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Interested in Applying to the BMS PhD program with a concentration in Neuroscience? These current students break down the process.
Each student discusses their personal journey from undergrad to the graduate program. It is evident through their stories that one size does not fit all, and there is no one way to be ready for graduate school.
North Central Florida Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience – Fall 2021 General Body Meeting
The North Central Florida chapter of the Society for Neuroscience will be hosting a virtual fall general body meeting on Thursday, September 9th at 4pm. Come and learn about how to get involved with the professional development and outreach events we have planned for the upcoming…
NeuroNews: September 2021
Click here to read the September 2021 edition of NeuroNews, featuring the latest highlights from the department of neuroscience.
MBI – UF neuroscientists discover biomarker with potential to aid Parkinson’s diagnosis
University of Florida neuroscientists have developed a new assay, or test, to detect minute amounts of a protein called tyrosine hydroxylase in blood immune cells of Parkinson’s disease patients, a key finding to aid in the development of a blood test to help diagnose and guide treatment for the neurodegenerative disorder.
SNIP students arrive on campus for summer program
On May 29, Summer Neuroscience Internship Program (SNIP) students for the 2021 program arrived on UF’s campus. These interns will join active neuroscience research labs at the University of Florida (UF), one of the largest and most productive research universities in the United…
Setlow and Bizon co-edit Behavioural Brain Research journal
Barry Setlow, Ph. D. and Jen Bizon, Ph.D. co-edit an invitational special issue of the Behavioural Brain Research journal titled "Amygdala and value-based decision making," based on related previous work.
Rebecca Wallings receives Bright Focus Foundation fellowship for an Alzheimer’s Disease Research Program award
Last month, Rebecca Wallings, Post Doctoral Associate, received the Bright Focus Foundation fellowship for an Alzheimer’s Disease Research Program award. This is a 2-year fellowship worth $200,000 where Wallings will be completing a project entitled “The role of the peripheral immune-system in FTD-GRN; increasing understanding for future therapeutic target…
BAW Week 2021 Helmet Winners
This year, Brain Awareness Week was held March 15-19th through an entirely virtual format. Working with the Alachua County school system, lessons incorporated age-appropriate brain information with accompanying activities. These include making a pipe cleaner neuron or brain hat for the younger students, 5 brain tricks and the 5 senses,…
Douglas Miller defends thesis May 20, 2021
On Thursday, May 20, 2021, Douglas Miller, predoc fellow, will defend his thesis entitled “Differential sensitivity of the SNC and VTA dopaminergic networks.” The motivation behind the thesis, Miller says, was to better understand complex network properties of dopaminergic brain regions that make them sensitive to neuronal loss…