
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 6 cores that represent the breadth of preclinical and clinical respiratory research. These include airway defense, basic breathing research, neurological disorders, neurotechnology, neurotherapeutics, and spinal cord injury.

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
Behind the Scenes with BREATHE Assistant…
As the assistant director of UF’s Breathing Research and Therapeutics (BREATHE) Center as well as UF’s Brain Injury, Rehabilitation, and…

Fuller Lab Uses Light to Stimulate Tongue Muscle…
In a recent study published in the March issue of Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology, Dr. David Fuller, Dr. Michelle Singer (a former BREATHE…

BREATHE & NMPT T32 Trainee Meet-Up
The BREATHE and NMPT T32 training programs, directed by Drs. Gordon Mitchell and David Fuller, decided to join forces for a lunch at the newly…

Center-sponsored events
2023 BREATHE Center Retreat
Spend a day with BREATHE at Austin Cary! This year’s BREATHE Center Retreat will be held on May 19th (9am-5pm) at the Austin Cary Forest (10625 NE…

Visiting Speaker – Dr. Jerry Dempsey (Jan 27…
Friend of the center and Professor Emeritus of Population Health Sciences at UW-Madison, Dr. Jerry Dempsey, will be giving a special seminar on…

Social & Science Jan. 24 with Dr. Pedro…
Join us on Tuesday, January 24th from 5-7pm atthe Sidecar at V Pizza (115 SE 1st St, 32601)! This special session will feature Gator NeuroScholars…
