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Oriana Brunetti

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:…

Support BREATHE on Gator Nation Giving Day!

On Thursday, February 20, Stand Up & Holler for the BREATHE Center during Gator Nation Giving Day! For 24 hours, Gators everywhere will rally behind what they love about UF—and for our community, that’s BREATHE. We’re advancing research, developing life-changing treatments, and training the next generation of respiratory scientists and clinicians. Your support—no matter the amount—helps…

Social & Science Feb. 13 with Drs. Andrew Judge & Orlando Laitano

BREATHE hosted a Back to BREATHE Social & Science on February 13 (5:30-7:30pm) at MBI DeWeese Auditorium. This session will feature Dr. Andrew Judge, Professor of Physical Therapy, and Dr. Orlando Laitano, Assistant Professor of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology. They will present: Muscle Pathophysiology in Sepsis & Cancer: Mechanisms, Impacts,…

RSVP: Social & Science Feb. 13, 5:30-7:30pm

Join us for the next Back to BREATHE Social and Science on February 13 (5:30-7:30pm) at MBI DeWeese Auditorium. This session will feature Dr. Andrew Judge, Professor of Physical Therapy, and Dr. Orlando Laitano, Assistant Professor of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology. They will present: “Muscle Pathophysiology in Sepsis and…

Kajana Satkunendrarajah, PhD – Jan. 30 (12pm)

The Department of Neuroscience, McKnight Brain Institute, and BREATHE Center Joint Seminar Series hosted Dr. Kajana Satkunendrarajah, Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin, on Thursday, January 30 (12pm) in MBI DeWeese Auditorium. She presented: Sensation to Movement in Health and Trauma.