Our Neurophysiology exams tend to ask practical questions from atypical angles. In our first exam of this semester, our talented students were tasked with dissecting the captivating scene from “Casino Royale” where Bond grapples with the effects of foxglove digitalis (https://youtu.be/3jQbXuvGR5o?si=EyOcN2Q_jmzpj4_i), considering the aspect “true to the biology” and…
UF’s Center for Undergraduate Research Board of Students (CURBS) and UF Student Government hosted the 2023 Undergraduate Research Expo September 25th from 5-7pm. The expo serves to familiarize undergraduates with the variety of research conducted at UF and provide them with the opportunity to network with research faculty members. There…
Congratulations to Katherine Gonzalez for receiveing the 2023 NIDA Diversity Scholars Travel Award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Office of Diversity and Health Disparities (ODHD). This award will provide funds to pay for the costs of attending SfN in Washington, DC this November.
In the journey towards earning a Ph.D., one of the most significant milestones is conquering the qualifying exams. These exams serve as a rite of passage, marking the transition from being a graduate student to a full-fledged doctoral candidate. It’s a grueling test of knowledge, dedication, and perseverance. Today, we…
Congratulations to Alyssa Mickle for receiving the Trainee Professional Development Award (TPDA) from SfN for her abstract titled” Distribution of cervical spinal c-Fos expression after epidural stimulation in rats with cervical spinal cord injury”. To learn more about the Trainee Professional Development Award and others click below. https://www.sfn.org/initiatives/awards…
Congratulations to Andrew Moore for receiving a F31 Award for the NIH.
From left to right. Dr. Jeremy McIntyre, Aylin Ak, Julia Langman, and Vedant Garg. Jazmyn Coronado presented via Zoom and was not present to receive her award. Congratulations to our SNIP final presentation winners. The presentations were held July 27th, 2023 at the McKnight Brain Institute. Cellular/Molecular Neuroscience Category…
Congratulations to Abigail Anderson who is in Dr.Malú Gámez Tansey’s lab. She is officially a published author. Please find the link to her article below. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.07.15.549151v1.full…
The Department of Neuroscience is pleased to announce our summer graduates. Ph.D. program graduate is Grace Lloyd. Dr. Lloyd’s mentor was Benoit Giasson, Ph.D. The In-Person Master’s program graduates are Emely Gazarov who’s mentor was Barry Setlow, Ph.D. Emely’s dissertation title was “Pharmacokinetics of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol following acute cannabis smoke…
MacKenzie Bolen, a graduate student in Dr. Malu Tansey’s lab, was awarded a grant for her research through the Bryan W. Robinson Endowment. The award includes $4000 of support for Bolen’s research titled “A Gut-First Investigation of Parkinson’s Etiopathogenesis: Iron-Driven Mitochondria Dysregulation as a Function of Neuroimmune Cross-Talk…
