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Oriana Brunetti

BREATHE Co-Sponsors Alachua County Brain Bee

The BREATHE Center proudly co-sponsored the 2024 Alachua County Brain Bee alongside the BRAIN Center and the McKnight Brain Institute. The event took place at the McKnight Brain Institute on December 7, 2024. Gainesville area teens participated in the day’s activities and demonstrated their impressive neuroscience knowledge.

PHHP Researcher Spotlight: David Fuller

BREATHE Associate Director, Dr. David Fuller, was recently featured in the UF College of Public Health & Health Professions Researcher Spotlight series. D. Fuller’s lab is pioneering innovative therapies that enhance brain and spinal cord connections to activate respiratory muscles, aiming to restore independent breathing for those with spinal cord…

BREATHE Featured in UF PHHP Impact Magazine

Whatā€™s your first thought when you think of the structures involved in breathing? For many people, the answer is the lungs. Gordon Mitchell, PhD, a PHHP professor of physical therapy and director of the UF Breathing Research and Therapeutics Center, or BREATHE, has a different answer.

Alicia Vose Awarded NIH R41 Grant to Develop RMT Complete Respiratory Device

BREATHE Steering Committee member and T32 alum, Dr. Alicia Vose, was recently awarded an NIH R41 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant.The grant is a collaboration between the University of Florida (PI: Dr. Alicia Vose) and Novis Products, LLC, a Florida-based, minority-owned small business in Jacksonville, FL.

Christine Schmidt Elected to National Academy of Medicine

The National Academy of Medicine has elected UF Distinguished Professor and BREATHE Center member, Christine Schmidt, PhD, to the academy in recognition of her groundbreaking research that has benefited thousands and significantly advanced the fields of nerve regeneration and wound healing.

Special Screening: Move Me (Nov. 6, 5:30pm)

Join the McKnight Brain Institute, Center for Arts in Medicine, and Breathing Research and Therapeutics Center for a special screening of ā€œMove Meā€ at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6 at UFā€™s Malachowsky Hall Auditorium. This documentary follows dancer and director Kelsey Petersonā€™s journey after a life-changing spinal cord injury.

Social & Science Oct. 24 with Drs. Leah Reznikov & Aline Oliveira

Join us for the next Back to BREATHE Social & Science on October 24 (5:30-7:30pm) at Malachowsky Hall, Room 7200. This session will feature Dr. Leah Reznikov, BREATHE T32 Curriculum Coordinator & Associate Professor of Physiological Sciences, and Dr. Aline Oliveira, Assistant Professor of Pharmacology & Therapeutics. They will present:…