The Department of Neuroscience, McKnight Brain Institute, and BREATHE Center Joint Seminar Series will host Dr. Michael Kilgard, Professor of Neuroscience at the University of Texas Dallas, on Thursday, February 19 (12pm) in MBI DeWeese Auditorium. He will present: Closed-Loop Vagus Nerve Stimulation to Enhance Plasticity and Recovery from Stroke…
 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…
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…
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…
Barbara Smith, Ph.D., P.T., an assistant professor in the University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions Department of Physical Therapy, is one of 22 early career scholars and industry professionals named to the Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida, or ASEMFL, 2025 list of Rising Stars.
BREATHE Center director Dr. Gordon Mitchell, has successfully renewed his R01 grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. His project, Microglial regulation of intermittent hypoxia-induced phrenic motor plasticity, focuses on how the nervous system adapts to support breathing. One of the most essential models…
After a spinal cord injury seven years ago, Jared Hogg found himself learning how to navigate life with the help of a team of clinicians and researchers at Brooks Rehabilitation Clinical Research Center in Jacksonville. Then, he joined them. Hogg is now a member of the leadership team for the Spinal…
