McKnight Brain Institute

MBI members are among the panelists for Seeing Through Stroke, a discussion about the intersection of stroke and art at the Harn Museum.

Bill Gates recently invested in a venture fund to improve diagnostic testing for Alzheimer's. Steven DeKosky, M.D., discusses the importance of an early diagnosis for patients and researchers.

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.

The summer edition of The Brainstorm recaps our spring Brain Awareness Week activities, highlights researchers in the news and more.

Glenn Smith, Ph.D., ABPP-cn, chair of the department of clinical and health psychology, recently commented on the state of Alzheimer's disease research in a Citrus County Chronicle feature story.

Joseph McNamara, Ph.D., associate professor of psychiatry, commented on the Center for OCD, Anxiety & Related Disorders' Fear Facers Summer Camp for an article by The Independent Florida Alligator.

Regina Bussing, M.D., chair of the department of psychiatry, was recently featured in a multimedia story by WCJB TV20 about UF Health's new center of excellence designation from the National Network of Depression Centers.

Steven Munger, Ph.D., director of the UF Center for Smell and Taste, is leading a new conference focused on bridging the gap between researchers, clinicians and patients suffering from smell and taste disorders.

Brian Hoh, M.D., an internationally known expert in the treatment of brain aneurysms, brain arteriovenous malformations, and ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, will lead the department of neurosurgery.

The Perioperative Cognitive and Anesthesia Network program, led by Drs. Catherine Price and Patrick Tighe, assesses brain functions of older patients before surgery.