learn more about the UF BREATHE CENTER
our mission & goals
BREATHE Basics
The only center of its kind in the US, the UF BREATHE Center unites basic and clinician scientists across the university and beyond.
dedicated members
Meet Our Team
The UF BREATHE Center houses outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who are working to advance our understanding and treatment of neuromuscular disorders that compromise breathing.
areas of expertise
Research
The UF BREATHE Center has 2 cores that represent the breadth of preclinical and clinical respiratory research. These include the control of breathing & airway defense core and the spinal cord injury core.
educating the next generation
BREATHE Training Program
The UF BREATHE Center is the administrative home of the BREATHE Training Program, an NHLBI-funded predoctoral and postdoctoral training opportunity.
in the spotlight
MBI Researcher Highlight: Dr. Daryl Fields
Daryl Fields, M.D., Ph.D., is an MBI Scholar and an assistant professor of neurosurgery at the University of Florida’s College of Medicine and a…
Kelly Rock Joins the Department of Physical…
BREATHE T32 postdoc alum, Dr. Kelly Rock, has joined the Department of Physical Therapy as an Assistant Professor. A board-certified pediatric…
Christine Schmidt Recognized by Standing…
UF Innovate | Tech Licensing celebrated the achievements of University of Florida innovators at its eighth annual Standing InnOvation event on…
Center-sponsored events
S&S: BREATHE Industry Night Dec. 11
Join us for a special Social & Science: BREATHE Industry Night, an evening designed to connect trainees and faculty with local industry partners in…
PHHP, BREATHE and Brooks Rehabilitation Celebrate…
After a spinal cord injury seven years ago, Jared Hogg found himself learning how to navigate life with the help of a team of clinicians and…
Neuralink Guest Lecture: BrainComputer Interface…
The Evelyn F. & William L. McKnight Brain Institute, UF Department of Neurosurgery, and the Breathing Research & Therapeutics Center will host a…
