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Endocrinology and Metabolism
Exercise and Environmental Physiology
Gastrointestinal Physiology
Genomics
Lung Cell Physiology
Neurophysiology
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Respiratory Physiology
Science Administration and Management
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Biophysics
 

Michael Romero studies cells and is married to another physiologist

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Cardiovascular Physiology

Magdalena Alonso-Galicia does research for a drug company to help discover new and better drugs for people with cardiovascular diseases

  Susan Barman studies the brain but never imagined that she’d be a scientist 
 

Robert Carter III joined the US Army Reserves in graduate school. Now that he has his Ph.D., he does research in the Army on human performance in hot and cold weather and studies whether the injury and disease rates rise because of the climate

  Thomas Herzig is in the military and does research on exercise in extreme conditions
  John “Wick” Johnson studied diabetes for many years. Now he works for a drug company helping to find potential new drugs and then work them through the approval process to get them into doctors hands
Moxley.jpg (21062 bytes) Evangeline Motley studies high blood pressure and encourages minority students to become scientists

James Norton teaches physiology to medical students. He also does research on dinosaurs and is trying to reconstruct their breathing apparatus to figure out whether or not they were warm-blooded and more active than modern reptiles

L. Gabriel Navar started out studying agriculture and decided to go to veterinary school. While in veterinary school, he became more interested in the study of how the body functions which is called Physiology. He then went to graduate school and specialized in the function of the kidney and blood vessels and on the causes of high blood pressure. Now he is Chair of the Physiology Department at Tulane University
Kathy O’Hagan decided that she liked teaching as much as research, so she looked for a job that would let her do both. She studies the effect pregnancy has on the regulation of blood flow in the uterine artery during exercise
  David Pollock wanted to work for a drug company finding new drugs to fight diseases and then decided to try teaching and research at a college

Irving Zucker decided on career in physiology and studies what regulates certain kinds of nerve activity in diseases like heart failure, hypertension (high blood pressure), and diabetes. He is Chair of the department at the University of Nebraska

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Cell and Molecular Physiology

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

Kim Barrett wanted to be a chemist. But when she started working on physiology problems and studying diseases in the gut, she found her true career

Dale Benos wanted to be a doctor until he tried research. He works with cells and studies the movement of ions in and out of cells, especially when it doesn’t work right in some diseases

  Barb Goodman wanted to be a doctor, then decided to become a researcher studying the lungs, and now enjoys working with South Dakota science teachers and students
Carole Liedtke teaches students and does research on how the lungs handle fluids, how this is changed by genetic diseases, and how to correct this mistake so that the lungs can function normally. She works hard for APS and just got elected to be on the APS Council and help run the Society
  Thomas Pressley wanted to study marine biology. Then he decided that the physiology of cells was more interesting
  Hector Rasgado-Flores loves playing and composing music. His research is on the movement of ions and volume regulation in muscle cells during contraction
  Michael Romero studies cells and is married to another physiologist

Jeff Sands wanted to do research on how urine is concentrated in a specific portion of the kidney. He did it by getting an M.D. instead of a Ph.D. degree, so he also gets to treat patients

Caroline Sussman wanted to be a dancer but decided instead to find out how cells determine their identities, for example, become brain cells instead of skin or muscle cells

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Comparative and Evolutionary Physiology

Hannah Carey wanted to be a vet. When she discovered research would let her study how animals hibernate, that was much more exciting than treating sick animals

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

James Norton teaches physiology to medical students. He also does research on dinosaurs and is trying to reconstruct their breathing apparatus to figure out whether or not they were warm-blooded and more active than modern reptiles

  Michael Romero studies cells and is married to another physiologist

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Developmental Biology
Caroline Sussman wanted to be a dancer but decided instead to find out how cells determine their identities, for example, become brain cells instead of skin or muscle cells

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Drug Development

Magdalena Alonso-Galicia does research for a drug company to help discover new and better drugs for people with cardiovascular diseases

  John “Wick” Johnson studied diabetes for many years. Now he works for a drug company helping to find potential new drugs and then work them through the approval process to get them into doctors hands
  Scott Mittelstadt loves sports. He works for a drug company testing how new drugs work on the heart, lungs, brain, and nerves of both sick and healthy people over time

Karen Mittleman started out studying exercise physiology and how the body regulates its temperature even in the cold. Now she oversees medical/scientific writing for a drug company, helping them publish results on new drugs

 Barry Peterson.jpg (169208 bytes) Barry Peterson develops new drugs for lung diseases at a drug company after a career teaching at a university

