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Multitasking Amygdala Neurons Respond to Sights, Sounds, and Touch
A recent study by Dr. Katalin Gothard and colleagues looked at how amygdala neurons that respond to touch also respond to imagery and sounds. These cells may provide the building blocks needed to process multi-sensory social and emotional information.
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Reconnecting the Disconnected: UA Physiology Professor Receives $1.2M NIH Grant to Use AI to Restore Movement in Paralyzed Limbs
When a person is paralyzed by a stroke or an injury, the brain and the neuron networks that control movement become disconnected from the muscles. Dr. Andrew Fuglevand is using artificial intelligence to stimulate multiple muscles to elicit natural movement in ways previous methods have been unable to do.
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UA Physiology Researcher Continues Studies on Nicotine Exposure During Pregnancy with $1.9 Million NIH Grant
Although the numbers of nicotine patch and electronic cigarette users during pregnancy are increasing, new research suggests the use of nicotine-replacement therapy is an unsafe alternative to cigarettes. This five-year NIH grant will allow UA physiology researcher Dr. Ralph Fregosi to continue his studies on the short- and long-term developmental risks of nicotine exposure to pre- and post-natal health.
WELCOME
Welcome from the Department Head
Welcome to the Department of Physiology at the University of Arizona. We offer and participate in courses and programs for undergraduate, graduate, and medical students. The Physiology major is one of the most popular choices for UA undergraduates, and is the only undergraduate major offered through the College of Medicine. Our research laboratories are known for groundbreaking discoveries, as well as for training the next generation of research scientists and health-care professionals.
Nicholas A Delamere, PhD, Department Head
Faculty Spotlight
Different Approach to Understanding Brain and Blood Flow
The combination of math and physiology research could help people avoid stroke. Listen to the radio interviews with physiology professor Tim Secomb on Arizona Science an on Arizona Public Media.
Featurette
Physiology student benefits from Laura and Arch Brown scholarship
Physiology major Julia Valgento, recipient of the Laura and Arch Brown Scholarship, is one of the students featured in the video "Wildcats give back: President Robbins' perspective.
Student Spotlight
Q&A with Zachary Ravnitzky, Physiology Senior and Director of Finance of Medicats
Zachary Ravnitzky, from Phoenix, Ariz., is a physiology senior, minoring in molecular and cellular biology. He also is the director of finance for Mobile Medicats, a nonprofit run by undergraduate students to help Tucson’s homeless population.
Recent News
Professor Betty Atwater Recognized As Best Faculty Mentor
May 16 2019
Anne E. (Betty) Atwater, PhD, Professor Emerita, Department of Physiology, was one of seven faculty members who received the 2019 Faculty Mentoring Award.
Professor Zoe Cohen Receives UA’s Five-Star Faculty Award
Apr 23 2019
For excellence in teaching and mentoring, Zoe Cohen, PhD, of the UA College of Medicine – Tucson Department of Physiology, has received the Margaret M. Briehl and Dennis T. Ray Five Star Faculty Award.
Collaboration to Develop Machine Learning Models for Human Drug Transporters
Apr 18 2019
National Institute of General Medical Science (NIGMS) at the National Institutes of Health has awarded $210,712 to Collaborations Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (CPI) to initiate a project at the University of Arizona College of Medicine aimed at ultimately developing a suite of machine learning models for human uptake transporters.