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Oriana Brunetti

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 staff surgeon at the Malcom Randall Veterans Affairs Medical Center. His research aims to improve breathing and mobility for patients with spinal cord injury, ALS, multiple…

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 breathing and neurorehabilitation research and training. Date & Time: December 11, 5:30 – 7:30 pm Location: Harrell Medical Education Building, Room 125 Moderator: Dr. Darin Falk | Director…

RSVP: BREATHE Industry Night Dec 11, 5:30-7:30pm

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Kelly Rock Joins the Department of Physical Therapy

BREATHE T32 postdoc alum, Dr. Kelly Rock, has joined the Department of Physical Therapy as an Assistant Professor. A board-certified pediatric clinical specialist, Dr. Rock first came to the University of Florida to complete a postdoctoral fellowship in the department’s ImagingNMD research program. In her new faculty…

Christine Schmidt Recognized by Standing InnOvation Program

 UF Innovate | Tech Licensing celebrated the achievements of University of Florida innovators at its eighth annual Standing InnOvation event on Wednesday, October 29, recognizing the groundbreaking research discoveries made in fiscal year 2025. This year’s event also marks 40 years since UF began transferring technologies from the lab into…

BREATHE Center Director Renews NIH Grant to Advance Breathing Research

BREATHE Center director Dr. Gordon Mitchell, has successfully renewed his R01 grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. His project, Microglial regulation of intermittent hypoxia-induced phrenic motor plasticity, focuses on how the nervous system adapts to support breathing.  One of the most essential models…