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…
BREATHE T32 predoc, Alyssa Mickle, and MD-PhD student in Dr. David Fuller’s lab, Anna Fusco, have been recognized as recipients for this year’s Brian W. Robinson Endowment Grant for the Neurosciences. This distinguished grant aims to foster neuroscience research aong students enrolled in PhD, MD (Resident), or MD/PhD degree…
BREATHE member Dr. Barry Byrne, director of the UF Powell Center for Rare Disease Research and Therapy and a gene therapy pioneer with about 23 patents in the field, will be inducted into the 2024 class of the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame in the fall, the organization announced May 30.
BREATHE Associate Director, Dr. David Fuller, was named as one of this year’s 34 most productive and promising faculty members by the University of Florida Research Foundation.
On April 25, the University of Florida College of Health & Human Performance honored BREATHE member, Dr. Thomas Clanton, as the Billy K. and Betty C. Stevens Professor in Applied Physiology and Kinesiology. The ceremony brought together members of the university community marking a significant milestone for Dr. Clanton and…
BREATHE Steering Committee member, Dr. Barbara Smith, is partnering with colleagues at UF Health Jacksonville to explore whether a brief breathing exercise program can help patients undergoing a total joint replacement avoid breathing problems following surgery.
