It’s time to celebrate! Our #GatorMD class of 2024 graduates TOMORROW 🎓🐊 🙌 go.ufl.edu/8pplrm6 #UFgrad

In an interview with the GainesvilleSun, UF Health oncologist Elias Sayour, M.D., Ph.D., describes how the @UF-developed mRNA #cancer vaccine works to reprogram the immune system against glioblastoma & shares the next steps in the groundbreaking research: bit.ly/3K12873

While navigating health care career options can be challenging, FLORIDA neurology's Medi-Gators Program Program offers experiences that shed light on some of these paths for undergraduate students interested in the field. Learn more about Medi-Gators and get involved: go.ufl.edu/ar4ha8k

It's Epilepsy/CNP Match Day! Congrats to our PGY3s Ramsha Farrukh who will be at Duke for Epilepsy and Ziyad Aboudan who will be at UMiami for CNP! (Also UF peds neuro resident Kirsten Consing who matched to Nicklaus Children's in Miami). Rock stars! 🤩

At our Inter-Institutional Meeting, we’re celebrating the 25th anniversary of the McKnight Brain Research Foundation, whose generous gift in 2000 provided our name — the Evelyn F. and William L. McKnight Brain Institute — and endowed cognitive-aging research programs.

Congratulations again to our 135 spring 2024 FLORIDA Med master’s and doctoral graduates! These talented scientists represent a resilient group of future leaders in health and research. Read our commencement recap and see photos from the ceremony here: go.ufl.edu/nsjc1dg #UFgrad

A special shout to the following UF_Pharmacology investigators who were awarded the 2024 UF Medicine Thomas H. Maren Research Excellence Awards in January. The award promotes exceptional faculty and postdoctoral fellows pursuing high-risk, high-reward research projects.

Congrats to FLORIDA cancer researcher Sadeem Qdaisat, who has been inducted into the University of Florida Hall of Fame! He recently graduated with his Ph.D. in genetics and genomics in the FLORIDANeurosurgery – UF Brain Tumor Immunotherapy Program. Read more: go.ufl.edu/7xdkg9q

Stroke impacts millions. At FLORIDA Med + FLORIDAMBI, we're on a mission to revolutionize stroke treatments. With President Ben Sasse's support, our Transforming Stroke Care initiative merges #AI with clinical research to change lives. Learn more: go.ufl.edu/rkikz3c #StrokeAwareness

Wishing a happy #MothersDay to Dr. Tuli and all our incredible #GatorNation moms! 🧡💙

Don’t miss #GatorMD commencement next Saturday, the last big medical school milestone for our class of 2024 🎓. Visit go.ufl.edu/8pplrm6 for details, including a livestream of the event. #UFgrad

Learn how to select the best sunscreen for your summer adventures with advice from leading dermatology experts, including Dr. Abel Torres, chair of the FLORIDA College of Medicine dermatology department, in the TIME article below 👇🌞

Congratulations to Shelley Collins on receiving the Hippocratic Award two years in a row! Dr. Collins is among just 13 other faculty members to win the award multiple times. Read more: go.ufl.edu/ko4yoqo

Check out this NewsNation segment highlighting an MBI research team, led by Dr. Elias Sayour, working on novel treatments to fight brain cancer. Their findings were reported in Cell last week.

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Today we highlight the Tissue Mechanics, Microstructure and Modeling Lab, led by Dr. Lakiesha Williams. This team investigates mechanistic changes associated with mild TBI & how such changes may lead to later-life brain disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease and CTE. #MBI25_LABS

UF Surgery will be hosting its Research Day tomorrow May 10 and Friday May 11! Be sure to check out the sessions on day 1 and Dr. Lyle Moldawer's grand rounds on day 2.

Coming soon to a city near you! Join us this June for the Summer Send-off Series and help welcome incoming first-year FLORIDA medical students to the #GatorNation family: med.ufl.edu/summersendoff/

ICYMI: Last month, 138 members of the FLORIDA M.D. class of 2026 received personalized white coats to mark the transition into the clinical rotations that begin in their third year of studies. Read our event recap and see photos at go.ufl.edu/wix0q8z #UFWhiteCoat

A long time ago in a medical school far, far away…

Students, scientists, clinicians and droids score health care victories from The Swamp.

Wishing a happy #StarWarsDay to our FLORIDA Medicine family. #MayThe4thBeWithYou

Please join the FLORIDA College of Medicine in celebrating our #GatorMD class of 2024 in a commencement ceremony on May 18. Event details, including a livestream link, are available online at go.ufl.edu/8pplrm6. #UFgrad