learn more about the UF BREATHE CENTER
our mission & goals
BREATHE Basics
The only center of its kind in the US, the UF BREATHE Center unites basic and clinician scientists across the university and beyond.
dedicated members
Meet Our Team
The UF BREATHE Center houses outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who are working to advance our understanding and treatment of neuromuscular disorders that compromise breathing.
areas of expertise
Research
The UF BREATHE Center has 6 cores that represent the breadth of preclinical and clinical respiratory research. These include airway defense, basic breathing research, neurological disorders, neurotechnology, neurotherapeutics, and spinal cord injury.
educating the next generation
BREATHE Training Program
The UF BREATHE Center is the administrative home of the BREATHE Training Program, an NHLBI-funded predoctoral and postdoctoral training opportunity.
in the spotlight
BREATHE T32 Postdoc & Predoc Fellow Opportunities…
The BREATHE Training Program is now accepting applications for 2 postdoctoral fellows and up to 2 predoctoral fellows starting in Fall 2024 (possibly…
BREATHE Alum, Dr. Joe Welch, Wins Experimental…
BREATHE alumnus Dr. Joseph Welch, an Assistant Professor at the University of Birmingham, UK, was award the 2023 Inaugural Review Prize from…
Emily Fox Wins APTA Academy of Neurologic…
BREATHE Clinical Associate Director, Dr. Emily Fox, recently attended the 2024 American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Combined Sections Meeting…
Center-sponsored events
Social & Science Apr. 17 with Drs. Jyoti Watters…
Join us for our upcoming Social & Science on Wednesday, April 17 (5:30-7:30pm) at Daft Cow Brewery (13800 Tech City Cir, Alachua, FL 32615)! This…
UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville hosts UF…
On Friday, September 29, the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville hosted the first Social & Science event on the Jacksonville…
2023 BREATHE SCI Workshop
The Breathing Research and Therapeutics Center hosted the SCI Workshop on December 1, 2023. The event was held at the Austin Cary Forest Campus…