Rehabilitation Science

RSD faculty awarded 5-year NIH grant

RSD Director Dr. David Fuller and collaborators Drs. Gordon Mitchell and Elisa Gonzalez-Rothi were awarded a 5-year NIH R01 grant award to study a new pharmacologic approach to induce neuroplasticity and motor recovery after spinal cord injury. 

RSD Faculty Published in the Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy

RSD faculty recently published a report of their studies of backward walking as a rehabilitation strategy in stroke patients.

Brooks-PHHP Research Collaboration Spotlight

RSD students receive PODS I and II awards

At the beginning of June, Abby Wilson and Katie Butera, both Rehabilitation Science Ph.D. program students, received PODS I and II awards.

RSD students receive high honors at Convocation

Four RSD students were recognized for their accomplishments during the PHHP Spring Convocation ceremony

RSD Alumna Receives $450,000 Grant

Dr. Manuela Corti, P.T., Ph.D., an RSD alumna and assistant professor in the UF College of Medicine’s department of pediatrics, received a $450,000 grant from the Italian patient advocacy group GoFAR in January. The goal of the grant is to continue developing a gene therapy for Freidrich’s ataxia, a life-shortening genetic disorder that damages the nerve system.

Alumni Spotlight: Maggie Horn

Maggie Horn, DPT, MPH, Ph.D., assistant professor at Duke School of Medicine and RSD alumna.