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Sarah Burns

Karina Alviña, Ph.D., promoted to Associate Research Professor

The University of Florida Department of Neuroscience is proud to announce the promotion of Karina Alviña, Ph.D., to the rank of Associate Research Professor. This achievement reflects Dr. Alviña’s exceptional contributions to neuroscience research, education, and service to the University of Florida and the broader scientific community. Please join us…

Addison Field accepted into the University of Florida Emerging Scholars Program

Addison Field, an undergraduate researcher in Dr. Matthew Sarkisian’s lab, has been accepted into the 2026 University of Florida Emerging Scholars Program. This program recognizes students who demonstrate strong academic potential and a commitment to scholarly engagement. As part of this distinction, Field will receive a $1,000 stipend to support…

Lexi Riley-DiPaolo receives Frank M. Davis, MD Chairman Emeritus Award

We’re proud to share that Lexi Riley-DiPaolo has been selected to receive the Frank M. Davis, MD Chairman Emeritus Grant, the premier grant awarded each year, created within the Bryan W. Robinson Endowment for Neurosciences. This honor recognizes Riley-DiPaola’s exceptional dedication and promising contributions to neuroscience research. Her work reflects the spirit of innovation…

Ricardo Diaz-Rincon receives McKnight Brain Institute professional development award

Congratulations to Ricardo Diaz-Rincon on receiving $2,500 in professional development funds from the Evelyn F. and William L. McKnight Brain Institute at the University of Florida. This award, granted with the support of Dr. Jen Bizon, Director of the McKnight Brain Institute, and Dr. Joe Abisambra, Associate Director of Research…

Congratulations to Ricardo Diaz-Rincon on recent conference presentations

Congratulations to Ricardo Diaz-Rincon on presenting his work at two prestigious conferences. In December 2025, he presented at Stanford University’s AI+HEALTH Conference. He continued to share his research in April 2026 at the Frontiers in Computational Precision Health Conference, hosted by the University of California, San Francisco and the University…

Ricardo Diaz-Rincon presents AI research on Parkinson’s care at ICML 2026 

Neuroscience PhD Candidate Ricardo Diaz-Rincon recently had his paper, “CASCADE Conformal Prediction: Uncertainty-Adaptive Prediction Intervals for Two-Stage Clinical Decision Support,” accepted at the ICML 2026 Workshop on Statistical Frameworks for Uncertainty in Agentic Systems (AgenticUQ), held at the International Conference on Machine Learning, the leading internation machine learning conference.  This work introduces CASCADE,…

Caitland Love Receives AAUW American Doctoral Fellowship

Caitland Love has been selected as a recipient of the American Doctoral Fellowship from the American Association of University Women (AAUW) for the upcoming academic year. The AAUW, established in 1888, has a longstanding history of supporting women in higher education and advancing opportunities for women and girls. This fellowship…