Research Focus and Goals

The general interests of my laboratory include investigating the role and regulation of neuroinflammatory and immune system responses in modulating the gene-environment interactions that determine risk for development and progression of neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disease.

We employ molecular, cellular, biochemical, pharmacological, immunohistological, fixed and live-cell high-content imaging, and behavioral assays to address important mechanistic questions with the long-term goal of developing novel therapeutics for the prevention and/or treatment of chronic neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric diseases characterized by chronic neuroinflammation.

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Lab Members

Department: Department of Neuroscience

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

Department: Department of Neuroscience

Abigail E Anderson

STU AST – NON-CLERICAL & ADMIN

Phone: (352) 294-5308

Email: abigail.anderson@ufl.edu

Department: Department of Neuroscience

Mackenzie Bolen

GRADUATE AST-R

Phone: (352) 294-5159

Email: m.bolen@ufl.edu

Department: Department of Neuroscience

Jake Boles

GRADUATE AST-R

Phone: (352) 273-8601

Email: jake.boles@ufl.edu

Department: Department of Neuroscience

Doreen Canfield

Biological Scientist III

Phone: (352) 627-9200

Email: dcanfield@ufl.edu

Department: Department of Neuroscience

Cassandra L Cole

Laboratory Technician III

Phone: (352) 627-9200

Email: ccole1@ufl.edu

Department: Department of Neuroscience

Drew A Gillett

GRADUATE AST-R

Phone: (352) 273-8601

Email: dgillett295@ufl.edu

Department: Department of Neuroscience

Jenny L Holt

Biological Scientist II

Phone: (352) 294-5308

Email: jenny.holt@ufl.edu

Department: Department of Neuroscience

Janna E Jernigan

PREDOC FELLOWSHIP

Phone: (352) 273-8601

Email: jannajernigan@ufl.edu

Department: Department of Neuroscience

Valerie Joers

Research Assistant Professor

Phone: (352) 329-3383

Email: vjoers@ufl.edu

ORCID: 0000-0001-6743-6587

Department: Department of Neuroscience

Maeve E Krueger

GRADUATE AST-R

Phone: (352) 627-9200

Email: maevekrueger@ufl.edu

Department: Department of Neuroscience

Joshua Lopez-Scarim

OPS-Spons Prjs Non-Clerical

Phone: (352) 627-9200

Email: j.lopezscarim@ufl.edu

Department: Department of Neuroscience

Julian Mark

GRADUATE AST-R

Phone: (610) 653-6060

Email: julian.mark@ufl.edu

Department: Department of Neuroscience

Alfonso Martin Peña

Research Assistant Professor

Phone: (352) 273-9192

Email: alfonso.m.pena@ufl.edu

ORCID: 0000-0001-7598-0777

Department: Department of Neuroscience

Kelly B Menees

POSTDOC ASO

Phone: (352) 627-9200

Email: kellymenees@ufl.edu

ORCID: 0000-0003-4282-8546

Department: Department of Neuroscience

Noelle Neighbarger

Biological Scientist I

Phone: (321) 543-9104

Email: noellekn@ufl.edu

Department: Department of Neuroscience

Beatriz Nunes Gomes

GRADUATE AST-R

Phone: (352) 627-9200

Email: bnunesgomes@ufl.edu

Department: Department of Neuroscience

Julia Smith

Email: smith.julia@ufl.edu

Department: Department of Neuroscience

Hannah Staley

GRADUATE AST-R

Phone: (352) 273-8601

Email: hstaley@ufl.edu

Department: Department of Neuroscience

Oihane Uriarte Huarte

POSTDOC ASO

Phone: (352) 627-9200

Email: ouriartehuarte@ufl.edu

Department: MD-NEUROLOGY-MOVEMENT DISORDER

Vinata Vedam-Mai PhD

Research Assistant Professor

Phone: (352) 273-8583

Email: vinved@neurology.ufl.edu

ORCID: 0000-0003-0148-3297

Department: Department of Neuroscience

Rebecca L Wallings

POSTDOC ASO

Phone: (352) 627-9200

Email: rebeccawallings@ufl.edu

ORCID: 0000-0003-0947-4459