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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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in the spotlight

Center-sponsored events

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…

SCI Workshop 2023