BREATHE postdocs, Drs. Alex Marciante, Sabhya Rana, and Michela Mir, were recently promoted by the UF College of Public Health and Health Professions. Congratulations to all! Dr. Alex Marciante, a former BREATHE T32 postdoc fellow, currently serves as a Research Assistant Scientist (Department of Physical Therapy) in Dr. Gordon…
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 postdoc, Dr. Michela Mir, recently attended the annual meeting for the Dysphagia Research Society in San Francisco, California. She shared work from her dissertation and won 1st Place Poster Award for her presentation entitled, “Cough Correlates of Unsafe Swallowing in Atypical Parkinsonism”. The poster highlighted distinct…
