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MBI Inter-institutional Meeting 2019: How to prevent cognitive decline in aging
Expert neuroscientists who study age-related memory loss at all four McKnight Brain Institutes in the U.S. came together in Gainesville for 11th annual meeting.
Dr. Maryam Rahman earns Preuss Research Award
Maryam Rahman, M.D., was named the 2019 Preuss Research Award winner during the American Association of Neurological Surgeons annual scientific meeting.
April 11: McKnight Inter-institutional Meeting keynote address
Tony Wyss-Coray, Ph.D., a professor of neurology and neurological sciences at Stanford University, will deliver the keynote address for the McKnight Inter-institutional Meeting at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 11 at the Harrell Medical Education Building (Room LS 125). Wyss-Coray will discuss the systemic regulation of brain aging and neurodegeneration. This is the 11th annual McKnight…
Two Jocks, One Goal: Cure Parkinson’s
In the laboratory of David Vaillancourt, Ph.D., researchers are applying a groundbreaking, noninvasive imaging biomarker they identified to discover better diagnostics and treatment of Parkinson’s disease.
Renowned neuroscientists to join UF Health, propel discovery of treatments for neurological diseases
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.
UF neuroscience students celebrate Brain Awareness Week with demos for 2,500 kids
UF neuroscience students spread to public schools this week and hosted field trips at UF’s McKnight Brain Institute and academic health center.
NIAAA director delivers 2019 Luttge Lectureship
NIAA Director Dr. George Koob discussed the state of alcohol use disorders in the U.S. and the pursuit of new treatment targets during the seventh annual Luttge Lectureship in Neuroscience.
Robotic device enhances surgical procedure for patients with epilepsy
A new surgical robot, ROSA Brain, is making a surgical procedure for patients with epilepsy more efficient.
2018 in review: The MBI’s past, present and future
MBI Director Todd Golde, M.D., Ph.D., looks back at 2018 – a year that marked 20 years since our institute opened its doors – and shares his excitement about the future.