CTRND Leadership
Malú Gámez Tansey
Norman and Susan Fixel Professor of Neuroscience and Neurology, Co-Director Center for Translational Research in Neurodegenerative Disease and the Parkinson’s Foundation Research Center
Phone: (352) 294-4096
Email:
mgtansey@ufl.edu
Matthew J LaVoie PhD
Fixel Family Chair, Co-Director Center Of Translational Research In Neurodegenerative Disease, Associate Chair For Research-Neurology
Phone: (352) 273-5579
Email:
mlavoie@ufl.edu
Faculty
Jose F Abisambra
Associate Professor Of Neuroscience And CTRND, Deputy Director BRAIN Center, Assistant Dean Office Of Diversity And Health Equity
Email:
j.abisambra@ufl.edu
David R Borchelt
Professor, Director SantaFe Health Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
Phone:
(352) 273-9664
Email:
drb1@ufl.edu
Steven T DeKosky MD
Deputy Director, McKnight Brain Institute; Aerts-Cosper Professor Of Alzheimer’s Research; Associate Director 1Florida AD Research Center’ And Professor Of Neurology & Neuroscience
Phone:
(352) 273-8500
Sylvain Doré PhD, FAHA
Professor, Anesthesiology, Neurology, Psychiatry, Pharmaceutics, Neuroscience; Director, Anesthesiology Research Programs
Phone:
(352) 273-9663
Email:
sdore@ufl.edu
Matthew Farrer PhD
Lauren And Lee Fixel Chair, Professor Of Neurology, Director Of Clinical Genomics Program At UF Clinical And Translational Science Institute
Phone:
(352) 273-5611
Email:
m.farrer@ufl.edu
Benoit Giasson
Professor, Graduate Co-Coordinator Neuroscience Graduate Program
Phone:
(352) 273-9363
Email:
bgiasson@ufl.edu

Jada Lewis
Professor, Deputy Director McKnight Brain Institute
Phone:
(352) 273-9666
Email:
jada.lewis@ufl.edu
Adamantios Mamais MSc, PhD
Hough Family Fellow, Research Assistant Professor Of Neurology
Phone:
(352) 273-5550
Alfonso Martin Peña
Research Assistant Professor
Phone:
(352) 273-9192
Email:
alfonso.m.pena@ufl.edu
Nikolaus McFarland MD, PhD
Associate Professor Of Neurology, Wright/Falls/Simmons Professorship In PSP And Atypical Parkinsonism, Director UF HDSA Center Of Excellence
Phone:
(352) 294-5400