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Endocrinology and Metabolism
  Greg Florant studies hibernating marmots to find out whether their increase in body fat for the winter causes them to show the health consequences of obesity
  John “Wick” Johnson studied diabetes for many years. Now he works for a drug company helping to find potential new drugs and then work them through the approval process to get them into doctors hands

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Exercise and Environmental Physiology

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

 

Robert Carter III joined the US Army Reserves in graduate school. Now that he has his Ph.D., he does research in the Army on human performance in hot and cold weather and studies whether the injury and disease rates rise because of the climate

  Greg Florant studies hibernating marmots to find out whether their increase in body fat for the winter causes them to show the health consequences of obesity.
  Thomas Herzig is in the military and does research on exercise in extreme conditions.

Karen Mittleman started out studying exercise physiology and how the body regulates its temperature even in the cold. Now she oversees medical/scientific writing for a drug company, helping them publish results on new drugs

Kathy O’Hagan decided that she liked teaching as much as research, so she looked for a job that would let her do both. She studies the effect pregnancy has on the regulation of blood flow in the uterine artery during exercise.
  Hector Rasgado-Flores loves playing and composing music. His research is on the movement of ions and volume regulation in muscle cells during contraction.

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Gastrointestinal Physiology

Kim Barrett wanted to be a chemist. But when she started working on physiology problems and studying diseases in the gut, she found her true career

Dale Benos wanted to be a doctor until he tried research. He works with cells and studies the movement of ions in and out of cells, especially when it doesn’t work right in some diseases

Hannah Carey wanted to be a vet. When she discovered research would let her study how animals hibernate, that was much more exciting than treating sick animals

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 clinical trials that investigate therapies for people with diabetes

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Genomics
  Michael Romero studies cells and is married to another physiologist

Jeff Sands wanted to do research on how urine is concentrated in a specific portion of the kidney. He did it by getting an M.D. instead of a Ph.D. degree, so he also gets to treat patients

Caroline Sussman wanted to be a dancer but decided instead to find out how cells determine their identities, for example, become brain cells instead of skin or muscle cells

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Lung Cell Physiology

Carole Liedtke teaches students and does research on how the lungs handle fluids, how this is changed by genetic diseases, and how to correct this mistake so that the lungs can function normally. She works hard for APS and just got elected to be on the APS Council and help run the Society

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Neurophysiology
  Susan Barman studies the brain but never imagined that she’d be a scientist

Dale Benos wanted to be a doctor until he tried research. He works with cells and studies the movement of ions in and out of cells, especially when it doesn’t work right in some diseases

Kathy O’Hagan decided that she liked teaching as much as research, so she looked for a job that would let her do both. She studies the effect pregnancy has on the regulation of blood flow in the uterine artery during exercise
  Hector Rasgado-Flores loves playing and composing music. His research is on the movement of ions and volume regulation in muscle cells during contraction

Irving Zucker decided on career in physiology and studies what regulates certain kinds of nerve activity in diseases like heart failure, hypertension (high blood pressure), and diabetes. He is Chair of the department at the University of Nebraska

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Renal Physiology

Magdalena Alonso-Galicia does research for a drug company to help discover new and better drugs for people with cardiovascular diseases

Dale Benos wanted to be a doctor until he tried research. He works with cells and studies the movement of ions in and out of cells, especially when it doesn’t work right in some diseases

L. Gabriel Navar started out studying agriculture and decided to go to veterinary school. While in veterinary school, he became more interested in the study of how the body functions which is called Physiology. He then went to graduate school and specialized in the function of the kidney and blood vessels and on the causes of high blood pressure. Now he is Chair of the Physiology Department at Tulane University
  David Pollock wanted to work for a drug company finding new drugs to fight diseases and then decided to try teaching and research at a college
  Michael Romero studies cells and is married to another physiologist

Jeff Sands wanted to do research on how urine is concentrated in a specific portion of the kidney. He did it by getting an M.D. instead of a Ph.D. degree, so he also gets to treat patients

Irving Zucker decided on career in physiology and studies what regulates certain kinds of nerve activity in diseases like heart failure, hypertension (high blood pressure), and diabetes. He is Chair of the department at the University of Nebraska

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Respiratory Physiology

Dale Benos wanted to be a doctor until he tried research. He works with cells and studies the movement of ions in and out of cells, especially when it doesn’t work right in some diseases

