Scientific Education

On October 21st we had a special Grand Rounds guest speaker as a collaboration with the UF Evelyn F. and William L. McKnight Brain Institute. Dr. Eduardo Candelario-Jalil, Associate Professor in the Department of Neuroscience presented “Multipronged Approaches to Targeting Neuroinflammation and Blood-brain Barrier Damage in Ischemic Stroke ”

The EMBI monthly seminar series featured:

Oliver Bracko, PhD "Contribution of Neutrophils to Microvascular (dys)function" January 26th, 2022

Teresa Lesiuk, PhD, MT-BC “Music Training for Cognition Enhancement in PD” February 23, 2022

Karen Nuytemans, PhD “Genetic Studies in Dementia Across Ancestries" March 9th, 2022

Alex Horenstein, PhD "Mobile Experiments: Method and Application(s)" April 13th, 2022

Ayham Alkhachroum, MD, MSc "Biomarkers of Consciousness Recovery After Acute Brain Injury" May 18th, 2022

Lilah M Besser, PhD, MSPH "Neighborhood Greenspaces and Cognitive and MRI Outcomes in Older Adults" June 8th, 2022

Ekaterina Denkova, PhD "Investigating Brain Network Configurations During Rest and Task with Frequent Mind Wandering" August 10th, 2022

Christian Agudelo, MD "Gray Matter Microstructure as a Sleep Apnea Related Marker of Cognitive Decline" September 21st, 2022

Danylo Cabral, PT, PhD "Exercise for Brain Health: Investigations into the Underlying Mechanisms of Neuroplasticity and Cardiovascular Health in Aging Adults" October 12th, 2022

UM Medical Residents Journal Club Collaboration with EMBI

McKnight Cognitive Resident Journal Club - Ritwik Bhatia, MD "Association Between TBI-Related Hearing Impairment and Cognition: A TRACK-TBI Study" January 27th, 2022

McKnight Cognitive Resident Journal Club - Lisa Surowiec, MD "Long-term Effects of Cholinesterase Inhibitors on Cognitive Decline and Mortality" April 22nd, 2022

McKnight Cognitive Resident Journal Club - Jude Charles, MD "Rapidly Progressive Dementia: When to Suspect Autoimmune Encephalitis" September 14th, 2022

UM Department of Neurology Grand Rounds

Bonnie Levin, PhD "The Diagnostic Dilemma of MCI: The Case for a More Complex Phenotype" November 18th, 2022