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Areas of Study

As an instrumental component of the MSU Chronic Disease Initiative, the Physiology Department has focused its research efforts in three broad areas:

           Cancer Biology and Metabolic Regulation

• Bone Growth/Development
• Hormonal/Nutrient Control of Gene Expression
• Diabetes, Type I and Type II
• Mammary Gland Growth/Development
• Nuclear Receptors/Cell Signaling
• Faculty:
  • Kathleen Gallo
  • Sandra Haslam
  • Donald B. Jump
  • Laura McCabe
  • L. Karl Olson

          Cardiovascular, Pulmonary, Renal and Muscle Physiology

• Neural control of cardiovascular function
• Regulation of blood flow
• Muscle metabolism/NMR
• Calcium handling and signal transduction in muscle
• Adrenomedullin
• Faculty:
  • Ronald A. Meyer
  • William Spielman
  • Bruce Uhal
  • Robert Wiseman

Neurophysiology, Neuronal Structure, Growth and Development

• Neurophysiology of the visual and gastrointestinal tracts, sympathetic nervous systems
• Neuronal Connectivity
• Cytomechanics of Neuronal Growth
• Faculty:
  • Steven Heidemann
  • David Kreulen
  • Steve Schneider
  • Art Weber
  • Birgit Zipser