Oriana Brunetti

Save the date for the Therapeutic AIH Workshop 2026, hosted by the UF Breathing Research and Therapeutics Center. We’re looking forward to gathering with colleagues by the beach for thoughtful, engaging conversations around therapeutic acute intermittent hypoxia (tAIH) and neuromodulation strategies in function and recovery. When: October 1–4, 2026Where: Dune House Hotel & Spa (formerly…

The Department of Neuroscience, McKnight Brain Institute, and BREATHE Center Joint Seminar Series will host Dr. Michael Kilgard, Professor of Neuroscience at the University of Texas Dallas, on Thursday, February 19 (12pm) in MBI DeWeese Auditorium. He will present: Closed-Loop Vagus Nerve Stimulation to Enhance Plasticity and Recovery from Stroke…

 During this year’s two-day Celebration of Research event, seven University of Florida College of Medicine faculty members received recognition for their contributions as outstanding, rising star and pioneering researchers in their respective fields. An additional faculty member was honored with an award that acknowledges the crucial role mentors play in research…

When most people think about spinal cord injury, they often picture paralysis, the loss of movement in the arms or legs. That image is powerful, but incomplete. Many of the most consequential effects of spinal cord injury are less visible, including impaired bladder and bowel control, changes in…

The McKnight Brain Institute has allocated seed funding across 18 new projects through the MBI Accelerator Program, aimed at bolstering emerging research in neuroscience and neuromedicine at the University of Florida. “The MBI Accelerator Program allows us to invest in scientists at a pivotal stage, when a strong idea can…

Simon Ropicki was determined to come back to the Alachua County Brain Bee. In the competition two years ago, as a 12-year-old competing against mostly high school students, he finished in third place. Last year, he came in second. So as the spelling-bee-style contest of neuroscience facts rolled around this…

Daryl Fields, M.D., Ph.D., is a University of Florida McKnight Brain Institute, or MBI, Scholar, 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…

The BREATHE Training Program is currently recruiting 1 postdoctoral fellow for our NHLBI-funded training program. Applications due by February 15 for Spring 2026 appointment.

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…