Neuroscience

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.

More than 200 attendees gathered for the annual conference led by UF neuroscience students.

Ten competitors from eight schools across Florida participated in the 2026 Alachua County Brain Bee.

Adithya Gopinath and Yuxing Xia were rewarded for their research in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.

Sara N. Burke, Ph.D., assistant professor in the department of neuroscience, has been selected as a recipient of the 2017 American Psychological Association Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award in the area of behavioral and cognitive neuroscience. The honor will be presented to Burke at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., in August.

Sara N. Burke., Ph.D., an assistant professor in the UF department of neuroscience in the MBI, is studying the neurobiology of age-related memory loss.

    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.