University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute Research Symposium and Chair Presentation Don Soffer Clinical Research Center (CRB) Michael S. Gordon Center for Research in Medical Education 1 st Floor Auditorium 1120 NW 14 th Street, 1st Floor Miami, Florida 33136 McKnight Research Symposium – PROGRAM AGENDA
Director, Center for Cognitive Neuroscience and Aging Scientific Advisory Board Member, Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine 1695 NW 9th Avenue, Suite 3208G Miami, FL 33136 Phone: 305-355-7016 Email: dloewenstein@miami.edu Website: http://psychiatry@med.miami.edu Dr. David Loewenstein is the Director […]
Congratulations to Dr. Joyce Gomes-Osman for being awarded a Mentored Translational Research Scholars Program Award (KL2) from the Clinical and Translational Science Institute at the University of Miami! This program is designed to support the research career development of early stage investigators at the assistant professor level for two years and will include: (1) 75% salary support up to the NIH Salary Cap; (2) $2,500 for travel and training-related activities; (3) $30,000 for research expenses.
Professor and Chairman Scientific Advisory Board Member, Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute Department of Psychology University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine P.O. Box 248185 5665 Ponce de Leon Blvd. Coral Gables, FL 33124 Email: pmccabe@miami.edu Website: www.psy.miami.edu/people/faculty/pmccabe Philip McCabe, Ph.D., is a Professor and Chairman of the Psychology Department at the University of Miami […]
Professor of Medicine and Public Health Sciences Scientific Advisory Board Member, Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine 1120 NW 14th Street, Suite 962 Miami, FL 33136 Phone: 305-243-5505 Email: oc6@med.miami.edu Dr. Carrasquillo is a Professor of Medicine and Public Health Sciences at the […]
Neighborhood greenness, or vegetative presence, has been associated with various indicators of health and wellbeing, but its relationship to Alzheimer’s disease has been less studied. Understanding the role of environmental factors in Alzheimer’s disease in older adults may inform and complement traditional interventions for Alzheimer’s disease and/or related dementias, including prevention and treatment. This study examines the relationship between neighborhood greenness and a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease among older adults in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States.
Dr. Susan L. Pekarske, a distinguished clinical pathologist and hematopathologist was elected trustee of the McKnight Brain Research Foundation (MBRF) at its board meeting on February 21, 2018. Her three-year term of service is effective July 1, 2018. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a B.S. […]
McKnight Research Fellow Department of Neurology Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine 1120 NW 14th Street Miami, FL 33136 Email: anitasaporta@med.miami.edu Anita Saporta, MD is currently a research fellow at the University of Miami Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute. She has experience in clinical and translational neuroscience research. Her […]
