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…
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 |…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
BREATHE member, Dr. Yuhan Mou, has joined the Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences as a Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of the Bachelor of Health Science, Communication Sciences and Disorders program. Dr. Mou is a speech-language pathologist and graduate of the College of Public…
In honor of SCI Awareness Month, join us for an exciting new Social & Science on Thursday, September 11 (5:30-7:30 pm) at the CTRB Building, Room 2161. This special session, Epidural Stimulation to Restore Breathing: From Bench to Bedside to Rehabilitation, will feature a panel discussion with: Dr. Dimitry Sayenko,…
Mark your calendar! September is Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month, and we’ve got a full lineup of events co-hosted by BREATHE! Check back in below for further details and keep an eye out for event invitations in the coming weeks. September Event Schedule: Department of Neuroscience, McKnight Brain Institute, &…
