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A new rat-model study by Erica Dale, PhD and Ian Malone, BS found that applying a form of electrical stimulation below a spinal-cord injury and in sync with natural breathing rhythm elicited respiratory neuroplasticity, or ability of neurons and neural networks to change and adapt.
This event has been postponed until further notice. The Control of Breathing and Airway Defense (CoBAD) International Online Seminar Series returns Friday, February 11th at 3:00pm ET. Our first featured speaker will be Melissa Bates, PhD, FAPS. Dr. Bates’s…
BREATHE Steering Committee member, Dr. Erica Levitt, has been selected as the 2022 recipient of the ASPET Neuropharmacology Early Career Award. She has been granted this award in recognition of her commitment to mentoring and for her highly impactful research on the mechanisms of opioid-induced…
Gordon Mitchell, Ph.D., served as an editor for a special issue of the journal Experimental Neurology. The issue is focused on intermittent hypoxia, a potential treatment for spinal cord injury and multiple neurological disorders, and includes several articles authored or co-authored by UF faculty members and trainees from…
BREATHE hosted the Spring/Summer 2022 CoBAD series twice monthly on Fridays at 3 pm ET via Zoom from February 11 until June 17.
The BREATHE Center will host the Therapeutic Intermittent Hypoxia Virtual Workshop on January 7th & 14th, 2022 (3-7pm EST). The agenda can be viewed by clicking the button below. If you are interested in participating in this workshop, please email us at breathe-training@phhp.ufl.edu for the registration link.
BREATHE Steering Committee member, Dr. Leah Reznikov, has been selected as the recipient of the 2021 Zoetis Award for Veterinary Research Excellence Award. Through this award, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) recognizes researchers whose innovative work has advanced the scientific standing of…
BREATHE T32 trainees had the opportunity to meet for lunch with Dr. Eileen Hasser, a cardiovascular physiology professor from University of Missouri. Dr. Hasser visited the University of Florida to present her talk, “Forebrain – hindbrain connections and the response to hypoxia?”, in the Department of Physiological Sciences Seminar Series.
Carolina Maciel, BREATHE Steering Committee member, recently discussed her article, “Neurologic Outcome Prediction in the Intensive Care Unit” from the October Neurocritical Care Continuum issue, on the Neurology Minute podcast.
Erica Levitt, BREATHE Steering Committee member, recently discussed her work with mechanisms of opioid-induced respiratory depression on the UF Care Podcast with host, Oliver Grundmann.
