Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology
#1 NIH-funded Physiology Program in the US

Join us in pursuing answers to fundamental questions in physiology within a supportive and collaborative community.

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Leaders Empowering Leaders

While we are proud of our ranking as the #1 NIH-funded physiology department in the country, we are prouder of our scientists' impact on their fields. The U-M Medical School Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology pushes boundaries through ground-breaking research, education, and service. 

Our academic and training programs for undergraduate and graduate (PhD and MS) students and postdoctoral fellows are focused on developing future leaders in science and medicine through engaged mentorship and a strong focus on personalized career development.

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Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology
7744 MS II
1137 E. Catherine St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5622
About

Read about our department’s history pioneering lab testing and education, health and disease at a molecular level.

Education

Learn about our PhD and Master's programs and opportunities for postdoctoral fellows and undergraduates.

Research

Discover our nationally-recognized research programs in basic and translational aspects of physiology.

People

Meet our determined community of faculty, staff, learners and fellows.

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Our department's science is vital for understanding organism health and disease, yielding knowledge and potential cures. Equally important is promoting community science through programs like SEEK (Science Engagement and Education for Kids), which arose from Physiology PhD students' visits to local schools. SEEK, featuring hands-on activities about bodily systems, has grown through word-of-mouth and now includes participants from various Michigan programs. 

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    Professor Jun Hee Lee

    Congratulations to Jun Hee Lee for receiving the 2024 Hanseong Science Award in Life Sciences from the Hanseong Son Jae-Han Scholarship Foundation for his development of SeqScope.

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    Third Year Student Seminar - Crystal Young, Yuezhong (Diana) Zhang
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    News Release
    NIH High-Risk, High-Reward program awards three U-M Medical School investigators
    Three U-M investigators—Changyang Linghu, Longhua Guo and Sundeep Kalantry—have been acknowledged by the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) prestigious High-Risk, High-Reward Research program.
    2024 hanseong science award winners
    Department News
    Jun Hee Lee received the 2024 Hanseong Science Award in Life Sciences
    Congratulations to Jun Hee Lee for receiving the 2024 Hanseong Science Award in Life Sciences from the Hanseong Son Jae-Han Scholarship Foundation for his development of SeqScope. The award is essentially the mini-Nobel for Korean scientists with awards in Physics, Chemistry, and Life Sciences. The goal of the award and the foundation is to contribute to the growth of Korean science and hopefully help catalyze future Nobel prize winners from South Korea.
    New Medical School Distinguished University Professors Roger D. Cone, Ph.D., and Mark A. Fessler, Ph.D.
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    Two faculty with Medical School ties named distinguished university professors
    The Board of Regents approved the appointments July 18 for Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Roger D. Cone, Ph.D., and Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Engineering Jeffrey A. Fessler, Ph.D., to one of U-M’s most prestigious honors: the Distinguished University Professorship (DUP).
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    Diabetes and weight loss drugs could be enhanced, shows study in mice
    A network of proteins found in the central nervous system could be harnessed to increase the effectiveness, and reduce the side effects, of diabetes and weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic and Mounjaro, according to research from the University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute. 
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    Department News
    Gary Zhang received the annual Endowment for Basic Sciences 2024 Research Staff Award
    On July 16, 2024, the EBS Chairs recognized Gary Zhang, from Lei Yin and Tony Tong lab, for the annual Endowment for Basic Sciences 2024 Research Staff Award.
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    Tim Houchin received the Endowment for Basic Sciences 2024 Teaching Award
    On July 16, 2024, the EBS Chairs recognized Tim Houchin as the Endowment for Basic Sciences 2024 Teaching Award Recipient.