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Notterpek leaves lasting impact on UF Department of Neuroscience

Published: May 15th, 2020

After 21 years at the University of Florida College of Medicine and more than 11 years as chair of neuroscience, Lucia Notterpek, Ph.D., has accepted a new leadership role at […]

Transition in Leadership – Department of Neuroscience

Published: Apr 17th, 2020

Please join us in expressing gratitude to Dr. Lucia Notterpek for her service and leadership to the department throughout the past 21 years. Over the course of her tenure as […]

Khoshbouei Lab Produces 3 Journal Publications

Published: Apr 14th, 2020

Microglia senescence occurs in both substantia nigra and ventral tegmental area. Shaerzadeh F, Phan L, Miller D, Dacquel M, Hachmeister W, Hansen C, Bechtle A, Tu D, Martcheva M, Foster […]

2020 William G. Luttge Award for Outstanding Graduate Research in Neuroscience Winners

Published: Mar 17th, 2020

The William G. Luttge Award for Outstanding Graduate Research in Neuroscience was established in the honor of Dr. Luttge, the Founding Executive director of the McKnight Brain Institute.  This distinction […]

Dr. Gerry Shaw, Professor Emeritus, co-author on Iron Age brain preservation study

Published: Feb 4th, 2020

Click here to read the article in LIVE SCIENCE. Link to the study entitled “Protein aggregate formation permits millennium-old brain preservation” published by The Royal Society.  

Sia Brain Awareness Foundation

Published: Feb 4th, 2020

The 2020 Sia Yorker Medical Science Scholarship Banquet will be held Saturday, March 7, 2020 at the Orlando Lake Mary Marriott located at 1501 International Parkway, Lake Mary, Florida. This […]

2020 Society for Neuroscience North Central Florida Chapter Conference

Published: Dec 20th, 2019

2019 University of Florida International Center Certificate of Excellence

Published: Oct 31st, 2019

Congratulations to Morgan Urdaneta in Dr. Kevin Otto‘s lab for being selected by the College to receive the 2019 University of Florida International Center Certificate of Excellence. This certificate will […]

Graduate Student, Doug Miller & the Khoshbouei Lab publish in September 19, 2019 PLOS ONE

Published: Oct 29th, 2019

Article Source: Methamphetamine regulation of activity and topology of ventral midbrain networks Miller DR, Lebowitz JJ, Guenther DT, Refowich AJ, Hansen C, et al. (2019) Methamphetamine regulation of activity and topology of ventral midbrain networks. […]

2019 University Term Professorship Recipients

Published: Oct 29th, 2019

Drs. Sue Semple-Rowland and Sara Burke were each awarded a 2019-2020 University Term Professorship by the Provost’s Office to denote recent meritorious achievements. This award runs for 3 years and provides […]