Announcements

Congratulations to Stephanie Cernera for being selected to the IBBM Summer Course

Congratulations to Brain Mapper Stephanie Cernera for receiving a fellowship to the Utah Image Based Biomedical Modeling Summer Course. This course offers field-specific expertise and hands-on experience solving bioelectric or biomechanical problems that arise in current biomedical research and clinical practice. Participants receive training in numerical methods, image analysis, and computational tools necessary to carry […]

Congratulations to Sarah Long and Brandon Parks for passing their PhD quals

Congratulations to Brain Mappers Sarah Long and Brandon Parks for successfully passing their PhD qualifier examinations. Good job!

Congratulations to Marco Vazquez who was selected to the University Scholars Program

Congratulations to Brain Mapper Marco Vazquez for being selected by the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering for acceptance into the University of Florida University Scholars Program. The University Scholars Program introduces undergraduate students at the University of Florida to the exciting world of academic research. In the program, students work one-on-one with UF faculty on […]

Congratulations to Maria van Olphen for her presentation at the Undergraduate Research Symposium

Congratulations to Brain Mapper Maria van Olphen for her presenting her post at the Undergraduate Research Symposium. The Undergraduate Research Symposium is a chance for students to present their very own research. All areas of research are accepted, and this is a great opportunity for students to present their summer work, such as research done […]

Happy Holidays from the Brain Mapping Lab

Brain Mapping Lab attended the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting

Brain Mapping Lab showcased its research in Washington, DC with poster presentations by Jackson Cagle, Stephanie Cernera, Robert Eisinger, Rene Molina, and Enrico Opri. Brain Mapper Jackson Cagle received the SfN Trainee Development Award!

Brain Mapping Lab featured in new book “Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies That’ll Improve and/or Ruin Everything”

Of course, we are on the side of improving things! Soonish Ten Emerging Technologies That’ll Improve and/or Ruin Everything By Kelly and Zach Weinersmith From a top scientist and the creator of the hugely popular web comic Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, a hilariously illustrated investigation into future technologies–from how to fling a ship into deep […]

Brandon Parks and Sarah Long join the Brain Mapping Lab

Welcome new Brain Mappers! Brandon Parks is an Electrical Engineering PhD student with a B. S. in Biomedical Engineering from University of Miami. His research interests include brain-computer interfaces, neural networks, machine learning, and robotics. In his spare time he enjoys reading, and programming. Sarah Long is a Biomedical Engineering PhD student with a BS […]

Enrico Opri receives UF International Center Outstanding International Student Award

Congratulations to Brain Mapper Enrico Opri for receiving the UF International Center Outstanding International Student Award! He will receive the award at a ceremony in November. Enrico is a native of Verona, Italy. Way to go Enrico!

Jackson Cagle receives the Society for Neuroscience Trainee Professional Development Award

Congratulations to Brain Mapper Jackson Cagle for receiving the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) Trainee Professional Development Award. SfN is the world’s largest organization of scientists and physicians devoted to understanding the brain and nervous system. The SfN annual meeting is attended by >30,000 scientists and physicians from all around the world. The award includes $1000 towards travel expenses […]

Brain Mapper Stephanie Cernera receives De Luca Foundation Research Scholarship

Congratulations to Stephanie Cernera who was announced the winner of the bi-annual De Luca Foundation Research Scholarship. To date, the De Luca Foundation has awarded 4 scholarships with the aim of supporting undergraduate and graduate students advance their research activities in motor control and human movement sciences. Stephanie will receive a scholarship in the amount […]

Brain Mapping Lab gives back by running for a cure for dystonia

The Brain Mapping Lab ran to raise money and awareness for dystonia over the weekend by participating in the Season of Hope 5K/15K. The race is organized annually by the Tyler’s Hope Foundation for a Dystonia Cure and UF Fixel Center for Neurological Disorders. Brain Mappers celebrated their finish with custom medals. Special congrats to […]

Congratulations to Enrico Opri for winning Best Poster Presentation Award at Pruitt Research Day

Brain Mapper Enrico Opri won the Best Poster Presentation Award at the Annual Pruitt Research Day, which celebrates the research being conducted at UF BME and honors Dr. J. Crayton Pruitt Sr. Stephanie Cernera also represented the lab as one of six student speakers, and Jackson Cagle showcased his work with a poster presentation. Congratulations […]

Brain Mapping Lab attends SfN 2018

Brain Mapping Lab headed to San Diego, CA to attend the 2018 Annual Society for Neuroscience Meeting with an oral presentation by Robert Eisinger and posters by Enrico Opri, Jackson Cagle, and Stephanie Cernera. We also met up with alumni Aniruddh Ravindran! See you next year in Chicago!

Brain Mapping Lab showcased at Cade Museum

Brain Mapping Lab performed outreach on September 22nd at the Cade Museum with hands on experiments on neural recordings and neuromodulation, and with interactive neuroanatomy displays. The mission of the Cade Museum for Creativity & Invention is to transform communities by inspiring and equipping future inventors, entrepreneurs, and visionaries. Great job everyone!

Congratulations to Stephanie Cernera who was awarded an NIH T32 Fellowship

Congratulations to Brain Mapper Stephanie Cernera, who was awarded an NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke T32 Predoctoral Fellowship on Interdisciplinary Training in Movement Disorders and Neurorestoration! The goal of this predoctoral T32 program is to develop independent investigators with programs of research in movement disorders that focus on the ABC’S of translational research: […]

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