Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics

The Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics offers graduate training in contemporary physiology and biophysics and has a program leading to the PhD degree. The major goals of the program are to provide students with a broad knowledge base in organ systems and integrated physiology and in-depth expertise and outstanding research potential in the fields of cellular and molecular physiology and biophysics. These goals are accomplished by a series of foundation and advanced topic courses, skill development courses, laboratory rotations, and thesis research.