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Oriana Brunetti

Stories of Brain Resilience Inspire UF’s Research Community

Two powerful stories of perseverance took center stage Wednesday evening at an MBI Insights event called “The Resilient Brain: Patient Journeys & Neuroplasticity,” which explored real-world impacts of rehabilitation science and the brain’s ability to change and adapt, known as neuroplasticity.

MBI Insights Series: The Resilient Brain: Patient Journeys & Neuroplasticity

Join us for our third MBI Insights event, The Resilient Brain: Patient Journeys & Neuroplasticity.” Parent & caregiver Suzanne Weitzel and patient Carly Pfeiffer will share their personal experiences navigating through neurological recovery at UF in a discussion moderated by MBI Science Writer Michelle Jaffee. Co-hosted by Dr. Michael Jaffee,…

New AI Tool Created by Ramon Sun Generates 3D Map of the Brain

It is a detailed view of the brain like never seen before. In a significant technological leap, University of Florida researchers have created a powerful new computational and artificial intelligence tool that can generate a high-resolution 3D map of the brain in mice, allowing users to zoom in and out…

New Study by Ramon Sun Finds Link Between Poor Diet and Lung Cancer

A new study from researchers at University of Florida Health looks at another kind of organ whose cancer risk may be affected by poor diet: the lungs. The study was funded by several National Institutes of Health grants and a collaboration between the University of Kentucky’s Markey Cancer Center and…

BREATHE Co-Sponsors Brain Awareness Week Event for Schoolchildren

One by one, the teenagers bent their heads and peered into the laboratory microscope. Mouths agape, eyes wide, they took in cells from a human brain. In celebration of Brain Awareness Week, the McKnight Brain Institute welcomed 35 teenage homeschool students and 40 more ages 7-12 on Tuesday for lab…

20th Annual NMPT Symposium (Mar 28)

Please join the Department of Physical Therapy for the 20th Annual Neuromuscular Plasticity (NMPT) Symposium Plenary Talks and Poster Session on Friday March 28th. Lectures are free and open to the public; 9:30 am – 10:30 am: Reclaiming functional independence: harnessing therapeutic benefits of intermittent hypoxia to boost motor recovery…

Alyssa Mickle Awarded F31 Grant

Alyssa Mickle, BREATHE T32 alum and member of Dr. Erica Dale’s Lab, has been awarded a Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to support her research on improving breathing after spinal cord injury. The Dale Lab has shown…

Special Seminar – Sadaf Usmani, PhD

The BREATHE Center will host a Special Seminar on March 11, 2025 (10:30 – 11:30am) in the BREATHE Conference Room (MBI, L1-126). This session will feature Dale Lab postdoc candidate, Dr. Sadaf Usmani, from New York University Abu Dhabi. She will present: Implantable Devices to Redirect Axon Navigation Towards Regeneration…

Social & Science Mar. 6 with Drs. Yasin Seven & Nick Napoli

Join us for the next Back to BREATHE Social & Science on March 6 (5:30-7:30pm) at MBI DeWeese Auditorium. This session will feature Dr. Yasin Seven, Assistant Professor of Physiological Sciences, and Dr. Nicholas Napoli, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. They will present: Engineering for Respiratory Compromise: Mechanisms…

RSVP: Social & Science Mar. 6, 5:30-7:30pm

Join us for the next Back to BREATHE Social and Science on March 6 (5:30-7:30pm) at MBI DeWeese Auditorium. This session will feature Dr. Yasin Seven, Assistant Professor of Physiological Sciences, and Dr. Nicholas Napoli, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. They will present: Engineering for Respiratory Compromise:…