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DECEMBER 2021
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FAU STILES-NICHOLSON BRAIN INSTITUTE:
BUILDING THE FUTURE OF BRAIN HEALTH AND
STEM EDUCATION
The biggest scientific challenge of today is to gain a
better understanding of the most complex computer
ever found, the human brain. Understanding will
beget solutions to neurodegenerative diseases which
are rampant and plague most families,” said David J.S.
Nicholson, chair, Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute Foundation.
FAU’s Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute is building the future of
brain science and health through technologically advanced re-
search training that is cultivating the next generation’s scholars.
The innovative research and education facility, opening Fall
2022, will provide current and future scientists with focus-spe-
cific research centers and cutting-edge laboratory technology.
Learn more at fau.edu/ibrain.
FAU WILKES HONORS COLLEGE’S 2021 FLAGLER
SCHOLARS PARTICIPATE IN ANNUAL VISIT TO
FLAGLER MUSEUM
The 2021 Henry Morrison Flagler Scholarship recipients got a
special look into the Flagler’s impact on Florida history during a
recent visit to the Flagler Museum in Palm Beach.
he Henry Morrison Flagler Scholarship Program, created by The
William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust – a humanitarian, commu-
nity education-focused charitable organization established by
Henry Flagler’s brother-in-law – supports exceptional undergrad-
uate students, from the State of Florida, to attend FAU’s Wilkes
Honors College. The scholarship covers room and board as well
as tuition and fees, not covered by the Florida Bright Futures
Scholarship Program, totaling up to $72,000 over the four-year
period. Currently, a total of 20 students have been awarded the
scholarship, with five students selected from each academic lev-
el, representing various areas of study.
NEXT GENERATION TRAINING IN SCIENCE ON FAU’S JUPITER CAMPUS
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College • Charles E. Schmidt College of Science at Jupiter • FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute • I-HEALTH • FAST Labs
• FAU High School in Partnership with Max Planck Academy • FAU-Max Planck Joint Programs • College of Education Teacher Training
STAY CONNECTED www.fau.edu/jupiter
5353 Parkside Drive, Jupiter, FL 33458 | phone: 561.799.8500
John D. MacArthur Campus
at Jupiter
Florida Atlantic University
Wilkes Honors College Welcomes Data
Science Professor
FAU Wilkes Honors College is excited to
welcome Bharat Verma, Ph.D., as a faculty
member. Verma has advanced training
in mathematical programming, including
optimization, advanced data analysis, and
simulation techniques. He has extensively
worked in data driven strategy, consumer
behavioral models and digital technologies in
Asia and America. When not in the classroom
setting, Verma can be found meditating or
heading out on adventurous treks!
FAU Jupiter Integrative Biology Student
Awarded NIH Predoctoral Fellowship,
Working in Lab at Scripps Research
Kerriann Badal, FAU Charles E. Schmidt
College of Science Integrative Biology
(IB) Ph.D. program student was recently
awarded the National Institutes of
Health (NIH) F31 Predoctoral Fellowship
to Promote Diversity in Health-Related
Research. Badal is currently working on
her dissertation research in the Sathya
Puthanveettil laboratory at Scripps Research
located on FAU’s Jupiter campus. Badal
is focusing her research on the synaptic
regulation of lysosomal-related organelles
(LROs) axonal transport in Aplysia californica
(sea slug) presynaptic neurons.
FAU Alumna Selected for Gen2Gen
Innovation Fellowship
Cristina Rodriguez, an alumna from FAU
Wilkes Honors College Class of 2015, has
been selected as one of 15 new Encore.
org Gen2Gen Innovation Fellows. The 2021
fellowship provides support to the nation’s
most talented and ambitious visionaries who
dedicate their work to create solutions that
bridge generational gaps.
Rodriguez is the president and co-founder
of Mind & Melody, Inc., an organization
passionate about creating transformative
music experiences between generations of
people, and those experiencing neurological
impairments.
FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute’s
“Neurosquad” Strides for Success at
NAMI Walk 2021
FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute’s team,
“Neurosquad,” recently participated in
the National Alliance for Mental Illness
(NAMI) Walk in Lake Worth, FL. The team
completed the 5K walk and fundraised a total
of $1,350 for NAMI Palm Beach County and
landed a spot as one of the top ten teams for
the event.
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