If you work in the spinal cord injury realm—performing research or providing clinical care—please join the BREATHE Center (SCI Core) for a Spinal Cord Injury Workshop on Friday, Dec 1 from 9 am – 5 pm at the Austin Cary Forest Campus. The workshop will involve a day of…
This summer, the McKnight Brain Institute is launching a new postdoctoral fellowship program, Gator NeuroScholars, directed by Dr. Gordon Mitchell. BREATHE is excited to be welcoming two new postdocs, Drs. Mehdi Ahmadian & Pedro Trevizan-Bau.
BREATHE trainee & Fuller Lab postdoc, Dr. Sabhya Rana, was among the 13 awardees for the 2023 Parker B. Francis Fellowship Program. This fellowship will support her work in Direct Current Stimulation to Restore Breathing Following Spinal Cord Injury. Respiratory dysfunction is the leading cause of morbidity…
BREATHE Center Director, Dr. Gordon Mitchell, has been named deputy director of the McKnight Brain Institute. Mitchell joins a leadership team of MBI Director Dr. Jennifer Bizon; fellow Deputy Directors Drs. Steven DeKosky, and Jada Lewis; and Chief Operating Officer Dr. Kevin McNaught, in guiding the MBI’s 230-member neuroscience…
Welcome to our newest BREATHE Center member, Dr. Emma Schachner! She recently joined the Department of Physiological Sciences as an Assistant Professor. Dr. Schachner is an esteemed evolutionary functional morphologist and paleontologist. Her research focuses on the evolution and structural diversity of the respiratory system, with a particular emphasis on…
BREATHE Associate Director, Dr. David Fuller was named one of two PHHP Doctoral Mentors of the Year. Nominators noted that every PhD student under his guidance has published their dissertation work in high quality scientific journals, participated in multiple national or international scientific conferences, and given numerous local scientific presentations.
The Breathing Research and Therapeutics Center hosted it’s 6th Retreat on May 19, 2023. The event was held at the Austin Cary Forest Campus with over 80 attendees. The day included a methods blitz from 15 faculty & trainees, covering the breadth of research happening across the center. Our…
Learn more about the 2023 BREATHE Center Retreat, Blitz & Breathwork: A Day with BREATHE in our program agenda. We look forward to seeing you on May 19th at Austin Cary Learning Center!…
BREATHE members and trainees were in full force at the American Physiological Society Summit in Long Beach, CA. Beyond presenting nearly 30 posters and 10 oral presentations, BREATHE helped sponsor the Control of Breathing Mixer: Hot Topics in Respiratory Control, organized the Marilyn Menker Trainee Highlights Breakfast, and rocked the…
BREATHE Steering Committee member, Dr. Leo Ferreira, was recently awarded a 2-year, $457k R21 grant from the National Institute on Aging to study “Systemic antioxidant treatment for cardiomyopathy, muscle weakness, and exercise intolerance in postmenopausal HFpEF.” This project will test whether an over-the-counter dietary supplement with antioxidant properties…
