During this year’s two-day Celebration of Research event, seven University of Florida College of Medicine faculty members received recognition for their contributions as outstanding, rising star and pioneering researchers in their respective fields. An additional faculty member was honored with an award that acknowledges the crucial role mentors play in research…
When most people think about spinal cord injury, they often picture paralysis, the loss of movement in the arms or legs. That image is powerful, but incomplete. Many of the most consequential effects of spinal cord injury are less visible, including impaired bladder and bowel control, changes in…
The McKnight Brain Institute has allocated seed funding across 18 new projects through the MBI Accelerator Program, aimed at bolstering emerging research in neuroscience and neuromedicine at the University of Florida. “The MBI Accelerator Program allows us to invest in scientists at a pivotal stage, when a strong idea can…
Simon Ropicki was determined to come back to the Alachua County Brain Bee. In the competition two years ago, as a 12-year-old competing against mostly high school students, he finished in third place. Last year, he came in second. So as the spelling-bee-style contest of neuroscience facts rolled around this…
Daryl Fields, M.D., Ph.D., is a University of Florida McKnight Brain Institute, or MBI, Scholar, an assistant professor of neurosurgery at the University of Florida’s College of Medicine and a staff surgeon at the Malcom Randall Veterans Affairs Medical Center. His research aims to improve breathing and mobility for patients…
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.
Daryl Fields, M.D., Ph.D., is an MBI Scholar and an assistant professor of neurosurgery at the University of Florida’s College of Medicine and a staff surgeon at the Malcom Randall Veterans Affairs Medical Center. His research aims to improve breathing and mobility for patients with spinal cord injury, ALS, multiple…
Join us for a special Social & Science: BREATHE Industry Night, an evening designed to connect trainees and faculty with local industry partners in breathing and neurorehabilitation research and training. Date & Time: December 11, 5:30 – 7:30 pm Location: Harrell Medical Education Building, Room 125 Moderator: Dr. Darin Falk | Director…
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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…
