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Upcoming NCF SfN Virtual Conference with Dr. Steven Maier

Join us for the first ever North Central Florida Society for Neuroscience (NCF SfN) Virtual Conference on February 19th, 2021. This year’s conference will offer a chance to exchange scientific discoveries, network, and present to fellow neuroscientists across the North Central Florida region. The North Central Florida region includes, but…

2019 Brain Awareness Week & Luttge Lecture

Our North Central Florida Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience hosted a successful 2019 Brain Awareness Week. Our students, trainees and colleagues had a record turnout, reaching 2,554 kids of all ages, from kindergarten to 12th grade. With the help of over 75 volunteers, they visited 20 schools throughout…

2019 NCF SfN Chapter Conference Speaker

The 9th Annual NCF SfN Chapter Conference took place on Friday, January 25th, with over 122 people registered for the conference and 74 registered to give poster presentations. The NCF SfN hosted Keynote Speaker Dr. Lorenzo Leggio, NIAAA-NIDA Section Chief on Clinical Psychoneuroendocrinology and Neruopsychopharmacology.

2019 William G. Luttge Award for Outstanding Graduate Research in Neuroscience Winners

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 is awarded annually to Neuroscience Ph.D. students who participate in a 15-minute oral competition.  The top three students will receive…

Images for NCFSFN Chapter Conference 2017

NCFSfN Officers with Dr. Burwell First Place Graduate Student Poster: Joseph Lebowitz Third Place Graduate Student Poster: Caesar Hernandez Second Place Graduate Student Poster: Amrutha Pattamatta First Place Undergraduate Poster: Miranda Schwabe Second Place…

Images for NCFSFN Chapter Conference 2016

Poster Session Postdoc First Place Poster: Dr. Kaustuv Saha Poster Session Graduate Student Third Place Poster: John Shallcross NCFSfN Officers with Dr. Susan Amara Data Blitz Participants Undergraduate First Place Poster: Sean Turner…

Brain Awareness Week 2016

Click here to see more images from the 2016 NCFSfN Chapter Conference BAW OUTREACH SUMMARY Almost 2,000 students learned about the brain this year! 17 schools visited in Gainesville and North Central Florida area Over 40 volunteers Brain Awareness Week featured in THE UF POST  …