The mission of the Department of Physiology of the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center is to:

1. Improve understanding of physiological mechanisms, their regulation, and how their disruption contributes to disease conditions.

2. Conduct physiology research and disseminate findings to the scientific and lay communities

3. Mentor and promote the future generation of biomedical researchers

The Department of Physiology, in coordination with the School of Graduate Studies:

1. Offers PhD and MS degrees

2. Participates in the Interdisciplinary Program

3. Participates in the MD/PhD program

The Department offers undergraduate, pre-doctoral and postdoctoral funded research opportunities through the: 

• NIAAA funded Biomedical Alcohol Research Training Program

• NIAAA funded Medical Student Alcohol Research Internship

• NIGMS funded PREP: Postbacccalaureate Research Education Program in Biomedical Sciences

• NINDS/NEI funded ENDURE: Diversity in Neuroscience

CONTACT US for more information about employment and training opportunities.

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