During this year’s two-day Celebration of Research event, seven University of Florida College of Medicine faculty members received recognition for their contributions as outstanding, rising star and pioneering researchers in their respective fields. An additional faculty member was honored with an award that acknowledges the crucial role mentors play in research…
When most people think about spinal cord injury, they often picture paralysis, the loss of movement in the arms or legs. That image is powerful, but incomplete. Many of the most consequential effects of spinal cord injury are less visible, including impaired bladder and bowel control, changes in…
The McKnight Brain Institute has allocated seed funding across 18 new projects through the MBI Accelerator Program, aimed at bolstering emerging research in neuroscience and neuromedicine at the University of Florida. “The MBI Accelerator Program allows us to invest in scientists at a pivotal stage, when a strong idea can…
Simon Ropicki was determined to come back to the Alachua County Brain Bee. In the competition two years ago, as a 12-year-old competing against mostly high school students, he finished in third place. Last year, he came in second. So as the spelling-bee-style contest of neuroscience facts rolled around this…
Daryl Fields, M.D., Ph.D., is a University of Florida McKnight Brain Institute, or MBI, Scholar, an assistant professor of neurosurgery at the University of Florida’s College of Medicine and a staff surgeon at the Malcom Randall Veterans Affairs Medical Center. His research aims to improve breathing and mobility for patients…
The BREATHE Training Program is currently recruiting 1 postdoctoral fellow for our NHLBI-funded training program. Applications due by February 15 for Spring 2026 appointment.
Daryl Fields, M.D., Ph.D., is an MBI Scholar and an assistant professor of neurosurgery at the University of Florida’s College of Medicine and a staff surgeon at the Malcom Randall Veterans Affairs Medical Center. His research aims to improve breathing and mobility for patients with spinal cord injury, ALS, multiple…
BREATHE T32 postdoc alum, Dr. Kelly Rock, has joined the Department of Physical Therapy as an Assistant Professor. A board-certified pediatric clinical specialist, Dr. Rock first came to the University of Florida to complete a postdoctoral fellowship in the department’s ImagingNMD research program. In her new faculty…
UF Innovate | Tech Licensing celebrated the achievements of University of Florida innovators at its eighth annual Standing InnOvation event on Wednesday, October 29, recognizing the groundbreaking research discoveries made in fiscal year 2025. This year’s event also marks 40 years since UF began transferring technologies from the lab into…
Barbara Smith, Ph.D., P.T., an assistant professor in the University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions Department of Physical Therapy, is one of 22 early career scholars and industry professionals named to the Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida, or ASEMFL, 2025 list of Rising Stars.
