The BREATHE Training Program is now accepting applications for 2 postdoctoral fellows and up to 2 predoctoral fellows starting in Fall 2024 (possibly earlier for postdocs). Apply by May 10 to ensure eligibility for currently available positions.
Thursday, August 3, at 9 am, the NMPT and BREATHE Training Programs hosted the final NeuroNines session featuring Elizabeth Evans (mentor: Charles Ellis) & BREATHE T32 postdoc Dr. Kelly Rock (mentor: Krista Vandenborne).
Thursday, July 27, at 9 am, the NMPT and BREATHE Training Programs hosted a NeuroNines session featuring Anna Fusco (mentor: David Fuller) & BREATHE T32 postdoc Dr. Wendy Olsen (mentor: Nicholas Napoli).
Thursday, July 20, at 9 am, the NMPT and BREATHE Training Programs hosted a NeuroNines session featuring BREATHE T32 postdocs Drs. Alexandria Marciante (mentor: Gordon Mitchell) & Michela Mir (mentors: Gordon Mitchell & Emily Fox).
In a recent publication, BREATHE T32 alumni, Drs. Cara Donohue and Lauren Tabor-Gray discuss the use of the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Functional Rating Scale-Revised (ALSFRS-R) in detecting and monitoring dysarthria in individuals with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).
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…
