Graduate student Joseph J. Dragone presented a poster at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience in San Diego. Mr. Dragone, a graduate student of the Setlow and Febo labs, presented part of his summer research project entitled, “Adolescent exposure to THC alters mean diffusivity in adult rat brain…
An Exemplary Teacher Award is an annual award based on faculty who have demonstrated excellence in teaching medical students and residents at the University of Florida. The recognition process for the Exemplary…
From the eNeuro feature: Assistant Professor Marcelo Febo and Professor Barry Setlow (both at the University of Florida) are pursuing this line of research further to determine the molecular changes that occur as…
The University of Florida Term Professorship Program recognizes and rewards significant faculty academic achievements. Based on the recommendation of the College of Medicine Advisory Committee, Dr. Febo has been named one of the College of Medicine’s 2018-19 University Term Professors. This award will provide a salary supplement of $5000 per…
Determining the effects of “bath salts” on cognitive control and functional brain connectivity Dr. Colon-Perez received an impact score of 13 on his NIDA K25 application and currently awaiting council decision. The proposed research is designed to address…
Orsini and colleagues carried out a study in which adult male Long-Evans rats were trained to self-administer cocaine intravenously for 6-hour daily sessions over 14 consecutive days. Two additional groups serving as controls underwent sucrose self-administration or exposure to the…
Mallory a junior undergraduate volunteer received an award to continue her research efforts as a University of Scholar fellow during the academic year 2018-2019. Congrat’s to Mallory and good luck on the upcoming year. The University Scholars Program introduces undergraduate students at the University of Florida to the exciting world…
Using graph theory metrics to assess in vivo brain functional network organization Colon-Perez and colleagues observed that 24 h after MDPV administration there was an increased clustering coefficient, rich club index, and average path length. Increases in these metrics suggests that MDPV produces a prolonged pattern of correlated activity…
We would like to congratulate Miss. Isabel Mor (an undergraduate research volunteer at Dr. Febo’s lab) on her fellowship to attend theMax Planck’s Florida Institute Biennial Neural Circuits Research Conference (Sunposium 2017) to be held in Palm Beach County Convention Center at West Palm Beach, Florida on February 3…
