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We are proud to celebrate Alyssa Mickle on receiving an NIH F31 Fellowship for her project titled, “Closed-loop epidural stimulation: respiratory motor plasticity and neural underpinnings” Alyssa received her Notice of Award in January and officially began the fellowship in March 2025. This prestigious grant supports her cutting-edge research on neural mechanisms of respiratory function and…
We are excited to announce that Dr. Matthew Sarkisian and his collaborators have received one of the prestigious MBI Accelerator Awards for the funding period January 31, 2025 – January 30, 2026! Investigators: Dr. Matthew R. Sarkisian, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience, College of Medicine Dr. Fan Zhang, Ph.D.Assistant Professor,…
Joshua Juhasz, a talented NEURON-Aging student, has earned 1st place in the ILR/UF Aging Science Award, sponsored by the Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) at Oak Hammock and the University of Florida! Joshua was recognized for his outstanding presentation exploring the association of statins and brain age — a topic with important implications for understanding healthy aging.
We are thrilled to announce that Caitlin Brennan, an undergraduate researcher in Dr. Erica Dale’s lab, has submitted a first-author abstract to the upcoming American Physiology Summit and has been honored with the Barbara A. Horwitz and John M. Horowitz Outstanding Undergraduate Abstract Award! This incredible achievement highlights Caitlin’s hard work, dedication, and passion for research. We…
We are excited to share the recent publication of a new methods paper titled, “A Simple, Low-Cost Implant for Reliable Diaphragm EMG Recordings in Awake, Behaving Rats.” A special shoutout to Jesus Penaloza Aponte, who is recognized as co-first author on this important contribution to neuroscience research. This innovative work not only advances methodology…
We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Adrienn Varga has been awarded the prestigious Thomas H. Maren Research Excellence Faculty Award! This honor recognizes outstanding research and provides two years of funding starting January 2025 to support her continued scientific contributions. This award is a testament to Dr. Varga’s dedication, innovation,…
We are proud to share that Dr. Adrienn Varga was invited to present at the prestigious NIH two-day workshop Advances in Developing Medical Countermeasures Against Opioids and Drug-Induced Respiratory Depression, which took place December 2024. Dr. Varga’s presentation, “A locus coeruleus circuit in opioid-induced respiratory depression,” offered valuable insights into neural circuitry and its…
We are thrilled to celebrate Dr. John Aaron Howell, a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of Dr. Eduardo Candelario-Jalil and a Gators NeuroScholar, for his outstanding achievements! Dr. Howell has recently published two impactful papers that contribute to our understanding of neuroinflammation and stroke: “Soluble epoxide hydrolase inhibition promotes regulatory T cells…
On behalf of the North Central Florida Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience – We are excited to share the official schedule for the 2025 conference (see the flyer) and to announce that conference registration and abstract submission for the Data Blitz and Poster Session are open now through January…
We are proud to highlight Dr. Nancy Padilla-Coreano’s latest publication:“A Multiparadigm Approach to Characterize Dominance Behaviors in CD1 and C57BL6 Male Mice.” This innovative study, published in eNeuro, utilizes a multiparadigm approach to investigate dominance behaviors in two commonly used mouse strains, shedding light on the complexities of social hierarchy…
