BREATHE members and trainees were in full force at the American Physiological Society Summit in Long Beach, CA. Beyond presenting 20 posters and 6 oral presentations, BREATHE helped sponsor the Control of Breathing Mixer: Hot Topics in Respiratory Control and organized the Marilyn Menker Trainee Highlights Breakfast, which was led…
The BREATHE Training Program is now accepting applications for 2 postdoctoral fellows and up to 2 predoctoral fellows starting in Fall 2024 (possibly earlier for postdocs). Apply by May 10 to ensure eligibility for currently available positions.
BREATHE T32 alumnus, Dr. Alicia Vose, now an Assistant Professor of Neurology at UF College of Medicine in Jacksonville, received second place for her oral platform presentation at the Dysphagia Research Society International Conference March 12-15 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
BREATHE alumnus Dr. Joseph Welch, an Assistant Professor at the University of Birmingham, UK, was award the 2023 Inaugural Review Prize from Experimental Physiology. This prize is awarded to an early career researcher within the first 3 years of their first full faculty appointment. Applicants submit a…
Hosted by the Department of Physical Therapy in collaboration with the BREATHE and Neuromuscular Plasticity NIH-funded T32 Training Programs, the 19th annual Neuromuscular Plasticity Training Symposium was held on March 21-22. The symposium gives predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees the chance to highlight their cutting-edge research through data blitz and poster…
BREATHE hosted a Social & Science on Wednesday, April 17 (5:30-7:30pm) at Daft Cow Brewery (13800 Tech City Cir, Alachua, FL 32615)! This session featured Drs. Jyoti Watters (Professor & Chair) and Tracy Baker (Professor) in the Department of Comparative Biosciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. They will present: Sex…
BREATHE Clinical Associate Director, Dr. Emily Fox, recently attended the 2024 American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Combined Sections Meeting in Boston, MA. While at the meeting her and a group from the Brooks-UF PHHP Collaboration that she leads, presented posters, oral platform presentations, and education sessions. The…
Dr. Erica Dale, BREATHE Steering Committee member and Assistant Professor in the Department of Physiology and Aging, was elected as the 2024 UF College of Medicine Rising Star Researcher Award in Basic or Translational Sciences. As one of the only researchers in the world looking at strengthening connections…
The McKnight Brain Institute marked its 25th anniversary with a full-day symposium on February 2, 2024. The event included a brief presentation from Director, Dr. Jen Bizon, about the institute’s history; a keynote lecture from Dr. Adam Gazzaley from the University of California, San Francisco; and a panel of rising…
BREATHE Associate Director, Dr. David Fuller, will be featured in the Department of Neuroscience-McKnight Brain Institute Joint Seminar Series this Thursday, February 8th. Join us at 12pm in the MBI DeWeese Auditorium for Dr. Fuller’s presentation: Oxygen, AMPA, and Spinal Neuroplasticity.
