The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) and the McKnight Brain Research Foundation (MBRF) are pleased to announce the launch of a new grant award program, The McKnight Brain Research Foundation Innovator Awards in Cognitive Aging and Memory Loss.
New Scholarships Awarded to Advance Research on Cognitive Aging and Age-Related Memory Loss
Wai-Ying Wendy Yau, MD and Reem Waziry, MBBCh, MPH, PhD Named 2021 Recipients of the McKnight Clinical Translational Research Scholarship in Cognitive Aging and Age-Related Memory Loss
Video Abstract Describing the DREAM Study
November 1, 2019 – The McKnight Brain Research Foundation hosted its eleventh annual Poster Reception in Chicago, Illinois on Sunday, October 20, 2019. From the 68 posters presented by scientists from the four McKnight Brain Institutes, six were selected to receive cash awards and certificates for display.
NIH Director’s Lecture Series Featuring Kristine Yaffe, M.D.
November 1, 2019 – The McKnight Brain Research Foundation hosted its eleventh annual Poster Reception in Chicago, Illinois on Sunday, October 20, 2019. From the 68 posters presented by scientists from the four McKnight Brain Institutes, six were selected to receive cash awards and certificates for display.
Annual Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute Seminar Featuring Dr. Gottesman
November 1, 2019 – The McKnight Brain Research Foundation hosted its eleventh annual Poster Reception in Chicago, Illinois on Sunday, October 20, 2019. From the 68 posters presented by scientists from the four McKnight Brain Institutes, six were selected to receive cash awards and certificates for display.
Allison Brashear, M.D., M.B.A., is Elected Trustee of the McKnight Brain Research Foundation
The eleventh inter-institutional meeting held from April 10-12, 2019 and hosted by the Evelyn F. and
William L. McKnight Brain Institute of the University of Florida (MBI) was attended by approximately 120
research scientists from each of the four McKnight Brain Institutes.
Patricia A. Boyle, PhD is Elected to the McKnight Brain Research Foundation Board of Trustees
The McKnight Brain Research Foundation (MBRF) recently elected Patricia Boyle, PhD, Professor of Behavioral Sciences andPsychiatry and a neuropsychologist with the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center in Chicago, to its Board of Trustees.
University of Florida McKnight Brain Institute Member Communications Resources Overview
November 1, 2019 – The McKnight Brain Research Foundation hosted its eleventh annual Poster Reception in Chicago, Illinois on Sunday, October 20, 2019. From the 68 posters presented by scientists from the four McKnight Brain Institutes, six were selected to receive cash awards and certificates for display.
McKnight Brain Research Foundation Hosts Eleventh Inter-Institutional Meeting Between McKnight Brain Institutes
The eleventh inter-institutional meeting held from April 10-12, 2019 and hosted by the Evelyn F. and
William L. McKnight Brain Institute of the University of Florida (MBI) was attended by approximately 120
research scientists from each of the four McKnight Brain Institutes.
Dr. Susan Pekarske is Elected Trustee of the McKnight Brain Research Foundation
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.