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The department continues to approach this mission with vigorous and successful programs in teaching and research. Hallmarks of the department include productive interactions with clinical departments; willingness to serve the department, college and university; a committed and professional departmental staff and assistant to the head; and a congenial, interactive atmosphere. Exceptional educational programs funded by extra-mural grants provide innovative teaching of physiology and research to pre- and post-doctoral trainees including clinical scientists. Nationally recognized and well-funded research areas interact strongly with clinical departments in the following thematic centers and research programs: Neurosciences, Gastrointestinal Sciences, Women’s Health and Reproductive Sciences, and Cardiovascular Sciences.

Our departmental research spans the spectrum from atoms to organs, and thus we are positioned well to train a new generation of systems oriented biologists investigating molecular mechanisms and translating these mechanisms to the organ, organism, and patient.

Department News and Seminar Events Heading link

Oct 18 2024

Ivan Moskowitz, PhD - University of Chicago

Friday, 11:00 am–12:00 pm
1020 COMRB, Moss Auditorium
Oct 25 2024

Paul A. Janmey, PhD - University of Pennsylvania

Friday, 11:00 am–12:00 pm
106 CMWT
Nov 1 2024

Peter Kohl, MD, PhD - Freiburg University

Friday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
2175 COMRB
Nov 15 2024

Phillip D. Levy, MD, MPH - Wayne State University

Friday, 11:00 am–12:00 pm
1020 COMRB, Moss Auditorium
Nov 22 2024

Simon Schwoerer, PhD - University of Chicago

Friday, 11:00 am–12:00 pm
1020 COMRB, Moss Auditorium
Hands maneuver a specimen under a microscope