440+
Undergraduate Majors
40+
Courses Taught
#9
NIH Funding/ Research Faculty
1
Vision of Excellence
physiology education
Undergraduate Program

The goal of the Human Physiology major is to help students understand the function of the human body by pursuing systematic studies of cells, tissues and organisms.

physiology education
Graduate Program

The PhD Graduate Program in Integrative Biology and Physiology (IBP) is a unique hybrid of the field of physiology, the cornerstone of biomedical research and medicine, and the rapidly advancing fields of molecular, genetic and cellular biology.

physiology research
Research

The research mission of the Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology (IBP) is dedicated to an integrative systems biology approach to bio-medical discovery. 

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Department Head Joe Metzger, PhD

We are a dynamic and growing medical school basic science department that values excellence, innovation, diversity, inclusion and impact as cornerstones to biomedical research and education. We aspire to be the leading research and education physiology program in the country. 

Vision Statement

Dr. Emilyn Alejandro has been chosen as a Fellow in the 2025-2026 Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine® (ELAM) Program.  Congrats Emilyn!

Dr. Joseph Sepe has been appointed as the Physiology Thread Director for the Medical School.  He will charged in directing the physiology content and instruction in the M.D. curriculum at the Medical School. Congratulations Joe!

The Integrative Biology and Physiology T32 training grant is now accepting application through February 26, 2025, 3:00pm.