Paul W. Davenport

Education

• B.A. Greenville College, 1973
• Ph.D. University of Kentucky, Department of Physiology & Biophysics, 1980

Honors and Awards

• MSD AGVET Award for Creativity in Teaching, College Award, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, 1993
• MSD AGVET Award for Creativity in Teaching, National Award, 1993.
• Paykel Visiting Professor Fellowship, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, 1991.
• Teacher of the Year, Class of 1990, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, 1987
• C.E. Cornelius Research Award, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, 1986

Research Interests

The role of the cerebral cortex in the behavioral control of breathing. Afferent mechanisms involved in the transduction of respiratory mechanical events, the transmission of this afferent signal to higher brain centers, the activation of cerebral cortical neurons by respiratory afferents and the role of this afferent signal in the generation of respiratory sensations. The mechanisms mediating respiratory sensations in asthmatic patients. The reason for respiratory perceptual deficits in patients with life-threatening asthma.

Recent publications

• Chronic intrinsic transient tracheal occlusion elicits diaphragmatic muscle fiber remodeling in conscious rodents.

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