BREATHE T32 trainee, Alyssa Mickle, received the Trainee Professional Development Award from the Society for Neuroscience for her abstract titled “Distribution of cervical spinal c-Fos expression after epidural stimulation in rats with cervical spinal cord injury.” This award will help fund her travel to the Society for Neuroscience’s…
Join us on for our upcoming Social & Science on Thursday, October 12 from 5:30-7:30pm at Cypress & Grove Brewing (1001 NW 4th St, Gainesville, FL 32601)! This session will feature Dr. Mehdi Ahmadian, incoming Gator NeuroScholar postdoc in the Mitchell Lab. He will present: Acute Intermittent Hypoxia: A Breath…
The BREATHE Center was pleased to be part of the 6th International CCHS Science Conference held at the Disney World Beach Club resort in Orlando, Florida from September 6-9, 2023. The aim of this meeting was to target collaborations among researchers and clinicians to advance understanding…
Join the BREATHE Center and the UF College of Medicine-Jacksonville for our upcoming Social & Science on Friday, September 29 (4:30-7pm). This special session will be hosted in the Swisher Conference Room at UF Health-Jacksonville (580 West 8th Street, Tower I, 10th floor, Jacksonville, FL 32209)! Dr. David Berlowitz, Professor…
The BREATHE Center will host Dr. Brian Dlouhy, Associate Professor at the University of Iowa, on September 15 (12-1pm) in Communicore Building (C1-009). In addition to his clinical activities, Dr. Dlouhy leads a human brain research lab that focuses on forebrain control of breathing and how the forebrain responds and…
As part of a new effort, the Fixel Institute is raising money and will be providing over $200,000 to fund 6 outstanding proposals in four different departments and three different colleges. This pilot grant program evaluated the highest ranking grant submissions with a selected…
The BREATHE Center will host Dr. Gad Vatine, Associate Professor at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, on September 5 (1-2:30pm) in Communicore Building (C1-009). Dr. Vatine’s main research focus is in disease modeling of neurological genetic disorders using human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells. He will present: Studying Mechanisms Underlying…
BREATHE member, Dr. Karen Hegland, is featured in the College of Public Health & Health Profession’s newest Researcher Spotlight Series. She discusses the impact of airway protection for individuals with Parkinson’s, as well as how her research aims to help people with swallowing and cough disorders maintain eating, drinking and…
Take a look behind the scenes at the work of Dr. Gordon Mitchell’s dedicated lab manager, Dave Fromholt.
Learn about incoming Gator NeuroScholar and BREATHE member, Mehdi Ahmadian. He will be working with Dr. Gordon Mitchell in the Department of Physical Therapy.
