BREATHE Center director Dr. Gordon Mitchell, has successfully renewed his R01 grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. His project, Microglial regulation of intermittent hypoxia-induced phrenic motor plasticity, focuses on how the nervous system adapts to support breathing. One of the most essential models…
After a spinal cord injury seven years ago, Jared Hogg found himself learning how to navigate life with the help of a team of clinicians and researchers at Brooks Rehabilitation Clinical Research Center in Jacksonville. Then, he joined them. Hogg is now a member of the leadership team for the Spinal…
BREATHE T32 postdoc and Mitchell Lab alum, Dr. Alex Marciante, will be opening her new lab in the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Florida College of Medicine in March 2026! The laboratory will investigate factors that influence the neural control of breathing, focusing on how…
More than 70 researchers from over 15 University of Florida departments and partner institutions gathered on August 7 at the Austin Cary Forest Campus for the UF Brain Injury Research Workshop, co-sponsored by the UF BRAIN Center, the UF BREATHE Center, and the McKnight Brain Institute. This one-day event featured…
BREATHE members and trainees were in full force at the American Physiological Society Summit in Baltimore, MA. Beyond presenting 24 posters, 14 oral presentations, and organizing multiple game-changer sessions, BREATHE helped sponsor the Control of Breathing Mixer: Hot Topics in Respiratory Control and organized the Marilyn Menker Trainee Highlights Breakfast,…
In honor of exceptional contributions to the field of respiratory science, David Fuller, Ph.D., associate dean for research and a professor of physical therapy at the University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions, has been awarded the Julius H. Comroe Jr. Distinguished Lectureship by the Respiration Section of the American…
Two powerful stories of perseverance took center stage Wednesday evening at an MBI Insights event called “The Resilient Brain: Patient Journeys & Neuroplasticity,” which explored real-world impacts of rehabilitation science and the brain’s ability to change and adapt, known as neuroplasticity.
Join us for our third MBI Insights event, The Resilient Brain: Patient Journeys & Neuroplasticity.” Parent & caregiver Suzanne Weitzel and patient Carly Pfeiffer will share their personal experiences navigating through neurological recovery at UF in a discussion moderated by MBI Science Writer Michelle Jaffee. Co-hosted by Dr. Michael Jaffee,…
New research reveals that a type of support cell in the spinal cord plays an important role in influencing plasticity of motor neurons responsible for breathing, a key insight that could help refine ongoing studies into a potential therapy for compromised breathing and other movements. …
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.
