BREATHE trainee Dr. Aline Oliveira was recently awarded a K99/R00 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to study “Neuroimmune axis contribution to the pathophysiology of pulmonary hypertension.” The K99/R00 program enables a mentored postdoctoral researcher to more rapidly transition into a stable independent research position.
BREATHE T32 trainee, Branden Nguyen (mentor: Dr. Ashley Smuder), was chosen as this year’s recipient to the Allen, Holyoak, & Varnes Endowed Scholarship. This fund was initiated by three former professors of UF: Robert Allen, Owen J. Holyoak and Paul R. Varnes, to support…
BREATHE T32 postdoc, Dr. Michela Mir, recently attended the annual meeting for the Dysphagia Research Society in San Francisco, California. She shared work from her dissertation and won 1st Place Poster Award for her presentation entitled, “Cough Correlates of Unsafe Swallowing in Atypical Parkinsonism”. The poster highlighted distinct…
The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering has awarded its highest honor to BREATHE member, Dr. Christine Schmidt. The Galletti Award recognizes contributions to public awareness of medical and biological engineering and the promotion of the national interest in science, engineering, and education.
Dr. Gordon Mitchell and postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Alex Marciante recently attended the XVII Symposium on Sleep and Breathing in Auckland, New Zealand. Dr. Mitchell was invited as a plenary speaker and presented “In the Translational Flywheel: Therapeutic Acute Intermittent Hypoxia and Spinal Cord Injury“. Dr. Marciante also…
BREATHE T32 alumnus, Dr. Adrienn Varga has joined the Department of Neuroscience as their newest Assistant Professor. Dr. Varga’s research focuses on determining the cellular, circuit, and network-level mechanisms whereby respiratory control neurons in the brainstem interact with central circuits to shape each breath. Current…
BREATHE members, Drs. Emily Plowman, James Wymer, and BREATHE T32 alumnus, Dr. Lauren Tabor-Gray were recently published in Neurology. Their article “Respiratory Strength Training in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Multicenter, Sham-Controlled Trial” evaluates the short-term physiologic and one-year functional impact of a 12-week inspiratory and expiratory respiratory strength…
Dr. Sabhya Rana recently won the Postdoctoral Poster Prize at the 13th Annual Conference of the North Central Florida Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience. She presented her work on the use of Ampakines to restore breathing in a rodent model of spinal cord injury. Dr. Rana’s work…
Dr. Jennifer Bizon, center member and chair of the Department of Neuroscience, was recently named the director the UF McKnight Brain Institute. Dr. Bizon is a brilliant researcher and a proven leader within our neuroscience and neuromedicine community…
At the University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions, researchers like BREATHE Center member Dr. Barbara Smith, are working to improve health on every level, from individual patients to global communities. Au.D. student Aimee Miller and Associate Dean for Research Dr. Adam Woods explain.
