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Physiology is the study of how the body works. The systems of the body — including the cardiovascular, respiratory, neural, renal, endocrine, gastrointestinal and reproductive systems — are examined using approaches ranging from molecular and cellular to whole-organism levels.

The Department of Physiology is part of the College of Medicine at the University of Arizona. It offers and participates in courses and programs of study for undergraduate, graduate, and medical students. The major in Physiology is the only undergraduate major offered through the College of Medicine.

Faculty members of the Department of Physiology maintain active research programs covering a wide range of topics with emphasis on

FALL 2009 COURSE WEBSITES

UPCOMING EVENTS

Fall 2009 Academic Calendar

Monday, August 24, 2009 (All day) - Wednesday, December 9, 2009 (All day)

CANCELLED -- Seminar - Paul Insel -- "Cyclic AMP: "new" discoveries on an "old" second messenger"

Friday, November 13, 2009 - 11:00am - 12:00pm

NEWS

Dr. Stephen Wright Selected for UA College of Medicine Faculty Science Forum Founders Day Award

November 4, 2009 (All day)

Stephen H. Wright, PhD, professor in the Department of Physiology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, is the recipient of this year's Faculty Science Forum Founders Day Award. Dr. Wright also is a professor in the UA Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics.

Dr. Charles Tipton “EEP Legend” Featured in APS Living History Program

October 6, 2009 (All day)

Dr. Charles Tipton is featured in the APS Living History of Physiology Project. The APS has initiated the Living History of Physiology Project. Dr. Tipton is interviewed by Dr. Edward Zambraski who was an early graduate student of Dr. Tipton. The video focuses on his training, career and professional interactions.

Click Here to Watch the Full Interview

New grants from the Sarver Heart Center!

October 5, 2009 (All day)

CONGRATULATIONS to researchers who were awarded grants from the Sarver Heart Center!

Heddwen Brooks, PhD and John Konhilas, PhD
The John T and Janet K Billington Research Award for Heart Disease in Women, $15,000
Inflammation and its role in increasing cardiovascular and kidney disease in women

Jim Gillard, MD (Dr. Jeff Walkers Lab)
The William and Dorothy Bramble Shaftner Endowment for Heart Research, $10,000
Expanding the utility of troponin as a biomarker of cardiovascular disease

Dr. Walker Finding Better Ways to Diagnose Heart Attacks

September 25, 2009 (All day)

A technological breakthrough developed by researchers and Dr. Walker at the UA Sarver Heart Center and BIO 5 Institute could one day allow doctors to better analyze levels of Troponin-I, the molecular signature of heart damage. Their mass spectrometry techniques could also be used to identify variations in heart muscle proteins that make individuals susceptible to heart problems. More >

Ron Lynch Ph.D., New Chair and Director

November 26, 2008 - 12:24pm

Ron Lynch Ph.D. Physiology, was appointed, in the past year, as Chair of the Program Committee for the American Physiological Society, and as Director of the Advanced Research Institute for Biomedical Imaging (ARIBI) at the University of Arizona.