BREATHE Director, Dr. Gordon Mitchell, was recently featured on an episode of Unite 2 Fight Paralysis’s Curecast. In this episode, he discusses the role of intermittent hypoxia and its effect on neuroplasticity and recovery of respiratory and motor function. This will serve as a primer to his upcoming talk at their…
September is SCI Awareness Month! The BREATHE Center, Brooks Rehabilitation Clinical Research Center, and the SCI Health Research Partnership (SHARP) celebrated and connected over SCI research with demos, dialogue, and delicious food! This co-hosted event brought together trainees, clinicians, and community members across Brooks Rehabilitation and the University of…
As the BREATHE Center approaches its 10th Anniversary in 2025, we are excited to celebrate a decade of groundbreaking research and innovation. In preparation for our anniversary celebration at the beginning of next summer, BREATHE Social & Science will spotlight the incredible work of our community, showcasing their respective contributions…
BREATHE member, Dr. Ramon Sun, has been named as one of the new Associate Director for Research Programs & Innovations for the McKnight Brain Institute, along with Dr. Jose Abisambra.
BREATHE Associate Director, Dr. David Fuller has been named the University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions’ associate dean for research. He begins in his new role August 1.
BREATHE member, Dr. Shakeel Ahmed, recently published “Beyond breathing: Systematic review of global chronic obstructive pulmonary disease guidelines for pain management” in the journal Respiratory Medicine.
BREATHE Steering Committee member, Dr. Elisa Gonzalez-Rothi, has been promoted to Associate Professor by the UF College of Public Health and Health Professions. Congratulations, Dr. Gonzalez-Rothi!…
BREATHE Steering Committee member, Dr. Erica Dale, received funding for her project Effects of acute cannabis smoke exposure on respiration after cervical spinal cord injury in rats, from the Consortium for Medical Marijuana Clinical Outcomes Research Grants Program. This funding will allow her lab to start a…
Soaring birds — like osprey, eagles, falcons, even vultures — can stay aloft in the air seemingly forever, rarely flapping their wings. They glide along rising air currents in a way that has fascinated humans and scientists for centuries. Now, an international team of researchers led by University of Florida evolutionary…
BREATHE T32 alum, Michela J. Mir, PhD CCC-SLP, has been newly appointed as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences. Her research aims to advance rehabilitation of speech, swallowing and cough disorders. She collaborates with basic and clinical science researchers to deepen…
