Paco Andrade always wanted to do biomedical research even though he didn’t know anyone like that growing up. He now studies the muscles of the eyes and voice box under normal conditions and during disease at a major research university

Susan Barman studies how the brain controls the activity in nerves to blood vessels and the heart and thereby determine the level of blood pressure and heart rate at Michigan State University  

Kim Barrett studies GI epithelial cells and their interaction with both harmful and beneficial bacteria, especially in various diseases states

Dale Benos wanted to be a physician until he tried research. He studies ion transport and has begun doing translational research applicable to certain disease states

Hannah Carey studies hibernation biology and gastrointestinal physiology. She is working to translate her discoveries into novel biomedical applications, including organ preservation and trauma care

Greg Florant studies hibernating marmots to find out whether their increase in body fat for the winter causes them to show metabolic consequences of obesity

Carole Liedtke teaches undergraduate through medical students and does research on genetic lung diseases and how to correct them. She volunteers for APS on committees and publications and was just elected to the APS Council to help run the Society

Evangeline Motley maintains her research program in hypertension research and teaches and trains minority students at Meharry Medical College

L. Gabriel Navar began studying agriculture but, because of his interest in science, decided to study veterinary medicine. While in veterinary school, he became particularly interested in Physiology. This interest led him to graduate school where he received a Ph.D. and specialized in how the kidneys and blood vessels function and how their incorrect function may lead to high blood pressure. He is the Chair of the Department of Physiology at Tulane University Health Sciences Center

Kathy O’Hagan decided that she enjoyed teaching as much as research, so she chose a position that would enable her to do both. She studies the effect of normal pregnancy on the regulation of blood flow in the uterine artery during exercise

David Pollock started his research career in drug discovery at a pharmaceutical company, but then decided to try both teaching and research at the Medical College of Georgia  

Thomas Pressley wanted to study marine biology. Then he decided that the physiology of the Na,K pump in cells was more interesting

Hector Rasgado-Flores enjoys playing and composing music. His research is on the movement of ions and volume regulation in muscle cells during contraction

Michael Romero's research involves the cloning of cDNAs to study transporter and channel proteins at Case Western Reserve University and is married to another physiologist

Jeff Sands does research on the physiology of the renal inner medulla and the urine concentrating mechanism. He has an M.D. degree instead of a Ph.D. degree, so he also has patient and teaching responsibilities in the hospital

John West studies respiratory physiology at high altitude and in deep space. He also is an avid historian, teacher, and author

Irving Zucker studies the mechanisms that regulate sympathetic nerve activity in disease states such as heart failure, hypertension, and diabetes. He is Chair of the department at the University of Nebraska

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Susan Barman studies how the brain controls the activity in nerves to blood vessels and the heart and thereby determine the level of blood pressure and heart rate at Michigan State University  

Greg Florant studies hibernating marmots to find out whether their increase in body fat for the winter causes them to show metabolic consequences of obesity

Barb Goodman tried different career paths, including being a respiratory physiologist, before deciding to become a science educator for her state of South Dakota

Evangeline Motley maintains her research program in hypertension research and teaches and trains minority students at Meharry Medical College

James Norton teaches physiology to medical students. He also does research on dinosaurs and is trying to reconstruct their breathing apparatus to determine whether they were warm-blooded, active predators like wolves or lions, or cold-blooded predators like alligators or monitor lizards

Kathy O’Hagan decided that she enjoyed teaching as much as research, so she chose a position that would enable her to do both. She studies the effect of normal pregnancy on the regulation of blood flow in the uterine artery during exercise

David Pollock started his research career in drug discovery at a pharmaceutical company, but then decided to try both teaching and research at the Medical College of Georgia  

Hector Rasgado-Flores enjoys playing and composing music. His research is on the movement of ions and volume regulation in muscle cells during contraction

Jeff Sands does research on the physiology of the renal inner medulla and the urine concentrating mechanism. He has an M.D. degree instead of a Ph.D. degree, so he also has patient and teaching responsibilities in the hospital

John West studies respiratory physiology at high altitude and in deep space. He also is an avid historian, teacher, and author

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Magdalena Alonso-Galicia does research for a pharmaceutical company to support early drug discovery efforts in the area of cardiovascular disease

John “Wick” Johnson was an academic researcher on diabetes for many years. Now he works for Pfizer, Inc. in the drug development process, helping to locate and assess potential new therapies for cardiovascular and metabolic diseases

Keri Kles is just starting her career. She is working at Eli Lilly & Company (a pharmaceutical company) as a scientific writer.  She has the opportunity to write about phase I to III clinical trials that investigate therapies for people with diabetes

Scott Mittelstadt works for a pharmaceutical company doing long-term safety testing on new drugs for both sick and healthy people

Karen Mittleman started out as an exercise physiologist in academia studying temperature regulation and performance. Now she oversees medical/scientific writing for a pharmaceutical company, helping publish clinical data for new drug therapies

Barry Peterson works with a variety of universities and companies to develop new imaging methods for measuring the effects of experimental compounds on lung diseases while employed by Pfizer Global Research and Development after a university career

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Robert Carter III joined the US Army Reserves in graduate school. Now that he has his Ph.D., he does epidemiological studies and physiological research in the Army on human performance in hot and cold weather

Thomas Herzig's research involves the investigation of cardiovascular changes as they relate to human physical performance while he is stationed at the Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory

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Martin Frank is the Executive Director of the American Physiological Society and continues to hold an adjunct professorship at George Washington University

Bill Galey was a professor for 25 years at the University of New Mexico. Now he’s trying a new career at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute as their Director of Graduate Education Programs

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Andrea Gwosdow did research but decided she could do more by starting her own consulting company. She does medical and scientific writing and provides scientific support for educators, attorneys, and other industries

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