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Gator NeuroScholars: An Enhanced Postdoc Fellowship at the University of Florida

Enhanced Postdoctoral Opportunities at UF in Cognitive Aging and Memory Applications are open for a new program offered by the UF McKnight Brain Institute: Gator NeuroScholars. Four postdoctoral associates will be awarded a highly competitive stipend ($60,000-65,000) for up to 3 years, with additional funds for travel and computing needs. In Year…

CAM joins BRAIN Center to reach leaderboard of neurotrauma 5K

The Center for Cognitive Aging and Memory and UF’s Brain Injury, Rehab, & Neuroresilience Center teamed up to reach the leaderboard in the 2nd Annual Neurotrauma 5K (3.1 miles) Fun Run/Walk in support of the National Neurotrauma Society’s (NNS) education, advocacy and research initiatives.  This is the first year that…

CAM Welcomes 4 Summer Neuroscience Students

Every summer the Department of Neuroscience, in conjunction with the Evelyn F. and William L.McKnight Brain Institute, hosts a 10-week internship to undergraduate students interested in pursuing a Ph.D. in neuroscience. The Summer Neuroscience Internship Program (SNIP) places paid interns in active neuroscience research labs to obtain hands-on laboratory and…

FANG RECEIVES HWCOE 2022 FACULTY AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN INNOVATION

Dr. Ruogu Fang, assistant professor, has been selected to receive the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering 2022 Faculty Award for Excellence in Innovation. The Faculty Award for Excellence in Innovation recognizes and rewards a faculty member who has best demonstrated extraordinary innovation and creativity through their research or teaching portfolio and…

COVID-19 and risk of acute ischemic stroke in elderly

A new study published in the journal Neurology analyzing Medicare claims of more than 37,000 patients with COVID-19 and acute ischemic stroke has important clinical implications, according to an accompanying editorial by Alexis Simpkins, M.D., Ph.D., MSCR, FAHA, a clinical assistant professor of neurology in the UF College of Medicine. Simpkins…

Drs. Bizon and Setlow discuss cannabis and the aging brain in Physiology Magazine

Drs. Jen Bizon and Barry Setlow study the influence cannabis has on GABAergic signaling systems in rodents. Most research on what effects cannabis has on the brain deals adolescents and a younger population. Drs. Bizon and Setlow discuss their research which focuses on cannabis’ impact on age-related cognitive function. Early…