Join NeuroPD2 for their upcoming Postdoc Seminar on Wednesday, April 8 (12pm) in DeWeese Auditorium. This session will feature Dr. Kirstyn Grams and Dr. Pedro Trevizan-Baú as they present their research on Lingual-Derived Gene Therapy in Pompe Disease and Sympathetic Neuroimmune Pathways Regulating Airway Responses to Lung Inflammation. Come learn about their…
Current and former students, faculty and leading researchers in rehabilitation science came together March 12 and 13 for the University of Florida’s 21st annual Neuromuscular Plasticity Training Program symposium. The symposium is both a showcase of groundbreaking research and a chance for students and scientists to connect and learn from…
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.
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…
Congratulations to BREATHE member Orlando Laitano, Ph.D., on receiving an NIH R01 grant for his project, “Targeting Myofiber NAD(P)H Oxidases in Sepsis-Induced Myopathy” (1R01AR085126-01A1).
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.
