BREATHE Associate Director, Dr. David Fuller, was recently featured in the UF College of Public Health & Health Professions Researcher Spotlight series. D. Fuller’s lab is pioneering innovative therapies that enhance brain and spinal cord connections to activate respiratory muscles, aiming to restore independent breathing for those with spinal…
What’s your first thought when you think of the structures involved in breathing? For many people, the answer is the lungs. Gordon Mitchell, PhD, a PHHP professor of physical therapy and director of the UF Breathing Research and Therapeutics Center, or BREATHE, has a different answer.
BREATHE Steering Committee member and T32 alum, Dr. Alicia Vose, was recently awarded an NIH R41 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant.The grant is a collaboration between the University of Florida (PI: Dr. Alicia Vose) and Novis Products, LLC, a Florida-based, small business in Jacksonville, FL.
The National Academy of Medicine has elected UF Distinguished Professor and BREATHE Center member, Christine Schmidt, PhD, to the academy in recognition of her groundbreaking research that has benefited thousands and significantly advanced the fields of nerve regeneration and wound healing.
Join the McKnight Brain Institute, Center for Arts in Medicine, and Breathing Research and Therapeutics Center for a special screening of “Move Me” at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6 at UF’s Malachowsky Hall Auditorium. This documentary follows dancer and director Kelsey Peterson’s journey after a life-changing spinal…
BREATHE postdocs, Drs. Alex Marciante, Sabhya Rana, and Michela Mir, were recently promoted by the UF College of Public Health and Health Professions. Congratulations to all! Dr. Alex Marciante, a former BREATHE T32 postdoc fellow, currently serves as a Research Assistant Scientist (Department of Physical Therapy) in…
Cancelled due to incoming hurricane Milton. Join us in celebrating Christopher Reeve’s legacy on his birthday with a BREATHE Watch Party of Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story on Wednesday, September 25 (7pm) at Regal Butler Town Center (3101 SW 35th…
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…
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…
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…
