Leila Allen

Background

About Leila Allen

Dr. Allen is an Associate Teaching Professor and serves as the Founding Director of the Bachelor’s in Science in Behavioral Neuroscience Degree Program in the Department of Psychology (https://case.fiu.edu/psychology/bs-in-behavioral-neuroscience/index.html). She also conducts research in the Neurocircuitry and Cognition Laboratory of Dr. Timothy Allen (allenlab.fiu.edu). She is the project lead on all studies conducted within the Porcine Neuroscience Facility, and is currently developing a pig model for translational neuroscience and Alzheimer Disease. Dr. Allen holds two patents for RatHat: a self-targeting 3D printable brain implant system to improve on current stereotaxic methods. She received the Faculty Senate Excellence in Teaching Award and was named a Top Scholar for Teaching Scholarship in Fall 2022. In addition, she received the 2023 First Generation Student Advocate Award at FIU and the 2025 Engaged Alumni Award from the Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory at UC Irvine. Her TEDxMiami talk was chosen by TED Global as a featured Editor’s Pick (link in bio). She is the Founding President of the Miami Neuroscience Foundation, a 501(c)(3) not for profit entity dedicated toward enhancing neuroscience education, advocacy, and advancing research endeavors in basic and translational neuroscience.