Faculty:Top row (L-R) David Stepp, Paul Kruzich, Mon-Heng Wang. Second row: Adviye Ergul, Derek Schreihofer, Edward Inscho, Gerry D'Angelo, Tsugio Seki. Front row: Ann Schreihofer, Anne Dorrance, William (Bill) Rainey, Michael Brands, Clinton Webb. Not Pictured: Amy Banes, Jessica Filosa, Romulo Leite, Javier Stern, Rita Tostes.

Administrative Staff: Top row: Faye Anthony, Nicholas Shaurette. Front row: Valerie Smith, Cathy Davidson, Bobbie Willcox, Brenda Willia.

The Department of Physiology consists of 13 full time members including 1 primary appointee from the Vascular Biology Center. In addition, the Department has 1 active emeritus professor and 3 research professors. The primary research interests of the department are Cardiovascular Physiology, Endocrinology, and Neuroscience. Twelve graduate students and 14 postdoctoral fellows currently call the department home.

The Department is located in new modern facilities on the 2nd and 3rd floors of the Interdisciplinary Research Building, Phase II which was opened in April 2004.

Physiology faculty currently hold more than $6,000,000 in extramural funding, ranking 26th out of Medical School Physiology Departments nationally. Members of the Department teach in the Medical and Graduate Schools including Medical Physiology and Intergated Systems Biology, Neuroscience and advanced courses in cardiovascular and endocrine physiology.