UF is developing strength in medical approaches to treat clinical disorders with electrical stimulation of relevant neural structures.
Researcher/Clinician Name | Title | Department | Cores | Specialties | |
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Erica Dale, PhD | Assistant Professor | Department of Physiology & Aging | Basic Breathing Research Core, Neurological Disorders Core, Neurotechnology Core, Spinal Cord Injury Core | Spinal stimulation induced phrenic motor plasticity; neurostimulation and functional recovery of breathing capacity after spinal injury | |
David Fuller, PhD | Professor; Associate Director; Associate Director for Research | Department of Physical Therapy; BREATHE Center; College of Public Health & Health Professions | Basic Breathing Research Core, Airway Defense Core, Neurological Disorders Core, Neurotherapeutic Oxygen Core, Neurotechnology Core, Spinal Cord Injury Core | Spinal stimulation and recovery of breathing activity with opiate-induced respiratory depression and spinal injury; Regulation of airway muscles; Hyperbaric oxygenation, intermittent hypoxia and respiratory plasticity, Pompe disease | |
Nicholas Napoli, PhD | Assistant Professor | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering | Neurotherapeutic Oxygen Core, Neurotechnology Core | Hyperbaric oxygenation | |
Christine Schmidt, PhD | Professor & Chair | Department of Biomedical Engineering | Neurological Disorders Core, Neurotechnology Core, Spinal Cord Injury Core | Neuroregeneration after peripheral or spinal cord injury | |
Yasin B. Seven, MS, PhD | Assistant Professor | Department of Physiological Sciences | Basic Breathing Research Core, Neurotechnology Core, Neurological Disorders Core, Spinal Cord Injury Core | Neuroprotection in spinal cord injury and neurodegenerative diseases, nanoparticle-based targeted drug delivery | |
Glenn Walter, PhD | Professor & Vice Chair | Department of Physiology & Aging | Basic Breathing Research Core, Neurotechnology Core | MRI imaging of respiratory muscles & their plasticity |