About the Graduate Program in Physiology

Bone destruction in a mouse bone that has been injected with human breast cancer cells provides clinically relevant model for studying novel therapies for women with bone metastases from breast cancer.

Major research areas include:

• Musculoskeletal Science
• Pulmonary Physiology
• Endocrinology
• Exercise Science
• Neurophysiology

Since a number of the Physiology faculty hold primary appointments in clinical departments, the Physiology program is an ideal vehicle for students looking to apply basic science research techniques to clinically relevant biomedical problems such as bone tumors, diabetes, osteoporosis, kidney disease and lung disease.

Experimental approaches range from studies on whole animals and isolated tissues to studies of cellular and molecular events. Scientific inquiry may include the complex interactions of systems in the whole individual, the orchestration of processes integrating organ and cell function, and/or the integration of molecular events within individual cells.

Michael W. Miller PhD, Chair
Department of Neuroscience and Physiology
SUNY Upstate Medical University
3217 Weiskotten Hall
750 East Adams Street
Syracuse, NY 13210
315-464-4413