We are proud to announce that Adithya Gopinath, Ph.D. has received a Notice of Award for a K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award from the National Institutes of Health. This highly competitive award is designed to support promising postdoctoral researchers in their transition to independent faculty positions. The K99/R00 provides up to five years of grant…| Department of Neuroscience » College of Medicine » University of ...
The UF College of Medicine proudly announces that Dr. Matthew Sarkisian, Associate Professor in the Department of Neuroscience, has been selected as one of two distinguished recipients of the 2025 Research Equipment Seed Fund (RESF) award, a highly competitive program supporting innovative acquisition or development of high-impact research tools. This year, 12 awards were granted…| Department of Neuroscience » College of Medicine » University of ...
We are delighted to share that Dr. Karina Alviña and Sabrina Campos have been selected to receive the Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience (FUN) Student Travel Award for the 2025 Society for Neuroscience (SfN) Annual Meeting, which will take place in San Diego, CA, from November 15–19, 2025. Their proposals were selected after careful consideration, based…| Department of Neuroscience » College of Medicine » University of ...
The UF Department of Neuroscience is proud to announce the promotion of Dr. Jose Abisambra to the rank of Professor. This achievement reflects Dr. Abisambra’s exceptional contributions to neuroscience research, education, and service to the University of Florida and the broader scientific community. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Abisambra on this well-deserved recognition of…| neuroscience.ufl.edu
Nayla Jimenez, an undergraduate researcher in the Padilla-Coreano Lab, has been selected for the Pecot Fellowship from the McKnight Foundation! This prestigious fellowship recognizes outstanding promise in neuroscience research and supports underrepresented students pursuing careers in the field. We are so proud of Nayla and excited to see all she will accomplish!| Department of Neuroscience » College of Medicine » University of ...
We are pleased to announce the successful completion of the 2025 Summer Neuroscience Internship Program (SNIP), held from May 16 to July 25. Since 2016, this ten-week, full-time paid research experience – hosted by the UF Department of Neuroscience and the Evelyn F. and William L. McKnight Brain Institute – has provided hands-on research experience and professional development…| Department of Neuroscience » College of Medicine » University of ...
We extend our sincere congratulations to all 2025 Summer Neuroscience Internship Program (SNIP) trainees for the successful presentation of their summer research projects at this year’s SNIP Celebration of Research Day. Their commitment to scientific inquiry and excellence was clearly demonstrated in this year’s poster session. We also recognize the outstanding achievements of our Poster…| Department of Neuroscience » College of Medicine » University of ...
We are pleased to announce the results of the 2025–26 election for the North Central Florida Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience (NCF SfN)! Meet the 2025–26 NCF Chapter of SfN Officers: This student- and trainee-led executive board is composed of individuals who are actively pursuing neuroscience research while contributing their time and leadership to…| Department of Neuroscience » College of Medicine » University of ...
We’re proud to share that Leah Phan has been selected to receive the Frank M. Davis, MD Chairman Emeritus Grant, the premier grant awarded each year, created within the Bryan W. Robinson Endowment for Neurosciences. This honor recognizes Leah’s exceptional dedication and promising contributions to neuroscience research. Her work reflects the spirit of innovation and…| Department of Neuroscience » College of Medicine » University of ...
We are thrilled to share that Lexi Riley-DiPaolo has been awarded the Young Investigator Award at the International Research Conference on Neurodegenerative Diseases (IRCND)! This prestigious recognition highlights Lexi’s outstanding contributions to the field and her dedication to advancing research on neurodegenerative diseases. We are incredibly proud of her accomplishments and can’t wait to see…| Department of Neuroscience » College of Medicine » University of ...
Summer Neuroscience PhD graduate, Zachary Simon, recently attended the prestigious Summer Program in Neuroscience, Excellence and Success (SPINES) at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, MA. SPINES has a well-established track record of recruiting exceptional trainees for career development and skill-building. We are also thrilled to share that Zachary has accepted a postdoctoral position…| neuroscience.ufl.edu
Dr. Jennifer Bizon is a Professor in the Departments of Neuroscience and Psychiatry at the University of Florida, College of Medicine. She received her Bachelor of Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1993) and her Ph.D. in Neurobiology and Behavior from University of California, Irvine (1998). She received postdoctoral training at Johns Hopkins University (1998-2003) and then established her own laboratory at Texas A&M University prior to joining the University of Fl...| Department of Neuroscience
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