Jennifer Bizon, Ph.D., chair of the UF College of Medicine department of neuroscience and an expert in brain aging, has been appointed director of the Evelyn F. and William L. McKnight Brain Institute of the University of Florida.
Please come join us as we show off our local talent and engage with our amazing line up of speakers for the 13th Annual North Central Chapter Society for Neuroscience Regional Conference. Festivities will start with poster sessions! There are so many poster presentations that two separate sessions had to…
Scientists have known for years that unhealthy diets – particularly those that are high in fat and sugar – may cause detrimental changes to the brain and lead to cognitive impairment.
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.
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…
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.
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…
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.
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…
