Neuroscientist William G. “Bill” Luttge

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• Pioneering neuroscientist who founded UF’s McKnight Brain Institute passes away

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Dystonia gift 3-16-2012-IMG_1420

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Tyler’s Hope for a Dystonia Cure presented $100,000 to the UF Center for Movement Disorders & Neurorestoration to establish The Tyler’s Hope Season of Hope Fellowship for clinical training and research in dystonia, Parkinson’s disease and movement disorders. Michael S. Okun, M.D., (far left) co-director of the Movement Disorders Center, presented a plaque from the UF College of Medicine on March 16 to Rick and Michelle Staab,(center) founders of Tyler's Hope, and Leslie Okun (second from right). The Staabs and Leslie Okun have organized the past two Season of Hope 5K/15K Runs that raised money for the fellowship. Also pictured are Yuqing Li, Ph.D., (second from left) a professor in the department of neurology recruited to UF through a collaborationwith Tyler’s Hope, and Ramon L. Rodriguez, M.D., (far right) an associate professor of neurology at UF and director of both the Movement Disorders Clinic and Tyler’s Hope Center for Dystonia Care.

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Flower-Power

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Terry McGuire (Genetics Dept.) and Jeannette Haviland-Jones (Psychology Dept.) are a married Rutgers couple.

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• Flower power: ‘Brain Awareness’ lecturer to discuss flowers’ positive effect on emotions

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Neuroscientist Roberto Cabeza, Ph.D.

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Neuroscientist Roberto Cabeza, Ph.D., a Duke University professor, gave the keynote address Feb. 29 at the University of Florida McKnight Brain Institute symposium on aging, memory and cognitive decline. (Photo by Jesse Jones/University of Florida)

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• Teaching an old brain new tricks: The aging brain works differently to make up for lost function

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Albert L. Rhoton Jr., M.D.

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Albert L. Rhoton Jr., M.D., founding chairman of the department of neurosurgery at the UF College of Medicine, displays photos, including the log cabin in which he was born, his first schoolhouse in which his parents taught, and he and his wife, Joyce, with President Jimmy Carter and Roselyn Carter at the 1990 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. (Photo by Jesse S. Jones/University of Florida)

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• Renowned UF neurosurgeon to be honored for his life’s work

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PD Illustration

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The Libra™ deep brain stimulation (DBS) system is approved in Europe and Australia for treating the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease and is being evaluated in U.S. clinical trials for Parkinson’s disease and essential tremor. Image courtesy of St. Jude Medical Inc.

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• Parkinson treatment shows positive results in clinical testing

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Christopher Cogle and Kim White

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Christopher R. Cogle, M.D., an associate professor of hematology and oncology in the UF College of Medicine, talks with Kim White, who is being treated for a blood disorder known as MDS. (Photo by Maria Farias/University of Florida)

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• UF, Moffitt researchers find blood cancer may be more common than realized

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Torel Brain Injury

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Michael L. Good, M.D., dean of the UF College of Medicine, signs paperwork to help establish the Toral Family Foundation Professorship in Traumatic Brain Injury, alongside Frank Toral, an advocate for brain injury research and education. Watching are Joseph A. Tyndall, M.D., chairman for the department of emergency medicine, and Latha Ganti Stead, M.D., chief of clinical research for the department of emergency medicine and the first Toral Family Foundation professor. (Photo by Maria Farias/University of Florida)

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Torel Brain Injuy

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Photo by Maria Farias/University of Florida

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Michael Waters, M.D., Ph.D, and Brian Hoh, M.D., discuss their findings as they walk down the hallway of the neurosurgery clinic.

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Michael Waters, M.D., Ph.D, and Brian Hoh, M.D., discuss their findings as they walk down the hallway of the neurosurgery clinic. (Photo by Maria Farias/University of Florida)

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• Aggressive medical therapy could help prevent stroke

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