Dr. Aaron Mickle

Dr. Aaron Mickle, an assistant professor in the college’s department of physiological sciences, was awarded the 2023 University of Florida Excellence Award for Assistant Professors from the University Provost’s office, a top honor for junior faculty.

Mickle joined UF’s faculty in 2021 as an assistant professor. His main research focuses on studying the nervous system’s contribution to bladder dysfunction and pain. There are two primary arms to his research program. The first is to study the role of bladder endothelial cells in bladder sensation and pain related to bladder diseases such as interstitial cystitis and overactive bladder. The second focuses on the development of therapeutics, such as pharmaceutical and implantable devices, as treatments for bladder dysfunction following spinal cord injury.

In addition to a successful lab, Mickle has initiated a mentoring workshop for the college. Through this effort, he will continue to impact and build up existing and future trainees for the college and university at large.