Congratulations to Dr. Jonathan Bird on the successful competing renewal of his R01 grant from the National Institute of Health (NIH) for his project, “Molecular Mechanisms of Hair Bundle Development and Maintenance.” Securing a competing R01 renewal is a significant achievement that speaks to the high impact and productivity of…
Congratulations to FCSI member Maria Ramirez, Graduate Student in the Wesson Lab, on being awarded a three-year NIH F31 Predoctoral Fellowship from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). This award is a testament to her scientific promise and the compelling nature of her research project, “Chemosensory influences of intranasal…
Congratulations to PhD Candidate Akash Rajaram on being awarded the ALS Research Fellowship from the Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases at UF Health. Supported by the Napier family, this award is a wonderful testament to Akash’s dedication and the great promise of his research. Please join us in celebrating…
Major congratulations to Dr. Nicolle Chambers and her mentor Dr Mark Moehle on receiving a prestigious NIH K99/R00 award for her project titled, “Striatal Mu Opioid Receptor Containing Neurons in L-DOPA induced dyskinesia.”…
We are proud to congratulate our researchers, Sarah Sniffen and Qingchen (Jeremy) Yuan, on each winning a Bronze award at the 2026 University of Florida Medical Guild symposium! The UF Medical Guild recognizes outstanding research from biomedical graduate students in the College of Medicine. Sarah Sniffen, a PhD Student in…
Congratulations to Dr. Nicole E. Chambers and Dr. Mark S. Moehle for their recent publication titled, “M5 positive allosteric modulation alleviates parkinsonian motor deficits,” published in PLoS One.
Congratulations to Dr. May Khanna for receiving a grant from Fox Chase Chemical Diversity Center for her project titled, “Ligand TDP-43 NMR Studies.”…
Congratulations to Dr. Rajesh Khanna for receiving an NIH grant in collaboration with Dr. Aditi Bhattacharya at NYU for their research titled “Fibronectin modulation of oral cancer nociception.” Great work!…
Congratulations to Kiara Fierman for her Graphical Abstract Award and Poster Award for her project titled, “The Role of Hedgehog Signaling after Neuromuscular Damage,” at the UF NMPT Symposium!…
Huge congratulations to Dr. Jessie Barra on receiving the prestigious 2026 Pathway to Stop Diabetes Initiator Award from the American Diabetes Association! A postdoctoral associate in the Russ Lab, Dr. Barra is dedicated to unraveling the mysteries of Type 1 Diabetes. Her work focuses on understanding the precise mechanisms behind…
