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Gift and new $75 million initiative to expand Norman Fixel Institute

September 14, 2021

$25 million gift from the Lauren and Lee Fixel Family Foundation aimed at improving the lives of patients across the globe.

photo of the front of the Fixel building. it looks new and there is an space to pull your car up to the front of the building

Forward motion

January 2, 2020

One family raised the bar for excellence at UF’s movement disorders program. Learn more in the latest edition of Florida Physician.

Renowned neuroscientists to join UF Health, propel discovery of treatments for neurological diseases

March 18, 2019

Three renowned neuroscientists from top U.S. research institutions — Drs. Malú G. Tansey, Ph.D., Matthew LaVoie, Ph.D., and Stefan Prokop, M.D. — will join the newly established Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases at UF Health.

Media coverage of Fixel Institute announcement

January 23, 2019

See media highlights stemming from Jan. 18's Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases at UF Health gift announcement.

UF and UF Health announce $20 million gift from Lauren and Lee Fixel Foundation

January 18, 2019

Funds will help launch institute at UF Health for Parkinson’s and other neurodegenerative diseases.