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MBI Researcher Highlight: Dr. Kimberly Alonge

June 4, 2026

Dr. Kimberly Alonge's research explores the role of the brain’s extracellular matrices in neuro disorders as well as in aging, obesity and diabetes.

Researcher Highlight featuring Dr. Kimberly Alonge, Associate Professor of Neuroscience at UF College of Medicine.

AMRIS adds 7 Tesla MRI/MRS preclinical scanner

May 18, 2023

Scanner housed at UF’s Advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy Facility will bolster research efforts across campus.

photo of an m-r-i machine with a patient tray extended

Suspected link between Parkinson’s and diabetes

July 16, 2018

Michael Okun, M.D., UF neurology chair and medical director of the National Parkinson's Foundation, recently commented in a news story released by South Africa's health24 on the link between diabetes and Parkinson's disease.