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Sleep Apnea

Fuller Lab Uses Light to Stimulate Tongue Muscle Activity

In a recent study published in the March issue of Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology, Dr. David Fuller, Dr. Michelle Singer (a former BREATHE trainee and Fuller Lab member now completing her postdoc at Johns Hopkins), and their colleagues have demonstrated for the first time that light…

CoBAD: Horner

The Control of Breathing and Airway Defense (CoBAD) International Online Seminar Series featured Dr. Richard Horner on Friday, April 8th at 3:00pm ET. Dr. Horner’s research identifies the brain cells and circuits underlying sleep, drug-induced sedation and anesthesia, and their impact on vital functions such as breathing and…

Welcome Dr. Maria Nikodemova!

Join us in welcoming Maria Nikodemova, MS, PhD to the BREATHE Center team! Formerly an Associate Scientist in Population Health Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Dr. Nikodemova is joining the Department of Physical Therapy and the Mitchell Lab here at UF. Her research has focused on microglial…

CoBAD: Saper & Kaur

The Control of Breathing and Airway Defense (CoBAD) International Online Seminar Series featured Clifford Saper, MD, PhD & Satvinder Kaur, PhD on Friday, July 16th at 3:00 pm ET. Dr. Saper’s lab focuses on the brain circuitry that regulates key functions including regulation of wake-sleep cycles, circadian rhythms,…

CoBAD: Gozal

The Control of Breathing and Airway Defense (CoBAD) International Online Seminar Series featured David Gozal, MD, MBA, PhD (Hon) on Friday, May 7th at 3:00 pm ET. Dr. Gozal is a pioneer in the study of childhood sleep problems and the relationships between sleep disorders and neurobehavioral, cardiovascular…