Erin B Bruce

Erin B Bruce, Ph.D.

Lecturer

Department: Department of Physiology and Aging
Business Phone: (352) 294-8626
Business Email: ebruce5@ufl.edu

About Erin B Bruce

I am focused on teaching future scientists and health professionals all of the awesome things the human body can do. I am course director for multiple courses offered by the Physiology and Aging Department. While my expertise lies in cardiovascular physiology, I love to learn and teach every aspect of physiology. The human body is fascinating, and I hope that my students feel the same by the end of my courses.

I am dedicated to creating inclusive and equitable classrooms, whether in person or online. Nurturing diverse perspectives allows us all to create new knowledge in a space empathetic to one another’s lived experiences. I intend to support a learning environment that is respectful of diversity, including but not limited to: values, gender, sexuality, disability (seen or unseen), age, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, race, religion, and culture. I appreciate any suggestions that may help create or support this initiative. I am always open to constructive feedback, whether about a more equitable classroom, or content and instruction style.

Accomplishments

Exemplary Teacher
2019-2022 · University of Florida College of Medicine

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught
2018-2023
GMS6411 Fundamentals of Cardiovascular Physiology
2018-2023
GMS6400C Principles of Physiology
2018-2023
GMS6474 Medical Cardiovascular and Muscle Physiology
2019-2020,2022-2023
GMS6472 Fundamentals of Physiology and Functional Genomics II
2019-2020,2022-2023
GMS6473 Fundamentals of Physiology and Functional Genomics III
2019-2020,2022-2023
GMS6471 Fundamentals of Physiology and Functional Genomics I
2019,2021-2023
GMS6495 Seminar in Physiology
2018-2022
BMS3521 Human Physiology in Translation
2019
GMS6401 Medical Renal Physiology
2021-2022
GMS5905 Special Topics in Biomedical Sciences
2022
GMS6415 Fundamentals of Gastrointestinal Physiology
2022
PAS5025 Human Physiology
Teaching Philosophy
If I am honest, I teach for selfish reasons. I love to learn new things, and teaching is often the best way to learn a subject. By “learn a subject,” I don’t mean merely the ability to recite information by memory. I mean understanding. I mean grasping the subject at a level that sparks curiosity. How does the body do that? Why does the body do it that way? Can I manipulate that system? If I do, what will happen? Learning doesn’t stop in the classroom, and so, neither does teaching. My goal as a teacher is to spark a student’s love of learning to the point that they begin to ask these questions. That is when the fun begins.

Research Profile

I am interested in educational research, especially as it relates to teaching Physiology. I am invested in using the latest pedagogical studies to influence my course organization and education style. In turn, I am working to inform my community of what techniques have benefited my classes, as well as identifying areas where my peers and I can improve. The more we share with each other, the better we all become.

Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)

0000-0002-0469-3938

Publications

2018
ACE2 activator diminazene aceturate reduces adiposity but preserves lean mass in young and old rats.
Experimental gerontology. 111:133-140 [DOI] 10.1016/j.exger.2018.07.008. [PMID] 30006298.
2018
Coupling corticotropin-releasing-hormone and angiotensin converting enzyme 2 dampens stress responsiveness in male mice.
Neuropharmacology. 133:85-93 [DOI] 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2018.01.025. [PMID] 29360543.
2017
Intracerebroventricular tempol administration in older rats reduces oxidative stress in the hypothalamus but does not change STAT3 signalling or SIRT1/AMPK pathway.
Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme. 42(1):59-67 [DOI] 10.1139/apnm-2016-0067. [PMID] 28006433.
2017
The intricacies of the renin-angiotensin-system in metabolic regulation.
Physiology & behavior. 178:157-165 [DOI] 10.1016/j.physbeh.2016.11.020. [PMID] 27887998.
2016
Anorexic response to rapamycin does not appear to involve a central mechanism.
Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology. 43(9):802-7 [DOI] 10.1111/1440-1681.12601. [PMID] 27232670.
2016
Onset of leptin resistance shows temporal differences related to dose or pulsed treatment.
European journal of pharmacology. 779:177-85 [DOI] 10.1016/j.ejphar.2016.03.026. [PMID] 27012992.
2016
Therapeutic potential of adipose stem cell-derived conditioned medium against pulmonary hypertension and lung fibrosis.
British journal of pharmacology. 173(19):2859-79 [DOI] 10.1111/bph.13562. [PMID] 27448286.
2015
Selective activation of angiotensin AT2 receptors attenuates progression of pulmonary hypertension and inhibits cardiopulmonary fibrosis.
British journal of pharmacology. 172(9):2219-31 [DOI] 10.1111/bph.13044. [PMID] 25522140.
2013
Diminazene attenuates pulmonary hypertension and improves angiogenic progenitor cell functions in experimental models.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine. 187(6):648-57 [DOI] 10.1164/rccm.201205-0880OC. [PMID] 23370913.
2010
Drugs, exercise, and the melanocortin-4 receptor– different means, same ends: treating obesity.
Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 681:49-60 [DOI] 10.1007/978-1-4419-6354-3_4. [PMID] 21222259.
2009
17beta-Estradiol modulates local cardiac renin-angiotensin system to prevent cardiac remodeling in the DOCA-salt model of hypertension in rats.
Peptides. 30(12):2309-15 [DOI] 10.1016/j.peptides.2009.09.005. [PMID] 19747516.

Education

PhD Pharmaceutical Sciences
2013 · University of Florida
Bachelor of Science
2007 · Louisiana State University

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 294-8626
Emails:
Business:
ebruce5@ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
PO Box 100274
GAINESVILLE FL 32610
Business Street:
1345 Center Drive, Room CG-20b
GAINESVILLE FL 32610