Faculty of the Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics

Physiology is the study of the mechanisms of the normal functioning of the cells and organs of the body. Although traditionally Physiology was parceled into the study of various organs, research today ranges from cellular and molecular physiology to whole animal and human physiology. The Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics at the University of Florida is a balanced department with faculty expertise in both cellular and molecular techniques, plus organ physiology techniques. Each faculty member has an active laboratory, and new students who have not chosen an advisor have the opportunity to rotate in different laboratories during their first year to become familiar with the thought and technology of the various labs in the department. The links on this page give the specific research interests and some representative publications of each faculty member. Our faculty are currently supported with grants: two are Established Investigators of the American Heart Association, several are on editorial boards of journals, and members of the department include the past president of the American Physiological Society and past president of the Association of Chairman of Departments of Physiology. We consider each new student to be a potential colleague who will become a modern physiologists for the future. We will teach you and help you establish your career after you graduate with a Ph.D. in Physiology.

Faculty Members: Charles E. Wood, Ph.D., Professor and Chair Peter A. V. Anderson, Ph.D., Professor and Scientific Director of The Whitney Laboratory Chris Baylis, Ph.D., Professor and Director of the UF Hypertension Center Himangshu S. Bose, Ph.D., Assistant Professor A. J. Cardounel, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Kirk P. Conrad, M.D., Professor George A. Gerencser, Ph.D., Professor Hideko Kasahara, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor S. Paul Oh, Ph.D., Associate Professor Mohan K. Raizada, Ph.D., Professor Peter P. Sayeski, Ph.D., Associate Professor Deborah A. Scheuer, Ph.D., Associate Professor Bruce R. Stevens, Ph.D., Professor Colin Sumners, Ph.D., Professor Glenn Walter, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Former Chairs of the Department: Arthur B. Otis, Ph.D., Chair from 1955 to 1980 M. Ian Phillips, Ph.D., D.Sc., Chair from 1980 to 2002 Emeritus Faculty Members: Sidney Cassin, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus Marc J. Jaeger, M.D., Professor Emeritus Pushpa S. Kalra, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus Arthur B. Otis, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus Wendell N. Stainsby, Sc.D., Professor Emeritus Adjunct Faculty Members