
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
BREATHE Trainee Alicia Vose Advocates for…
Alicia Vose, PhD, CCC-SLP, a BREATHE postdoctoral associate, was recently featured on the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association podcast, ASHA…

2022 BREATHE Center Retreat
The Breathing Research and Therapeutics Center hosted it’s 5th Retreat on June 3, 2022 after a two-year COVID hiatus. The event was held…

Cara Donohue Awarded Sumiko Okada Fellowship
BREATHE T32 trainee, Dr. Cara Donohue, was awarded the prestigious Sumiko Okada International Fellowship from the Dysphagia Research Society for…

Center-sponsored events
NeuroNines: Thakre & Cameron
Thursday, June 30, at 9 am, the NMPT and BREATHE Training Programs will host a NeuroNines session featuring Postdoctoral fellow Prajwal Thakre…

NeuroNines: Mir & Olsen
Thursday, June 23, at 9 am, the NMPT and BREATHE Training Programs will host a NeuroNines session featuring Doctoral candidate Michela Mir (mentor…

NeuroNines: Mickle & Nguyen
Thursday, June 16, at 9 am, the NMPT and BREATHE Training Programs will host a NeuroNines session featuring PhD student Alyssa Mickle (mentor: Erica…
