Emerging Preeminent Programs

Stempel College is to the Brain, Behavior and the Environment. This Emerging Preeminent Program drives research, sparks creativity and encourages innovation, helping the researchers and students of Stempel College better serve our community here in the U.S. and abroad.

Brain, Behavior and the Environment

The Brain, Behavior and the Environment Program is a transdisciplinary initiative that unites the dynamic and diverse neuroscience community at FIU in the pursuit of three goals: to create and empower research programs focused on environmental causes of neurological disease; to devise strategies and develop treatments for neurological disorders using novel neuroscience and engineering tools as well as pharmacological approaches; and to establish a rich educational resource in South Florida to educate students, faculty, clinicians, the public, and health officials on the role that environmental factors play on neurological disease.

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Research Leads

  • Mario De La Rosa

    Mario De La Rosa
    Distinguished University Professor, Endowed University Professor in Health Equity, Director, Center for Research on US Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse (CRUSADA)
     delarosa@fiu.edu

  • Tomás R. Guilarte

    Tomás R. Guilarte
    Dean, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work Professor, Environmental Health Sciences Professor, Cognitive Neuroscience & Imaging Director, Brain Behavior & the Environment—FIU Emerging Preeminent Program Member, Biomolecular Sciences Institute
     tguilart@fiu.edu

  •  Eric Wagner

    Eric Wagner
    Professor, Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work, Director, Community-Based Research Institute, Principal Investigator, FIU-RCMI & FIU BHWET-Pro
     Eric.Wagner@fiu.edu
     AHC5-536