Hosted by the Department of Physical Therapy in collaboration with the BREATHE and Neuromuscular Plasticity NIH-funded T32 Training Programs, the 18th annual Neuromuscular Plasticity Training Symposium was held on March 23-24. The symposium gives predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees the chance to highlight their cutting-edge research through data blitz and poster…
Dr. Gordon Mitchell and postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Alex Marciante recently attended the XVII Symposium on Sleep and Breathing in Auckland, New Zealand. Dr. Mitchell was invited as a plenary speaker and presented “In the Translational Flywheel: Therapeutic Acute Intermittent Hypoxia and Spinal Cord Injury“. Dr. Marciante also…
BREATHE T32 alumnus, Dr. Adrienn Varga has joined the Department of Neuroscience as their newest Assistant Professor. Dr. Varga’s research focuses on determining the cellular, circuit, and network-level mechanisms whereby respiratory control neurons in the brainstem interact with central circuits to shape each breath. Current…
In a recent publication, BREATHE T32 alumni, Drs. Cara Donohue and Lauren Tabor-Gray discuss the association in patients with swallowing and speech disorders and higher odds of exhibiting bulbar impairments.
The BREATHE and NMPT T32 training programs, directed by Drs. Gordon Mitchell and David Fuller, decided to join forces for a lunch at the newly renovated Swamp Restaurant. Trainees got a chance to meet and catch up with peers, as well as discuss their future career…
BREATHE knows the value that postdocs bring to our center and to the advancement of our mission. This National Postdoc Appreciation Week, we went around and gave our current cohort of Gators a homemade sweet treat & a little center swag in recognition of all their hard work. In…
Since its inception in April 2017, the BREATHE T32 Training Program has made great strides! This combined pre- and postdoctoral training program is focused on the respiratory neuromuscular system, emphasizing discovery of new knowledge and its translation to severe clinical disorders that compromise breathing capacity, stability and airway…
Thursday, August 4, at 9 am, the NMPT and BREATHE Training Programs will host the final NeuroNines session featuring Postdoc Sabhya Rana (mentor: David Fuller) and Doctoral student Ryan Montalvo (mentor: Ashley Smuder). Join us live in the Communicore Building (C1-007) or by registering via Zoom:…
Thursday, July 28, at 9 am, the NMPT and BREATHE Training Programs will host a NeuroNines session featuring Doctoral candidate Nicole Stafford (mentor: Daniel Ferris) and BREATHE T32 Postdoctoral fellow Alex Marciante (mentor: Gordon Mitchell). Join us live in the Communicore Building (C1-007) or by registering via Zoom: https://bit.ly/3oyQKEJ.
Thursday, July 21, at 9 am, the NMPT and BREATHE Training Programs will host a NeuroNines session featuring PhD students Vinicius Mariani (mentor: Leo Ferreira) and Jeremy Prieto (mentor: Nick Napoli). Join us live in the Communicore Building (C1-007) or by registering via Zoom: https://bit.ly/3OAFceZ.
