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Erica Levitt

BREATHE at APS Summit 2023

BREATHE members and trainees were in full force at the American Physiological Society Summit in Long Beach, CA. Beyond presenting nearly 30 posters and 10 oral presentations, BREATHE helped sponsor the Control of Breathing Mixer: Hot Topics in Respiratory Control, organized the Marilyn Menker Trainee Highlights Breakfast, and rocked the…

BREATHE at APS Annual Meeting

BREATHE members and trainees were in full force at the first American Physiological Society in-person annual meeting in two years. Beyond presenting nearly 30 posters and 8 oral presentations, BREATHE helped sponsor the Control of Breathing Mixer: Hot Topics in Respiratory Control, organized the Experimental Biology Trainee Highlights Breakfast, and…

Erica Levitt Receives ASPET Early Career Award

BREATHE Steering Committee member, Dr. Erica Levitt, has been selected as the 2022 recipient of the ASPET Neuropharmacology Early Career Award. She has been granted this award in recognition of her commitment to mentoring and for her highly impactful research on the mechanisms of opioid-induced…

Erica Levitt Featured on UF Care Podcast

Erica Levitt, BREATHE Steering Committee member, recently discussed her work with mechanisms of opioid-induced respiratory depression on the UF Care Podcast with host, Oliver Grundmann.

NeuroNines: Varga & Malone

Thursday, June 17, at 9 am, the NMPT and BREATHE Training Programs will host a NeuroNines session featuring Dr. Adrienn Varga (mentor: Erica Levitt) and PhD Student Ian Malone (mentor: Kevin Otto). Register via Zoom.

BREATHE Members & Trainees Receive APS Awards at EB 2021

Experimental Biology (EB) is the annual meeting of five societies that explores the latest research in anatomy, biochemistry and molecular biology, investigative pathology, pharmacology, and physiology. This international meeting is the highlight of the year for many BREATHE researchers and, despite being virtual this year, EB2021 was no exception. During…

CoBAD: Levitt

The third installment of the CoBAD series featured Erica Levitt, PhD, on Friday, July 10. An assistant professor of pharmacology and therapeutics at the University of Florida, Dr. Levitt’s research is focused on understanding how opioids modulate neurons in the respiratory network to cause breathing disturbances.