Physiology
Physiology researchers in the Mayo Clinic Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering advance a mechanistic understanding of the human body's functions at the organ, tissue, cellular and molecular levels.
Aging
Faculty members focused on the physiology of aging include:
- Douglas G. Brownfield, Ph.D. — Lung Development and Regeneration Laboratory
- Abhishek Chandra, Ph.D., M.S. — Bone Injury and Repair Laboratory
- Joshua N. Farr, Ph.D.
- Andrew J. Haak, Ph.D. — Tissue Fibrosis and Therapeutics Discovery Laboratory
- Diana Jurk, Ph.D. — Biology of Aging and Age-Related Diseases Laboratory
- Ian R. Lanza, Ph.D. — Muscle Physiology and Metabolism Laboratory
- Nathan K. LeBrasseur, Ph.D., M.S.
- Carlos B. Mantilla, M.D., Ph.D. — Regenerative Physiology Laboratory
- Jordan D. Miller, Ph.D. — Cardiovascular Disease and Aging Laboratory
- Robert J. Pignolo, M.D., Ph.D.
- Joao Passos, Ph.D. — Cell and Molecular Aging Laboratory
- Michael F. Romero, Ph.D. — Transporter Biology and Physiology Laboratory
- Marissa J. Schafer, Ph.D.
- Gary C. Sieck, Ph.D. — Cell and Regenerative Physiology Laboratory
- Joshua R. Smith, Ph.D.
- Haitao Wang, Ph.D.
- Yi Zhu, Ph.D.
Biophysics and cell signaling
Faculty members focused on various aspects of general physiology include:
Cardiac and vascular physiology
Faculty members focused on cardiac and vascular physiology include:
- John C. Burnett Jr., M.D.
- Leigh G. Griffiths, Ph.D., MRCVS — Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering Research Laboratory
- Jordan D. Miller, Ph.D. — Cardiovascular Disease and Aging Laboratory
- Debabrata (Dev) Mukhopadhyay, Ph.D. — Tumor Angiogenesis and Vascular Biology Laboratory
- Martin G. Rodriguez-Porcel, M.D. — Cardiovascular Molecular Imaging Laboratory
- Gurpreet S. Sandhu, M.D., Ph.D.
- S. Jeson Sangaralingham, Ph.D., M.S.
- Joshua R. Smith, Ph.D.
- Virend Somers, M.D., Ph.D.
- Wuqiang Zhu, M.D., Ph.D.
Endocrinology and metabolism
Faculty members focused on metabolic physiology include:
- Eduardo N. Chini, M.D., Ph.D.
- Naureen Javeed, Ph.D.
- Sundeep Khosla, M.D.
- Ian R. Lanza, Ph.D. — Muscle Physiology and Metabolism Laboratory
- Jun Liu, M.D., Ph.D.
- Aleksey Matveyenko, Ph.D. — Islet Regeneration Laboratory
- Quinn P. Peterson, Ph.D.
- Elizabeth (Ebbie) A. Stewart, M.D.
- Zong Wei, Ph.D. — Epigenomics of Metabolic Diseases Laboratory
Gastrointestinal physiology
Faculty members focused on gastrointestinal physiology include:
- Arthur Beyder, M.D., Ph.D. — Gastrointestinal Mechanotransduction Laboratory
- Michael Camilleri, M.D. — Enteric Neuroscience Program
- Gianrico Farrugia, M.D. — Cellular and Molecular Physiology of Gastrointestinal Disorders
- Gregory J. Gores, M.D. — Liver Pathobiology Laboratory
- Madhusudan (Madhu) Grover, M.B.B.S. — Gastrointestinal Barrier Function
- Yujiro Hayashi, Ph.D. — GI Stem Cell Research Laboratory
- Purna C. Kashyap, M.B.B.S. — Gut Microbiome Laboratory
- David R. Linden, Ph.D.
- Tamas Ordog, M.D. — Molecular Enteric Neuroscience Laboratory
- Tushar C. Patel, M.B., Ch.B. — Molecular Hepatology Laboratory
- Vijay Shah, M.D. — Integrative Biology of Advanced Liver Disease Laboratory
- Joseph H. Szurszewski, Ph.D.
Integrative physiology
Faculty members focused on integrative physiology include:
Musculoskeletal physiology
Faculty members focused on musculoskeletal physiology include:
- Abhishek Chandra, Ph.D., M.S. — Bone Injury and Repair Laboratory
- Benjamin D. Elder, M.D., Ph.D.
- Joshua N. Farr, Ph.D.
- Ian R. Lanza, Ph.D. — Muscle Physiology and Metabolism Laboratory
- Carlos B. Mantilla, M.D., Ph.D. — Regenerative Physiology Laboratory
- Robert J. Pignolo, M.D., Ph.D.
- Gary C. Sieck, Ph.D. — Cell and Regenerative Physiology Laboratory
- Kenton R. Kaufman, Ph.D. — Motion Analysis Laboratory
- Haitao Wang, Ph.D.
Neural physiology
Faculty members focused on neural physiology include:
- Su-Youne Chang, Ph.D.
- Gloria B. Kim, Ph.D. — Cellular Immunotherapy and Immunoengineering Laboratory
- Dora Hermes Miller, Ph.D.
- Diana Jurk, Ph.D. — Biology of Aging and Age-Related Diseases Laboratory
- Kendall H. Lee, M.D., Ph.D. — Neural Engineering Laboratory
- Carlos B. Mantilla, M.D., Ph.D. — Regenerative Physiology Laboratory
- Michael F. Romero, Ph.D. — Transporter Biology and Physiology Laboratory
- Isobel A. Scarisbrick, Ph.D. — Neuroregeneration and Neurorehabilitation Laboratory
- Gary C. Sieck, Ph.D. — Cell and Regenerative Physiology Laboratory
- Gregory A. Worrell, M.D., Ph.D. — Bioelectronics Neurophysiology and Engineering Laboratory
Renal physiology
Faculty members focused on renal physiology include:
Respiratory physiology
Faculty members focused on respiratory physiology include:
- Ognjen Gajic, M.D.
- Andrew J. Haak, Ph.D. — Tissue Fibrosis and Therapeutics Discovery Laboratory
- Bruce D. Johnson, Ph.D. — Human Integrative and Environmental Physiology Laboratory
- Michael J. Joyner, M.D. — Human and Integrative Physiology and Clinical Pharmacology Laboratory
- Carlos B. Mantilla, M.D., Ph.D. — Regenerative Physiology Laboratory
- Christina M. Pabelick, M.D. — Airway Biology Laboratory
- Y.S. Prakash, M.D., Ph.D. — Pulmonary Cell Biology Laboratory
- Gary C. Sieck, Ph.D. — Cell and Regenerative Physiology Laboratory
- Joshua R. Smith, Ph.D.
- Daniel J. Tschumperlin, Ph.D. — Tissue Repair and Mechanobiology Laboratory
- Robert Vassallo, M.D.
- David O. Warner, M.D.