Edgardo Rodriguez-Lebron, Ph.D., explains how his research is leading to a better understanding of neurodegenerative diseases. His work involves exploring why some neurons are vulnerable to disease and developing gene-based therapeutic strategies. Rodriguez is an assistant professor in the department of pharmacology and therapeutics in the University of Florida College of…
Duane Mitchell, M.D., Ph.D., co-director of the Preston A. Wells Jr. Center for Brain Tumor Therapy and director of the UF Brain Tumor Immunotherapy Program in the MBI, discusses his research in a new video series produced by UF Health Communications, “…
Habibeh Khoshbouei, Pharm.D., Ph.D., associate professor of neuroscience in the MBI, explains her research into dopamine, a neurotransmitter involved in many brain-related functions.
The Evelyn F. and William L. McKnight Brain Institute of the University of Florida has launched a new speaker series as both a training opportunity and a venue to showcase the MBI’s neuromedicine research and clinics.
This symposium highlighted UF’s Age-related Memory Loss Program and its Cognitive Aging and Memory – Clinical Translational Research Program.
The National Institutes of Health is providing funds to University of Florida Health and Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach to establish a center dedicated to Alzheimer’s disease research.
We are pleased to announce a new Nikon Multiphoton / Super Resolution Imaging System coming this fall. This advanced Nikon A1RMPsi-STORM 4.0 will allow UF researchers to image deeper than traditional confocal limitations, reconstruct super resolution structure, and utilize single confocal imaging. Special thanks goes out to Dr. Habibeh Khoshbouei,…
This advanced Nikon A1RMPsi-STORM 4.0 allows UF researchers to image deeper than traditional confocal limitations, reconstruct super resolution structure and utilize single confocal imaging.
The McKnight Brain Institute is pleased to congratulate our 2015 Fellowship Awardees The MBI Fellowships were established to support students and fellows conducting neuroscience and brain-related research in MBI affiliated laboratories. Two winners were selected and will each receive $60,000 ($30,000/year for two years). Three runner-ups were also selected and…
