Our Research is Our Passion

Primary Research Areas

The Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology is comprised of scientists with a wide variety of expertise and interests, including cellular and molecular neuroscience, brain injury and neuro-psychological disorders, cardio-renal and metabolic dysfunction in disease along with mechanisms of healthy aging. Please see below of a comprehensive list of research areas.

Aging
Behavior
Blood Pressure Regulation
Cardiac Mitochondria
Cerebrovascular Biology
Channels and Transporters
Energy Homeostasis
Glia
Neurodegeneration
Synaptic Transmission

Disorders Studied

Our scientists use sophisticated genetic and molecular methodologies in combination with optical tools, to unravel the fundamental mechanisms that underlie tissue and cellular physiology, and how these processes are compromised in injury and disease. To learn more about the specific disorders that our faculty are researching please click here.