UF Neuro Research Ranks No. 2 Nationally in NIH Funding

Neuroscience and neuromedicine research at the University of Florida ranked No. 2 in NIH funding among all public universities in the U.S., according to the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research’s 2023 rankings. With $31.8 million in NIH funding, UF neurosciences — a combined ranking of the departments of neuroscience and neurology — ranked No. 2 among public universities and No. 3 overall. In 2022, UF neurosciences ranked No. 3 among public universities and No. 5 overall.

Driving this funding is the UF neurosurgery department that boasts two Top 5 NIH-funded principal investigators for 2023: Brian Hoh, M.D., M.B.A., chair of the department, ranks No. 1 and Duane Mitchell, M.D., Ph.D., co-director of UF’s Preston A. Wells Jr. Center for Brain Tumor Therapy, ranks No. 4.

“This ranking speaks to our mission to improve the scientific understanding of neurological diseases and develop novel therapies to improve care for our patients,” said Hoh.