  Barb Goodman wanted to be a doctor, then decided to become a researcher studying the lungs, and now enjoys working with South Dakota science teachers and students

James Norton teaches physiology to medical students. He also does research on dinosaurs and is trying to reconstruct their breathing apparatus to figure out whether or not they were warm-blooded and more active than modern reptiles

 Barry Peterson.jpg (169208 bytes) Barry Peterson develops new drugs for lung diseases at a drug company after a career teaching at a university
  John West explores physiology of the lungs at high altitude (Mt. Everest) and in deep space. He also studies history, teaches, and writes books on all those subjects

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Science Administration and Management

Dale Benos wanted to be a doctor until he tried research. He works with cells and studies the movement of ions in and out of cells, especially when it doesn’t work right in some diseases

  Martin Frank manages the American Physiological Society
Bill Galey was a teacher/researcher for 25 years at the University of New Mexico. Now he’s trying a new career at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute helping to fund students and schools
  Thomas Herzig is in the military and does research on exercise in extreme conditions
L. Gabriel Navar started out studying agriculture and decided to go to veterinary school. While in veterinary school, he became more interested in the study of how the body functions which is called Physiology. He then went to graduate school and specialized in the function of the kidney and blood vessels and on the causes of high blood pressure. Now he is Chair of the Physiology Department at Tulane University
  Hector Rasgado-Flores loves playing and composing music. His research is on the movement of ions and volume regulation in muscle cells during contraction

Irving Zucker decided on career in physiology and studies what regulates certain kinds of nerve activity in diseases like heart failure, hypertension (high blood pressure), and diabetes. He is Chair of the department at the University of Nebraska

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Science Education
  Barb Goodman wanted to be a doctor, then decided to become a researcher studying the lungs, and now enjoys working with South Dakota science teachers and students
Andrea Gwosdow did research but decided she could do more by starting her own consulting company. She helps scientists and health professionals explain what they do to reporters and other people and bring better science education into the classroom

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Science Policy
 

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

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Science Writing
Andrea Gwosdow did research but decided she could do more by starting her own consulting company. She helps scientists and health professionals explain what they do to reporters and other people and bring better science education into the classroom

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 clinical trials that investigate therapies for people with diabetes

Karen Mittleman started out studying exercise physiology and how the body regulates its temperature even in the cold. Now she oversees medical/scientific writing for a drug company, helping them publish results on new drugs

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Structural Biology

James Norton teaches physiology to medical students. He also does research on dinosaurs and is trying to reconstruct their breathing apparatus to figure out whether or not they were warm-blooded and more active than modern reptiles

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Teaching

Kim Barrett wanted to be a chemist. But when she started working on physiology problems and studying diseases in the gut, she found her true career

  Barb Goodman wanted to be a doctor, then decided to become a researcher studying the lungs, and now enjoys working with South Dakota science teachers and students

James Norton teaches physiology to medical students. He also does research on dinosaurs and is trying to reconstruct their breathing apparatus to figure out whether or not they were warm-blooded and more active than modern reptiles

Kathy O’Hagan decided that she liked teaching as much as research, so she looked for a job that would let her do both. She studies the effect pregnancy has on the regulation of blood flow in the uterine artery during exercise
  Hector Rasgado-Flores loves playing and composing music. His research is on the movement of ions and volume regulation in muscle cells during contraction

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Technology Development
  John “Wick” Johnson studied diabetes for many years. Now he works for a drug company helping to find potential new drugs and then work them through the approval process to get them into doctors hands
 Barry Peterson.jpg (169208 bytes) Barry Peterson develops new drugs for lung diseases at a drug company after a career teaching at a university

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Translational Research

Magdalena Alonso-Galicia does research for a drug company to help discover new and better drugs for people with cardiovascular diseases

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

Kim Barrett wanted to be a chemist. But when she started working on physiology problems and studying diseases in the gut, she found her true career

Dale Benos wanted to be a doctor until he tried research. He works with cells and studies the movement of ions in and out of cells, especially when it doesn’t work right in some diseases

Hannah Carey wanted to be a vet. When she discovered research would let her study how animals hibernate, that was much more exciting than treating sick animals

 

Robert Carter III joined the US Army Reserves in graduate school. Now that he has his Ph.D., he does research in the Army on human performance in hot and cold weather and studies whether the injury and disease rates rise because of the climate

Karen Mittleman started out studying exercise physiology and how the body regulates its temperature even in the cold. Now she oversees medical/scientific writing for a drug company, helping them publish results on new drugs