NFL Partners with UF to Measure On-Field Head Impacts Using Novel Mouthguard Sensors
Led by UF team physician and center member Jay Clugston, UF will partner with the NFL better understand on-field head impact.
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Researchers receive $3.6 million to study breathing therapy for patients with spinal cord injury
Center members Dr. Emily Fox and Dr. Gordon Mitchell lead a new study to investigate ways to optimize the treatment and gain a better understanding of which individuals will benefit……
BRAIN Center Members Lead the Way in Concussion Science
In a major week for concussion science across the United States and Europe, BRAIN Center members and alumni were represented across the board! Aliyah Snyder, PhD, and Michael Jaffee, MD, at the AAN Sports Concussion Course in Las Vegas. Dr. Michael Jaffee, Vice Chair of…
Adropin Treatment Shows Promise to Limit Post-stroke Brain Damage in Mouse Study
Center member Eduardo Canderlario-Jalil and his team have identified a new potential way to minimize brain damage caused by ischemic stroke: treatment using a synthetic form of adropin, a molecule naturally produced in mammals. Findings from the preclinical mouse-model study, published today in the journal Stroke, offer hope of adding…
BRAIN Center Members Join Gainesville Walk to End Alzheimer’s
As part of Team UFHealth, the BRAIN Center joined forces with the other neuroscience and neuromedicine centers on campus in the local Walk to End Alzheimer’s on October 22, 2022.
Center Members Among Research Teams Awarded MBI Grant Funding
Several center members, including Director Michael Jaffee, were among eight research teams awarded MBI funds to conduct neuroscience and neuromedicine research at UF.
Strategic Planning Retreat
The BRAIN Center was pleased to host a Strategic Planning Retreat at the beautiful Stern Learning Center on the UF Austin Cary Forest Campus on September 20, 2022. Facilitated by UFHR Training & Organizational Development, center members had an opportunity to discuss their shared definition…
Neural Networks: Overviews from Center Members
Want to learn more about the brain injury network here at UF? Starting in Fall 2022, center members will produce short videos regarding their work, collaborations, and hopes for the center in our Neural Networks series. These vignettes will be posted throughout the year. In preparation for our upcoming Strategic…
New Hard Hat Technology Can Protect Workers From Concussion
On NPR’s All Things Considered, Dr. Brandon Lucke-Wold weighs in on the need to incorporate technology for better protection.
Lakiesha Williams Receives NIH Award to Study Dura Mater Grafts
Center Steering Committee member Lakiesha Williams, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, recently received a prestigious R01 grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke. This $1.7M award will support her work, along with co-investigators Dr. Erika Moore in Materials Science and Engineering and Dr. Justin Hilliard in Neurosurgery, comparing…
