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Melinda Fawcett
PTSD and Research on Brain Injury Podcast with John B. Williamson
Featuring guest John B. Williamson, PhD, Associate Professor, Center for Cognitive Aging and Memory, McKnight Brain Institute and Brain Rehabilitation Research Center, North Florida/South Georgia VAMC, Center for OCD and Anxiety Related Disorders, UF Departments of Neurology and Psychiatry…
North Central Florida Society for Neuroscience hosts 14th annual conference
The North Central Florida Society for Neuroscience this week held its 14th annual regional conference, featuring a keynote address by Saul Villeda, Ph.D., of UCSF, a poster competition and consecutive-day data blitzes.
Jessica Sanders Receives University of Florida’s Superior Accomplishment Award
Jessica Sanders, an Administrative Specialist I within the Addiction Medicine Division of the Department of Psychiatry, has been honored with the University of Florida Superior Accomplishment Award. This prestigious award celebrates faculty and staff members who demonstrate exceptional service, efficiency, and impact on the quality of…
Dr. Barthle-Herrera publishes children’s guide to OCD
Authors Megan Barthle-Herrera, Ph.D. and Amanda Balkhi, Ph.D. released “a much-anticipated resource for families of young children with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) – for the first time young children with OCD can see themselves represented in a diverse cast of children as they challenge and beat their Worry Monster!…
2024 College of Medicine Celebration of Research
The College of Medicine held their 14th Annual Celebration of Research Poster Session at the Stephen O’Connell Center on Monday, February 12, 2024. The department of psychiatry was well represented at this year’s event. The annual research poster session is a wonderful opportunity to reflect on the strength of…
UF Health Providers Extend Mental Health Training to Ukrainian Healthcare Personnel
By: Ana Turner, MD In a collaborative effort between the Gainesville and Jacksonville Departments of Psychiatry, four UF psychiatrists provided mental health training to nearly 300 healthcare providers actively working throughout Ukraine on January 25, 2024. On that date, which happened to be…
MBI celebrates 25th anniversary with illuminating symposium
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Evelyn F. and William L. McKnight Brain Institute, the UF neuroscience and neuromedicine community came together Feb. 2 for a daylong symposium delving into the latest research advances and featuring a presentation by Adam Gazzaley, M.D., Ph.D., of UCSF for the ninth annual…
Dr. Jiang Earns SOBP Travel Award
Shixie Jiang, MD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, has been selected to receive a 2024 Society of Biological Psychiatry (SOBP) Chair’s Choice Travel Fellowship Award for the 2024 Annual SOBP Meeting. Selection criteria for the award includes past excellence…