UF is a center of research for this novel approach to therapeutics, including therapeutic intermittent hypoxia and hyperbaric oxygenation.
Researcher/Clinician Name | Title | Department | Cores | Specialties | |
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![]() | Jennifer Bizon, PhD | Professor & Interim Chair | Department of Neuroscience | Neurotherapeutic Oxygen Core | Therapeutic intermittent hypoxia and cognitive function in rodent models |
![]() | Andrew Bryant, MD | Clinical Assistant Professor | Division of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine | Basic Breathing Research Core, Neurotherapeutic Oxygen Core | Pulmonary critical care and sleep medicine; hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension |
![]() | Emily Fox, PT, DPT, PhD, NCS | Research Associate Professor | Department of Physical Therapy | Basic Breathing Research Core, Neurological Disorders Core, Neurotherapeutic Oxygen Core, Spinal Cord Injury Core | Phrenic/diaphragm pacing as rehabilitative tool; therapeutic intermittent hypoxia and spinal injury |
![]() | David Fuller, PhD | Professor & Program Director | Department of Physical Therapy | 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 |
![]() | Elisa Gonzalez-Rothi, DPT, PhD | Research Assistant Professor | Department of Physical Therapy | Basic Breathing Research Core, Neurological Disorders Core, Neurotherapeutic Oxygen Core, Spinal Cord Injury Core | Respiratory plasticity induced by neurostimulation and intermittent hypoxia; spinal cord injury; sleep apnea & pathogenic intermittent hypoxia after SCI |
![]() | Jada Lewis, PhD | Professor | Department of Neuroscience | Neurological Disorders Core, Neurotherapeutic Oxygen Core | Pathogenic and therapeutic IH in neurodegenerative disease |
![]() | Carolina Maciel, MD, MSCR | Clinical Assistant Professor | Department of Neurology | Neurological Disorders Core, Neurotherapeutic Oxygen Core | Cognitive function after cardiac arrest/recovery; neurocritical care, TBI |
![]() | Gordon Mitchell, PhD | Preeminence Professor & Director | Department of Physical Therapy | Basic Breathing Research Core, Neurological Disorders Core, Neurotherapeutic Oxygen Core, Spinal Cord Injury Core | Intermittent hypoxia induced respiratory plasticity, therapeutic intermittent hypoxia in spinal injury and ALS |
![]() | Nicholas Napoli, PhD | Assistant Professor | Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering | Neurotherapeutic Oxygen Core, Neurotechnology Core | Hyperbaric oxygenation |
![]() | Maria Nikodemova, MS, PhD | Research Associate Scientist | Department of Physical Therapy | Basic Breathing Research Core, Neurological Disorders Core, Neurotherapeutic Oxygen Core, Spinal Cord Injury Core | microglial plasticity in healthy CNS and during neurodegeneration; APOE4 phenotype, sleep apnea; the role of microglia and neuroinflammation in regulating respiratory motor plasticity during hypoxia and after spinal cord injury |
![]() | Barbara Smith, PT, PhD | Research Assistant Professor | Department of Physical Therapy | Basic Breathing Research Core, Neurotherapeutic Oxygen Core | Pompe disease, diaphragm pacing; therapeutic intermittent hypoxia in ALS patients |
![]() | Ashley Smuder, PhD | Assistant Professor | Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology | Basic Breathing Research Core, Neurotherapeutic Oxygen Core | Diaphragm atrophy; response to therapeutics; HBO and diaphragm muscle inflammation in Pompe and SCI |
![]() | Adam Woods, PhD | Associate Professor & Assistant Director | Department of Clinical and Health Psychology | Neurotherapeutic Oxygen Core | Therapeutic intermittent hypoxia and cognitive function in aging humans |