BREATHE T32 postdoc alum, Dr. Kelly Rock, has joined the Department of Physical Therapy as an Assistant Professor. A board-certified pediatric clinical specialist, Dr. Rock first came to the University of Florida to complete a postdoctoral fellowship in the department’s ImagingNMD research program. In her new faculty…
BREATHE T32 postdoc and Mitchell Lab alum, Dr. Alex Marciante, will be opening her new lab in the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Florida College of Medicine in March 2026! The laboratory will investigate factors that influence the neural control of breathing, focusing on how…
BREATHE T32 Curriculum Coordinator, Dr. Leah Reznikov, has received a new 2-year R21 grant exceeding $400k from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: Emerging impact on airway health by airborne red tide toxins following major hurricanes Helene and Milton at the Gulf coast. This project,…
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…
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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…
