Thursday, May 13 and Friday, May 14, 2027
UF Research & Academic Center at Lake Nona, Orlando
The 2nd Annual Florida Brain Injury Research Symposium returns alongside Brain Injury Florida’s 5th Annual Education Conference. The 2027 theme is Moving Beyond the Brain Injury: Living, Healing, Thriving.
The two days bring together people with lived experience of brain injury, families, clinicians, and researchers from across Florida, with a poster session and reception on Thursday evening. Registration and the call for abstracts will open here.
Organizations interested in sponsoring the symposium are encouraged to contact Jessica Kirwan, jessica.kirwan@neurology.ufl.edu.
The 2026 Symposium
The inaugural Florida Brain Injury Research Symposium was held May 14, 2026, at the UF Research & Academic Center at Lake Nona. Read the highlights, or view the 2026 agenda for a sense of the day.
Contact
For questions regarding the symposium or abstract submissions, please contact:
Jessica Kirwan
University of Florida BRAIN Center
Email: jessica.kirwan @ neurology.ufl.edu