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Modern physiological research is interdisciplinary by design; the complex problems faced by biologists today require the use of many different techniques that address issues at all levels of biological organization. Research conducted at the University of Arizona focuses on the cellular and molecular levels as well as whole animal and human systems.
Graduate research in the Physiological Sciences approaches research problems using a panoply of modern techniques including:
- single channel voltage clamping
- electron microscopy
- confocal microscopy
- fluorescence spectroscopy
- imaging
- cell and tissue culture
- perfusion and microperfusion
- recombinant DNA
- gene expression
- micro-arrays
- in situ hybridization
- gene therapy
- transgenic animals
- radioimmunoassays
- electrophoresis
- intra- and extracellular recordings
- electrical stimulation of sensory receptors
- magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- magnetic resonance angiography
- ultrasound
- tissue engineering
- NMR spectroscopy of intact cells, tissues and organs
Research interests of the faculty represent six major categories:
 Organ Physiology
Cellular and Molecular Physiology
Translational Physiology
Cardiovascular Biology
Neurophysiology
Systems Biology
There are no clear lines of demarcation between these area of research. Indeed, interactions across research areas are common and often result in coauthorship of publications and joint submission of research proposals. Additional information describing the specific research interests of individual faculty members can be found on subsequent pages. |
