UF Center for NeuroGenetics

The official Twitter account of the Center for NeuroGenetics at the University of Florida

[Juan Arboleda (he/him) @gen_jarboleda]

I’ve been working with some peers in the @UFNeuroGenetics to set up a NeuroGenetics student organization at @UF. Excited to unveil our official logo! Very excited for things to come.

[UF McKnight Brain Institute @UFMBI]

Our final session begins at 3:45- “New Vistas in Brain Research: Perspectives from MBI Rising Stars” featuring an all-star panel of researchers sharing their experiences and providing advice to up-and-coming neuro researchers. Watch via livestream: https://t.co/6mt3fLgAk4. #MBI25

[UF McKnight Brain Institute @UFMBI]

Don't miss our next session“We Didn’t Even Know: Reflections on 25 Years of Progress in Brain Research Blitz” featuring 11 center directors starting at 10:30. Watch via livestream: https://t.co/6mt3fLgAk4. #MBI25

[UF McKnight Brain Institute @UFMBI]

It's a full house for Friday's Community Symposium & in-person registration is closed, but watch via livestream on your device or in a watch-party room at the MBI: L2-101 & L1-126 (all day) & L3-101 (starting at 12:30).

Learn more and reserve at T-shirt: https://t.co/27qKLdxKDs

[Juan Arboleda (he/him) @gen_jarboleda]

Couldn’t have asked for a more productive @UFNeuroGenetics retreat! So thankful to work in a center with a culture of care.

[UF McKnight Brain Institute @UFMBI]

MBI members are taking on neurodegeneration at the 1Florida Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, @UFNeuroGenetics, @UFCTRND and other centers across the @UF campus and beyond. #MBI25

Click here to help advance our research efforts: https://t.co/DpkIrQlWTZ

[UF McKnight Brain Institute @UFMBI]

MBI members and anyone doing neuroscience or neuromedicine research @UF: Join us for an MBI Community Town Hall at 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7.

Learn about MBI strategic planning, building updates, upcoming events and more. Snacks will be provided!

[Eric T Wang @EricTWang]

A thread to summarize the work of @KPoukalov and co-authors, recently posted to bioRxiv: https://t.co/sudxQz8IYp

[Eric T Wang @EricTWang]

Today is International Myotonic Dystrophy Awareness Day! @UFNeuroGenetics, we were joined by @LehtinenLab - fascinating talk about choroid plexus, a brain tissue affected in myotonic dystrophy. Lab members are working hard and showing their support! @MyotonicStrong @UFHealth @UF

[UF Health @UFHealth]

UF Health contributes to a record-breaking $1.25B in research expenditures for FY 2023! 💡🔬 The research spans from cancer to AI in healthcare. How does this stack up nationally? #Research #HealthcareInnovation

https://t.co/6CH0nqE2sW

[Kotaro Fujii @KotaroFujii1]

We are recruiting multiple young faculties in Virology and Genetics. Here are great RNA Science and Neurodegeneration communities. Please join us! @UFGenetics @UFNeuroGenetics

[UF Medicine @UFMedicine]

Early-career @UF Medicine investigators are achieving success with grant funding applications through the college's R01 Boot Camp mentorship program. Hear from participants and learn more about the program at https://t.co/Fdi74jVauE

[UF McKnight Brain Institute @UFMBI]

New @MDJ_Journal study: Kids whose tic disorders are most likely to persist to adulthood have multiple psychiatric conditions & first-degree relatives w/ such conditions. In @NeurologyToday, @UF's Dr. Irene Malaty stresses managing coexisting conditions. https://t.co/pfJ23TLdio

[Emily Plowman, Ph.D., FASHA @emplowman]

Another @uf_arc lab trainee pub published today! https://t.co/0JPVmQXI3e @cara_donohue @ltaborgray @FixelInstitute @UFMBI @UFSurgery @UF_ENT @UFBreathe @UFPHHP

[UF McKnight Brain Institute @UFMBI]

This summer, the MBI is launching a new postdoctoral fellowship program, Gator NeuroScholars, featuring a highly competitive stipend and opportunities to work side-by-side with some of the nation’s top neuroscientists.

Read more: https://t.co/5voKsiHYZ9

[UF Center for NeuroGenetics @UFNeuroGenetics]

You can also read about this study on the @alsassociation website: https://t.co/HamsTF4Wxe

We are extremely grateful to the ALS Association and study participants for supporting our clinical trial for C9orf72 ALS patients!

[UF Center for NeuroGenetics @UFNeuroGenetics]

📢Exciting research update! Dr. Laura Ranum and her colleagues @UF are conducting a groundbreaking phase 2 clinical trial for C9orf72-linked familial ALS.

You can read more about this on our website for more details:https://t.co/LJiMumcQzI💪💙#ALSResearch

[UF Center for NeuroGenetics @UFNeuroGenetics]

🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Eric Wang, named a UFRF Professor for 2023 at the University of Florida! #ResearchExcellence #AcademicAchievement

Read More: https://t.co/QIDCEk0o4e

[UF Center for NeuroGenetics @UFNeuroGenetics]

🔬 Emma Shea has been awarded a 2023 MDF fellowship! Emma is a graduate assistant in Dr. Eric Wang's Lab here at the University of Florida.

Read the full article on our website: https://t.co/YUCSt9QvxD

[UF McKnight Brain Institute @UFMBI]

Newly expanded @UF Neuromedicine Human Brain and Tissue Bank will offer researchers greater access to a vast collection of samples to support investigations into diseases of the brain. Leaders expect the new research space to open this summer.

Read more: https://t.co/OX3YdkAPYh