Centers and Institutes

Discover the diverse centers and institutes within the College of Public Health and Health Professions, where innovative research and interdisciplinary collaboration advance knowledge to improve health and well-being.

Breathing Research and Therapeutics (BREATHE) Center

Advancing the understanding and treatment of neuromuscular disorders that compromise respiratory and related non-respiratory movements.

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Institute for Driving, Activity, Participation, and Technology

Using approaches from occupational therapy, rehabilitation science, rehabilitation engineering, and public health to assess and enhance the mobility, activity, and participation of people, communities, and populations.

driving simulator

Center for Genetic Epidemiology and Bioinformatics (GeneBio)

Developing, fostering and supporting innovative, collaborative and multidisciplinary research and training in genetic epidemiology, translational population genomics and bioinformatics.


One Health Center of Excellence

The One Health Center of Excellence at UF is an integrative effort across the university focused on advancing the health of humans, animals, plants and the environment through collaborative science.


Center for Pain Rehabilitation Research

Dedicated to the investigation and understanding of the experience of pain in humans.

DPT Students working with a pro bono patient under the supervision of Dr. Gloria Miller

Center for Statistics and Quantitative Infectious Diseases (CSQUID)

Focusing on prevention and intervention in infectious diseases of global health importance.


Southern HIV and Alcohol Research Consortium

Devoted to improving health outcomes and reducing HIV transmission among the diverse populations affected by alcohol and HIV infection in Florida.

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Center for Technology and Child Health

Center for Technology and Child Health (C-TeCH) is a pioneering, interdisciplinary research and training hub dedicated to exploring through a public health lens the complex interactions between digital technologies and children’s health and development.

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