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Oriana Brunetti

Social & Science Aug. 21 with Drs. Barbara Smith & Karen Hegland

Social & Science returns this fall with our first session on August 21 (5:30-7:30pm) at the CTRB Building, Room 2161. This session will feature Dr. Barbara Smith, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy, and Dr. Karen Hegland, Professor of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences. They will present: Once Upon a Time,…

Barbara Smith is wearing a white lab coat over a blue shirt, with shoulder-length blonde hair styled in loose waves against a blue background. Karen Hegland has short, straight light brown hair, wears small hoop earrings and a dark textured top, and is positioned in front of a similar blue backdrop.

Elisa Gonzalez-Rothi & Alicia Vose Awarded R21 to Study Dysphagia in Chronic Cervical SCI

BREATHE Steering Committee members, Drs. Elisa Gonzalez-Rothi and Alicia Vose, were recently awarded an R21 from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Their project: Mechanisms of swallowing dysfunction in a translational rodent model of chronic cervical spinal cord injury, will investigate how swallowing…

Elisa Gonzalez-Rothi and Alicia Vose, both with long brown hair; Elisa is wearing a blue top and gold earrings against a blue background, and Alicia is wearing a black blazer over a red top against a dark background.

NeuroNines: Smith-Hublou, Butenas, & Diller

Thursday, July 31, at 9 am, the NMPT and BREATHE Training Programs hosted the final NeuroNines of the season featuring BREATHE trainees May Smith-Hublou, Alex Butenas, and Alex Diller.

Headshots of May Smith-Hublou, Alec Butenas, and Alex Diller. May Smith-Hublou has straight, light brown hair and is wearing a neutral top, posed in front of a tan background. Alec Butenas is wearing a zip-up dark sweater over a collared shirt, standing in front of a building with a brick wall. Alex Diller has long, wavy blonde hair and is wearing a light top with a necklace and dark outer layer, posed outdoors with greenery in the background.

Maya Semel Publishes in Exercise & Sport Sciences Reviews

BREATHE T32 predoc, Maya Semel, recently published in Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews. Her research provides novel insights into mitochondrial impacts in aging, paving the way for potential new therapies. Read the full paper here.

Headshot of Maya Semel.

NeuroNines: Hayes, Semel, & Campbell

Thursday, July 24, at 9 am, the NMPT and BREATHE Training Programs hosted NeuroNines featuring Jill Hayes, Maya Semel, and Allison Campbell. View the full schedule here.

Jill Hayes has shoulder-length blonde hair and wears a white top with floral details, pictured outdoors. Maya Semel has long dark hair, a pearl stud earring, and a light gray top with a navy turtleneck, posed indoors against a window. Allison Campbell has shoulder-length light brown hair and wears a black top, standing against a light textured wall.

NeuroNines: Olarewaju, Rock, & Fierman

Thursday, July 17, at 9 am, the NMPT and BREATHE Training Programs hosted NeuroNines featuring Tinu Olarewaju, Kelly Rock, and Kiara FIerman. View the full schedule here.

Tinu Olarewaju wears a white textured top and has long, curly black hair styled to the side, posed against a gray background. Kelly Rock wears a patterned maroon top and black blazer with shoulder-length light brown hair, standing in front of a white background. Kiara Fierman wears a teal puffer jacket over a light top with curly hair, posed outdoors with trees in the background.

NeuroNines: Clarke, Cooper, Riley-DiPaolo

Thursday, July 10, at 9 am, the NMPT and BREATHE Training Programs hosted NeuroNines featuring Harrison Clarke, Kinyata Cooper, and Lexi Riley-DiPaolo. View the full schedule here.

Headshots of Harrison Clarke, wearing a green checkered shirt; Kinyata Cooper, with short, coiled hair in a white collared top; and Lexi Riley-DiPaolo, with long, wavy blonde hair in a white blouse and dark blazer, posed outdoors with greenery in the background.

BREATHE Members Publish New Study on Neonatal Systemic Gene Therapy & its Role in Restoring Cardiorespiratory Function in a Rat Model of Pompe Disease

A new study, led by Dr. David Fuller, shows restoration of cardio-respiratory function following neonatal AAV9 gene therapy in a rat model of Pompe disease. Since central nervous system disease substrates are missed using enzyme replacement therapy, this approach mitigates critical disease causing neuropathology. Check out the full publication…

Diagram illustrating the Pompe disease Gaa knockout rat model treated with AAV9-DES-GAA, showing a progression from a genetic vector to a rat, and branching arrows depicting assessments for respiratory, cardiac, glycome, and neural correction using relevant laboratory equipment and tissue images.

NeuroNines: Almeida, Ducharme, & Barretto

Thursday, July 3, at 9 am, the NMPT and BREATHE Training Programs hosted NeuroNines featuring Lucas Almeida, Jeremy Ducharme, and Jacob Barretto. View the full schedule here.

Headshots of Lucas Almeida wearing a white shirt with a gold chain, Jeremy Ducharme in a dark suit with a white shirt and red tie, and Jacob Barretto in a blue, green, and white patterned shirt with a gold necklace.

Karen Hegland Promoted to Professor

BREATHE Steering Committee member, Dr. Karen Hegland, has been promoted to Professor by the UF College of Public Health and Health Professions. Congratulations, Dr. Hegland!…

Karen Hegland