PHHP 2018 Superior Accomplishment Award winners named
Truly Hardemon, Rebecca Harty, Amy Ladendorf, Lorie Martin and Dr. Catherine Price were named winners in the Health Science Center division.
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Department Of Physical Therapy
Provider’s preference for pain therapy can influence patient’s results
A health care provider’s beliefs about a particular treatment may have a strong influence on the patient’s outcome, according to a study by researchers in the department of physical therapy.
Muscle in aging and disease
Dr. Russell Hepple, whose research has examined the effects of aging on muscle, joins UF from McGill University.
Veteran to graduate with physical therapy degree
Jordan Kooiman became interested in physical therapy when he underwent his own rehab. Now, he wants to focus his career on treating veterans and military personnel.
UF conference attracts world’s leading muscle biology researchers
The Advances in Skeletal Muscle Biology in Health and Disease has earned an international reputation as the premier meeting in adult skeletal muscle biology.
PHHP faculty members honored during International Education Week
Dr. Claudia Senesac received the college’s International Educator of the Year award, and Dr. Elizabeth Wood took a top prize in the Global Culture Photo Contest.
Beyond the classroom
DPT students gain new insights on research and the patient experience at a unique muscular dystrophy conference.
Researchers use gene therapy to treat pulmonary dysfunction in Pompe disease
Dr. Barbara Smith and researchers at the Powell Gene Therapy Center have conducted the first in-human study of gene therapy to treat respiratory dysfunction in patients with infantile onset Pompe.
Carolynn Patten receives APTA’s highest honor
Dr. Patten has been named a Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association.
Fuller named UF Research Foundation Professor
Dr. David Fuller, a professor in the department of physical therapy and director of the rehabilitation science Ph.D. program, is one of 34 UF scientists recognized for a distinguished record of research.
