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Department of Physiology and Pharmacology

Mission and Goals

Our mission is to develop, integrate and transmit knowledge on the functioning of organisms at the molecular, cellular organ, and systemic levels.

Our goals are to:

  1. Develop new information on normal body function and dysfunction
  2. Develop new strategies for treatment of disease
  3. Present these findings at national and internationl meetings and high quality journals
  4. Train high quality researchers, physicians, nurses, and other health professionals.