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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Jessica Novais holds a degree in Physiotherapy, and she has been at UF at College of Veterinary Medicine on Department of Physiological Sciences, working with Professor Dr. Helena Zomer and Professor Dr. Paul Cooke team for about two months as part of a Visitor Scholarship/Exchange Research Program. During her time…
Emma Schachner and her team had a paper on the cover of the Journal of Anatomy (led by a former PhD student). Here is the link: The work was funded by the Association of Avian Veterinarians and is on the respiratory anatomy of the African Grey Parrot, a very common…
Drs. Pedro Trevizan-Baú, John A Hayes , Donald C Bolser , Leah R Reznikov has had the research recently published. Amygdalar involvement in respiratory dysfunction.Trevizan-Baú P, Hayes JA, Bolser DC, Reznikov LR.Front Physiol. 2024 Aug 28;15:1424889. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2024.1424889. eCollection 2024.PMID: 39263625 Free PMC article. Review. The article summarizes roles for…
Recently Mallory Llewellyn a Graduate Assistant here, at the University of Florida collaborated with Jonh Bowden and Tracie Baker both working for the Center for Enviromental and Human Toxicology, and other scientist on her paper entitled “Identification and quantification of novel per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination in a Great…
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