Christian Maugee: Friedreich’s ataxia awareness
Maugee, a Ph.D. candidate under Dr. Chris Vulpe took the stage at 2026 AAN alongside Bill Nye the Science Guy to spread Friedrich's ataxia awareness.
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Maugee Presents at 2025 Florida Genetics Symposium
His research focuses on how Friedreich’s ataxia impacts cardiomyocytes
Pineda Takes 3rd Place for Songbird Lung Anatomy Poster
Amanda Pineda is working with Dr. Emma Schachner.
Christian Maugee, PhD Candidate with Bill Nye on Friedreich ataxia
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…
Dr. Stephanie Baumgart Contributes to Study on the Evolution of Human Bipedalism
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. Pedro Trevizan Bau’s First-Author Study Links Sympathetic Nerves to Mucus and Inflammation
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…
Dr. Leah Reznikov to Speak on Lung Sensing
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…
Physiological Sciences Researchers Land Metabolites Cover Story
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…
Qaim Mehdi Publishes New Research
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…
Dr. Reznikov and Team Wins R21 Award
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…
