Graduate Program, Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics

Thank you for your interest in our program!

Our department offers graduate studies through the Interdisciplinary Program (IDP) in Biomedical Sciences at the University of Florida's College of Medicine.

• Here is information on the Advanced Concentration in Physiology and Pharmacology
• For information on how to apply and the admissions process, please see the IDP home page

Graduate Students:
The Department is active nationally and internationally in research and teaching. A high-quality IDP gives graduate students a special education from molecular biology to whole-animal physiology. We currently have 13 graduate students under the supervision of departmental faculty. Departmental graduates have pursued various post-graduate careers including academic post-docs, industry post-docs and anti-bioterrorism work with the federal government. Recent graduates are currently performing postdoctoral studies at Harvard University, Emory University, the University of Arizona and the Mayo Clinic. Two of our students have studied space physiology at NASA and have contributed to space shuttle mission analysis. Two current students are using their graduate work to facilitate careers in patent law and military research.

Student Prizes:
Our students have won several prizes and awards. Graduate students have won honors such as the American Physiological Society's Caroline Tum Suden Award, Sigma Xi awards, Graduate Research Awards, NSF and NIH fellowships, and American Physiological Society travel prizes and awards in cardiovascular research and renal physiology, a Dupont Merck Losartan travel award, and American Heart Association graduate student fellowships. Each year the best students from each department in the College of Medicine compete for a prize based on a presentation.