Today marks the start of National Physician Assistant Week, a celebration each year from Oct. 6-12 recognizing the PA profession and its contributions to the nation’s health. This year’s PA Week is especially significant as it falls during a pandemic. PAs, along with our partners across the health…
Congratulations to Dr. Subramony on the funding of the a Global, multi-stakeholder, consortium launched to study neuroimaging biomarkers for Friedreich Ataxia. A Natural History Study to TRACK Brain and Spinal Cord Changes in Individuals with Friedreich Ataxia (TRACK-FA) The Friedreich’s Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA) and partner organizations proudly announce…
UF neurologist has earned a five-year, $3.2 million grant from the NIH’s National Institute on Aging to expand her research into dementia with Lewy bodies, or DLB. The grant will fund a study led by Melissa Armstrong, M.D., an associate professor of neurology, to improve end-of-life experiences for individuals with…
Through funding provided to McKnight Brain Institute by the Karen Toffler Charitable Trust for Neuroscience Research and Education Fund, the MBI established the Toffler Research Awards to provide summer research funds for M.D. and M.D./Ph.D. students in neuroscience. Funding will also be available for students to travel to present their…
U.S. News & World Report named the University of Florida the No. 6 public university in the country, continuing the university’s upward trajectory and placing it on the cusp of reaching its top-five goal. The announcement marks the fourth consecutive year UF rose in the…
Congratulations to Dr. Michael Okun on the publication of “A New Day: the role of telemedicine in reshaping care for persons with movement disorders,” in the September 2020 issue of Movement Disorders. Abstract The COVID‐19 pandemic has demonstrated the fragility of clinic‐based care for Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders.
World Alzheimer’s Month is the international campaign every September to raise awareness and challenge the stigma that surrounds dementia. September 2020 will mark the 9th World Alzheimer’s Month. 2 out of every 3 people globally believe there is little or no understanding of dementia in their countries.The impact of World…
Congratulations Drs. Janine Lopes, and Michael Okun on the publication of “Pavlovian bias in Parkinson’s disease: an objective marker of impulsivity that modulates with deep brain stimulation.” This article was published in the August edition of Scientific Reports. Abstract Impulsivity is a common symptom in Parkinson’s disease (PD). Adaptive behavior…
Seven University of Florida neuroscientists have earned Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Research Trust Bridge Funds, which support developing research programs that demonstrated financial need in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.The awards will ensure continuity of lab personnel and core research teams and enable continued research that will lead…
