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…
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…
In a recent CBC Radio episode, Dr. Lucke-Wold discusses how diet, alcohol and tobacco can factor into recovery after a TBI.
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…
The North Central Florida Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience (SfN), the only student-run SfN chapter in the U.S., capped off Brain Awareness Week’s first virtual installment today in partnership with the BRAIN Center and UF’s McKnight Brain Institute.
One year ago, members of the UF BRAIN Center teamed up with HealthStreet and Joseph Giacino, Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Harvard, for the Our Community, Our Health (OCOH) Town Hall on Traumatic Brain Injury. While the emergence of COVID-19…
The UF HealthStreet community engagement newsletter is recognizing Brain Injury Awareness Month and the importance of helmet safety in their most recent issue.
The UF Brain Injury, Rehabilitation, and Neuroresilience Center hosted the BRAIN Building seminar on March 5, 2021. Dr. Lisa Merck, Vice Chair of Research in the Department of Emergency Medicine, and Dr. Christopher Robinson, Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology’s Division of Neurocritical Care, spoke on:…
Brain injury collaborative network Williams & Abisambra On Jan 9, 2023, Drs. Lakiesha Williams and Joe Abisambra kicked off the first BRAIN Building of the…
Connecting with Our Student Community UF Athlete Brain The BRAIN Center works closely with the student-led Athlete Brain organization, mentored by center member…
