BREATHE members were in full force at the Oxford Conference on the Control of Breathing from October 17-21, 2022. This year’s conference was held in beautiful Odawara, Japan and featured some of the world’s top respiratory scientists. Among the superstar lineup, BREATHE members from 4 different UF colleges presented their…
BREATHE member, Dr. Kevin Otto, was awarded a 4-year, $4.5M U01 grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to study “Engineering the Neuronal Response to Electrical Microstimulation.” This project aims to advance the therapeutic intervention known as “neuromodulation,” fine-tuning electronic stimulation inside the body by…
Join us on Friday, September 9th from 5-7pm at Blue Gill (1310 SW 13th St)! Our first visiting speaker will be Dr. David Berlowitz from the University of Melbourne. He will present: "Lung volume recruitment in neuromuscular disease: Take a deep breath and…" Come socialize with us and enjoy…
The UF McKnight Brain Institute (MBI) announces a new postdoctoral fellowship program: Gator NeuroScholars. This unique opportunity is intended to accelerate academic research careers in the neurosciences. Up to 4 postdoctoral associates will be awarded a highly competitive stipend ($60-65k plus health insurance) for up to 3 years, with additional…
Catch up with BREATHE at the Cade Museum on June 3, 2022 (5:30-10pm)! Join us for an evening complete with updates from Director Gordon Mitchell, a PI research blitz, trainee poster presentations, and general merriment. See our retreat agenda for more information on speakers and events. Please refer to…
The CoBAD Opportunities Board features regularly updated faculty and postdoctoral positions that are of particular interest to the Control of Breathing & Airway Defense community. Please contact the specified PIs directly for further information. Contact the BREATHE Team (breathe-training@phhp.ufl.edu) if you would like to add/remove positions from…
Dr. Jay Nair, new faculty member at Thomas Jefferson University Dr. Jay Nair, a BREATHE member and former Mitchell Lab postdoc, has accepted a tenure-track position in the Department of Physical Therapy at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. Dr. Nair’s research program will focus on developing biomarkers for neurological…
RSVP: BREATHE Center Retreat Catch up with BREATHE at the Cade! This year's BREATHE Center Retreat will be held on June 3rd at 5:30pm at the Cade Museum. Please RSVP if you plan to join us! More information to come.
We would like to host monthly T32 lunch meetings. Please indicate which days/times work best with your schedules. Monday 11am-12pm Monday 12pm-1pm Monday 1pm-2pm Tuesday 11am-12pm Tuesday 12pm-1pm Tuesday 1pm-2pm Wednesday 11am-12pm Wednesday 12pm-1pm Wednesday 1pm-2pm Thursday 11am-12pm Thursday 12pm-1pm Thursday 1pm-2pm Friday 11am-12pm Friday 12pm-1pm Friday 1pm-2pm…
Dear Colleagues: I think we can all agree that this past year has made us thankful for plasticity, one of the very properties studied in our Center that confers benefits beyond resilience—it confers antifragility. In the face of major challenges, the Breathing Research and Therapeutics (BREATHE) community has…
