to evaluate effects on thinking and memory continue to benefit.
MBI Researcher Highlight: Dr. Jeff Jones
Dr. Jeffrey Jones' research aims to illuminate age-related metabolic changes in neurons in normal cognitive aging and dementia that result in changes in DNA, to find new treatments.
Blood tests for phosphorylated tau 217 identify people with presymptomatic Alzheimer’s disease
In Neurology Today, Dr. Steven DeKosky weighed in on a new meta-analysis showing that levels of phosphorylated tau 217 accurately predicted the presence of amyloid in the cortex of participants.
