When most people think about spinal cord injury, they often picture paralysis, the loss of movement in the arms or legs. That image is powerful, but incomplete. Many of the most consequential effects of spinal cord injury are less visible, including impaired bladder and bowel control, changes in…
The McKnight Brain Institute has allocated seed funding across 18 new projects through the MBI Accelerator Program, aimed at bolstering emerging research in neuroscience and neuromedicine at the University of Florida. “The MBI Accelerator Program allows us to invest in scientists at a pivotal stage, when a strong idea can…
In honor of SCI Awareness Month, join us for an exciting new Social & Science on Thursday, September 11 (5:30-7:30 pm) at the CTRB Building, Room 2161. This special session, Epidural Stimulation to Restore Breathing: From Bench to Bedside to Rehabilitation, will feature a panel discussion with: Dr. Dimitry Sayenko, Associate Professor…
Mark your calendar! September is Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month, and we’ve got a full lineup of events co-hosted by BREATHE! Check back in below for further details and keep an eye out for event invitations in the coming weeks. September Event Schedule: Department of Neuroscience, McKnight Brain Institute, & BREATHE Center…
Alyssa Mickle, BREATHE T32 alum and member of Dr. Erica Dale’s Lab, has been awarded a Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to support her research on improving breathing after spinal cord injury. The Dale Lab has shown…
BREATHE Steering Committee members, Drs. Erica Dale & Alicia Vose, join the Yoga with Jake podcast to discuss their research and the importance of making science accessible and fun.
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…
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…
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…
BREATHE T32 predoc, Alyssa Mickle, lead a recent publication in the Journal of Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology along with BREATHE members, Dr. Erica Dale, Dr. David Baekey, and Jesús Peñaloza-Aponte. The Dale Lab has shown that closed-loop epidural stimulation (CL-ES) elicits respiratory plasticity in the form of…
