One by one, the teenagers bent their heads and peered into the laboratory microscope. Mouths agape, eyes wide, they took in cells from a human brain. In celebration of Brain Awareness Week, the McKnight Brain Institute welcomed 35 teenage homeschool students and 40 more ages 7-12 on Tuesday for lab…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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.
BREATHE hosted a Back to BREATHE Social & Science on January 16 (5:30-7:30pm) at MBI DeWeese Auditorium. This session will feature Dr. Don Bolser, BREATHE Steering Committee member and Professor of Physiological Sciences, and Dr. Adrienn Varga, BREATHE Steering Committee member and Assistant Professor of Neuroscience. They will present: Central…
The BREATHE Center will host a Special Seminar on January 10, 2025 (11:30am – 12:30pm) in the BREATHE Conference Room (MBI, L1-126). This session will feature Fuller Lab postdoc candidate, Dr. Kirstyn Grams, from the University of Utah. She will present: From CO2 to Odors: The Importance of Respiration in Chemoreception and…
Join the McKnight Brain Institute, Center for Arts in Medicine, and Breathing Research and Therapeutics Center for a special screening of “Move Me” at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6 at UF’s Malachowsky Hall Auditorium. This documentary follows dancer and director Kelsey Peterson’s journey after a life-changing spinal cord injury.
BREATHE hosted a 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: Central Regulation…
