Cassandra Modrak, MS, is a PhD candidate in the Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience program, Department of Psychology. Cassandra is currently under the mentorship of Dr. Marek Schwendt. Cassandra has been chosen as the recipient of the research pilot grant for Spring 2023. COARD, with support from the Brooke Professorship and…
Ryan McCarty, MS, is a is a doctoral student in the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology at the University of Florida. Ryan earned his Bachelor’s of Science in Psychology from the University of Florida in 2016. He is currently under the mentorship of Dr. Joseph McNamara. Ryan has been…
As we are encouraged to engage in social distancing during the coronavirus crisis, how do we stay engaged with our elderly friends and family members?…
The MBI Outreach and Education Committee is pleased to announce a new round of funding to support neuroscience research at UF. There are funding opportunities open to undergraduate and graduate students, post-doctoral and clinical fellows and faculty members, across all Departments and Colleges of the UF community, as long as…
Many distinct psychiatric diseases share a common genetic structure, according to new research by the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, an international team of investigators that includes scientists at the University of Florida led by Carol Mathews, M.D., director of UF’s Center for OCD, Anxiety & Related…
The Center for OCD, Anxiety and Related Disorders (COARD), with support from the Brooke Professorship and the McKnight Brain Institute at UF, offers funding for pilot projects for trainees and junior faculty who are members of COARD and participating laboratories. Up to $25,000 per proposal is available. The aim…
The Center for OCD, Anxiety and Related Disorders (COARD), with support from the Brooke Professorship and the McKnight Brain Institute at the University of Florida, is offering funding for pilot projects for trainees and junior faculty who are members of COARD or a COARD participating laboratory. This funding opportunity announcement…
The UF Department of Psychiatry is holding a Mini ERP Boot Camp with Dr. Emily Kappenman from the University of California San Diego This three-day boot camp will review everything from the basics of EEG/ERP all the way through experimental design and pitfalls, concluding with a day of hands…
A group led by Heather Simpson, O.T.D., M.O.T., OTR/L, Southeast Regional Tourette Association of America Centers of Excellence coordinator, recently painted Gainesville’s 34th Street Graffiti Wall in support of Tourette Awareness Month.
