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Three ¼ø»Æʦapp researchers - Randy Blakely, Ph.D., Gregg Fields, Ph.D., and Hari Kalva, Ph.D. - were inducted into the 2025 class of the Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida.

A study by ¼ø»Æʦapp researchers and collaborators in a mouse model has unveiled a novel strategy that has the potential to combat Alzheimer's disease by targeting muscle health.

¼ø»Æʦapp's Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute hosted a pair of events that explored breakthrough neuroscience research seeking to understand the basis of brain resilience and lay the foundation for new treatments...

¼ø»Æʦapp's Art of Science showcases stunning research-inspired images submitted by ¼ø»Æʦapp, faculty and staff. Explore more than 200 entries and vote for your favorite in the People's Choice Award.

¼ø»Æʦapp scientists have discovered that the protein Frazzled (DCC in humans) fine-tunes neuron connections, keeping signals fast and precise - key to a fruit fly's rapid escape reflex and healthy nervous system.

Nearly 70 ¼ø»Æʦapp faculty are ranked among the world's top 2% of scientists by Stanford-Elsevier, recognizing their global research impact across 22 fields and 174 subfields from engineering to humanities.

Neuroscience Graduate Program Fosters New Talent in Scientific Research

The newly expanded ¼ø»Æʦapp NeuroInnovate Center is the first in the world to integrate advanced MRI and focused ultrasound technologies into a single, unified platform for both preclinical and clinical research.

¼ø»Æʦapp will help to lead this global effort to harness aesthetic experiences for brain health, as one of just two Florida universities and about 35 worldwide in the network's initial working group.

A study by the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine showed that the drug PPL-138 reduced anxiety, pain, and alcohol misuse in rats with PTSD-like symptoms by targeting specific opioid receptors in the brain.