Wendy Olsen, PhD, CCC-SLP, a BREATHE postdoctoral associate, was recently featured on the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association podcast, ASHA Voices. In this episode, Dr. Olsen discusses the effects of opioids on respiration and how the key to meeting patients’ needs may include collaborating with other health care professionals. Learn…
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…
BREATHE alumnus, Dr. Adrienn Varga received a K99 award for her project “Role of an arousal circuit in respiration and opioid-induced respiratory depression” from NHLBI.
The Control of Breathing and Airway Defense (CoBAD) International Online Seminar Series featured Kevin Yackle, MD, PhD, on Friday, May 21st at 3:00 pm ET. Dr. Yackle’s research focuses on how opioids suppress breathing and how innate vocalizations, like neonatal cries, are timed and coordinated with breath. His seminar was entitled: “Breathing in…
Dr. Donald Bolser, BREATHE Steering Committee Member and Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Physiological Sciences, was awarded an R01 research grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to study the “Influence of Opioids on the Brainstem Respiratory Network.”…
