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Welcome to the Physiology Department at UCSF!
UCSF's Department of Physiology discovers and promotes knowledge of how the human body functions through an understanding of cells, organs, and systems. Through the combined efforts of faculty, students, and staff, we strive to maintain a scientific community that fosters excellence in teaching and research, and which will train the next generation of scientists.
Recent News
Dr. Erik Ullian Selected as a 2009 NIH Director’s New Innovator Award Recipient
Dr. Loren Frank to Receive 2009 Faculty Mentorship Award
Michael P. Stryker elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Igor Mitrovic, MD awarded Honorary Doctorate for Extrordinary Contributions
Mission Bay We ID and LiveScan Station to Close
New Course Added - Demystifying Medicine
Yuriy Kirichok, Ph.D., receives NIH Director's New Innovator Award
Essential Core Teaching Awards Given
Lisberger and Doupe Elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Janet Williams Receives Chancellor's Award 
Memorial for Dr. William Frances Ganong, March 3
David Julius appears on NPR’s All Things Considered to talk about his research