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Erica A Dale

Erica A Dale, PhD

Assistant Professor

Department: Department of Physiology and Aging
Business Phone: (352) 273-8241
Business Email: ericadale@ufl.edu

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About Erica A Dale

Related Links:
UF College of Medicine Research Spotlight: Erica Dale
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Accomplishments

  1. Exemplary Teacher Award

    UF College of Medicine

  2. McKnight Brain Institute Women in Neuroscience Spotlight

    UF McKnight Brain Institute

  3. Rising Star award in Basic Translational Sciences in the College of Medicine

    UF College of Medicine

  4. Faculty Council President

    UF College of Medicine

  5. Giles F. Filley Memorial Award for Excellence in Respiratory Physiology and Medicine

    American Physiological Society

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught

Research Profile

My research interests involve understanding mechanisms of spinal learning within the context of breathing function. Within the respiratory neural control network there are several known spinal mechanisms underlying plasticity and they all lead to a long-lasting increase in phrenic motor output; a direct correlation to contraction of the diaphragm and, thus, breathing. I have shown that hypoxia-inducible factors can act as neurotrophic stimulators of the phrenic motor network to elicit facilitation in much the same way. A large portion of my current research focus is aimed towards activating phrenic motor networks via electrical spinal cord stimulation to enable functional recovery of breathing after upper cervical spinal cord injury in rodents. Recently published work utilizing this model in a closed-loop stimulation paradigm has shown promise for eliciting plasticity within the respiratory motor network.

Publications

Academic Articles

Grants

  1. Closed-loop epidural stimulation: respiratory motor plasticity and neural underpinnings

    Active

    Role:
    Other
    Funding:
    NATL INST OF HLTH NHLBI

  2. Mechanisms and therapeutic potential of vagus nerve stimulation in aging and Alzheimer’s disease

    Active

    Role:
    Co-Investigator
    Funding:
    NATL INST OF HLTH NIA

  3. Spinal Direct Current Stimulation to Enhance Breathing Following Cervical Spinal Cord Injury

    Active

    Role:
    Consultant
    Funding:
    NATL INST OF HLTH NINDS

  4. Cervical Epidural Stimulation and Respiratory Motor Plasticity

    Active

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    NATL INST OF HLTH NHLBI

  5. Mechanisms and therapeutic potential of vagus nerve stimulation in aging and Alzheimers disease

    Role:
    Co-Investigator
    Funding:
    NATL INST OF HLTH NIA

  6. Control of Breathing and Pompe Disease

    Active

    Role:
    Co-Investigator
    Funding:
    NATL INST OF HLTH NICHD

  7. Cervical Spinal Epidural Stimulation and Respiratory Recovery after SCI

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    CRAIG H NEILSEN FOU

  8. Functional mapping of peripheral and central circuits for airway protection and breathing

    Role:
    Project Manager
    Funding:
    NATL INST OF HLTH OD

  9. BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD INJURY RESEARCH

    Role:
    Project Manager
    Funding:
    FL DEPT OF HLTH

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 273-8241
Emails:
Business:
ericadale@ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
PO BOX 100274
PHYSIOLOGY AND AGING
 GAINESVILLE FL 326100274
Business Street:
CG-20
CG-20
1345 CENTER DRIVE
 GAINESVILLE FL 326110001