The Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics provides a research-intensive environment for advancing the training of undergraduates, graduate students, and postdoctoral trainees.  The department aims to promote, at all levels, the understanding of the function of living systems.  An exceptionally strong group of 21 primary and 9 joint appointment faculty performs cutting-edge research and

• Investigates the structure and function of cells at the tissue, molecular, all the way down to the atomic level.
• Seeks to comprehend the general laws of molecular and cellular physiology and how they operate in living systems.
  
• Strives to integrate their discoveries to understand the function of the entire organism and exploit this knowledge for the betterment of human health.
• Provides first-rate contemporary training to graduate and medical students in all aspects of physiology and biophysics.