A HEAD ABOVE THE REST
Experts across UF’s neuroscience and neuromedicine specialties make an impact in the clinic and the lab
The UF College of Medicine has emerged as a national leader in the field of neuromedicine and neuroscience, pioneering discoveries and treatments for disorders of the brain, including neurodegenerative diseases, brain cancers, addictive and psychiatric diseases, stroke, memory loss, acute spinal cord injuries and traumatic brain injuries. Through interdisciplinary collaborations, groundbreaking technology and state-of-the-art facilities, neuromedicine experts at UF are driving innovations with lasting impact for patients throughout the state and across the nation and the world.
Synap-Shots
Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research NIH funding rankings
The Joint Commission and American Stroke Association/American Heart Association
Network of 13 academic medical centers co-directed by Drs. Duane Mitchell and William Friedman
Unites more than 200 faculty members across campus
U.S. News & World Report 2023-24 rankings
$400,000 expansion includes collection of 460 donated brains and 700 blood samples
The Brainy Bunch
Meet some of the faces leading neuroscience and neuromedicine advancements at UF
Chair, department of neuroscience
An expert in brain aging and director of the Evelyn F. and William L. McKnight Brain Institute of the University of Florida
Chair, Lillian S. Wells Department of Neurosurgery
An expert in the treatment of brain aneurysms, brain arteriovenous malformations, and ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke
Chair, department of neurology
An expert in traumatic brain injury and sleep medicine and the founding director of UF’s Brain Injury, Rehabilitation and Neuroresilience Center
Chair, department of neuroscience at The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology
An expert in research exploring G-protein-coupled receptors, whose signaling pathways are important for nervous system function
Chair, department of psychiatry
An expert in obsessive-compulsive and anxiety spectrum disorders and director of UF’s Center for OCD, Anxiety and Related Disorders and interim director of UF Health’s Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment
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MINDS AND MACHINES
RESEARCHERS USE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO ACCELERATE AND ENHANCE NEUROSCIENCE INVESTIGATIONS
MENTAL MAPS
THE DOROTHY MANGURIAN NEUROIMAGING SUITE FEATURES FOUR NEW SPECIALIZED IMAGING MACHINES
NETWORKS OF CARE
UF CLINICIANS BRING INNOVATIVE EMERGENCY, PSYCHIATRIC AND VOCATIONAL OUTREACH TO FLORIDIANS
BUDDING BRAINIACS
NEW FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM AT THE MCKNIGHT BRAIN INSTITUTE OFFERS MENTORSHIP FROM LEADING NEUROSCIENTISTS
