Their project is entitled “Development of the respiratory system in the chick: airways, air sacs, and innervation patterns”. Dr Schachner is lead PI and Dr Reznikov is co/secondary PI This proposal included:| physio.vetmed.ufl.edu
Amanda Pineda, 3rd year DVM student, won third place in the Poster Contest at the Association of Avian Veterinarians conference in Phoenix, AZ this past weekend. She is working with Dr. Emma Schachner in the Dept. of Physiological Sciences on lung anatomy of songbirds in comparison to other species and shows the location of air…| Physiological Sciences » College of Veterinary Medicine » Univers...
Christian Maugee, a Ph.D. candidate at the Center for Excellence in Health Technology (CEHT), was recently featured in a video alongside renowned scientist Bill Nye, popularly known as “The Science Guy.” Together, they explored the topic of Friedreich’s ataxia—a rare, progressive neurodegenerative disease that Christian both lives with and actively research. His dual perspective as…| Physiological Sciences » College of Veterinary Medicine » Univers...
Dr. Stephanie Baumgart, a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Schachner Lab in the Department of Physiological Sciences here at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, recently co-authored a groundbreaking international study published in Nature. Led by Harvard researchers Drs. Gayani Senevirathne and Terence Capellini, the study uncovers two key evolutionary changes that transformed the…| physio.vetmed.ufl.edu
Dr. Trevizan Bau recently had his research published in the American Journal of Physiology. He was the first author on this manuscript. Summary: Excessive mucus production is a hallmark of chronic airway diseases like asthma, yet current treatments offer limited options for directly addressing this problem. Our latest study explores an overlooked player in mucus…| Physiological Sciences » College of Veterinary Medicine » Univers...
We’re excited to announce that Dr. Leah Reznikov from the University of Florida will be speaking at the upcoming workshop Lung Sensing and Its Implications in Diseases. Dr. Reznikov’s work explores how the lungs detect and respond to environmental and internal signals—key to understanding respiratory health and disease. This full-day event brings together leading scientists…| physio.vetmed.ufl.edu
UF Physiological Sciences Researchers Featured on Cover of Metabolites Dr. Jie Zhou, Kevin Kroll, Dr. Chris Vulpe and Dr. Nancy Denslow from the Department of Physiological Sciences at UF have been featured on the front cover of Metabolites for their recent publication, “Urinary Extracellular Vesicles-Based Lipid Biomarkers of Chronic Kidney Disease.”Their study highlights a promising,…| Physiological Sciences » College of Veterinary Medicine » Univers...
Qaim Mehdi and his team have a new article published on Science Direct. It is titled Exploring the distribution of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in surface water and wildlife from the Galápagos Islands. PFAS Detected in the Galápagos: A First-of-Its-Kind Study A new study offers the first report of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances)…| Physiological Sciences » College of Veterinary Medicine » Univers...
Dr Leah Reznikov and her team are awarded a new R21. R21 is an exploratory/ developmental grant. It supports innovative and developmental work. The work is title Emerging impact on airway health by airborne red tide toxins following major hurricanes Helene and Milton at the Gulf coast. Her Multiple Principal Investigator (MPI) is Dr. Myosen…| physio.vetmed.ufl.edu
Qaim Mehdi a PhD candidate, in the Physiological Science Department at UF, along with other scientists has published an article addressing the issue of possible maternal transfer of PFAS to the shark embryo during gestation. This study builds upon the previous findings, where female sharks exhibited lower PFAS levels compared to males. These results led…| physio.vetmed.ufl.edu
Dr. Bolser received last month an award, a gold medal, from the Jessenius Faculty of Medicine of Comenius University in Slovakia for “outstanding contribution to the development of experimental neurophysiology of the cough reflex at the Institute of Medical Biophysics. The Jessenius Faculty of Medicine is a medical school of Comenius University located in Martin,…| physio.vetmed.ufl.edu
Club Cell Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Regulates Murine Airway Mechanics and Mucin Production in Response to IL-13 in a Sex-Dependent Manner Introduction: Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a neural plasticity molecule that is increasingly recognized for its role in airway pathophysiology, including diseases like asthma. Although many cells in the airway can produce BDNF, our understanding of…| physio.vetmed.ufl.edu
Dr. Emma Schachner and Dr. Stephanie Baumgart published a review article covering the research on dinosaur physiology for a Biology Letters Special Feature on Dinosaur Science, organized in honor of the 200th anniversary of the naming of the first dinosaur. The living dinosaur: media summary 200 years of dinosaur discovery have allowed paleontologists to vividly reconstruct the…| physio.vetmed.ufl.edu
