Molecular & Integrative Physiology Education
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Unlock Your Potential in Physiology

We offer broad-based training with an emphasis on integrating cell and molecular processes to understand systems physiology.

Your Future Starts Here

The U-M Medical School Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology provides numerous opportunities for professional and academic development. This includes broad-based training in modern physiology, focusing on integrating cell and molecular processes to understand systems physiology comprehensively.

Students and trainees are critical facets of our department, each bringing unique strengths and contributions. We tailor educational opportunities to the individual, ensuring every student and trainee can maximize their potential.

PhD Program

Conduct research across various fields, from cell and molecular biology to whole-animal integrative physiology, while honing your teaching, critical thinking and presentation skills in a supportive environment.

MS Program

With our flexible, intensive one-year MS degree, learners can pursue either a course-oriented path for health professions or a research-focused track to deepen their research interests.

Postdoctoral Training

Prepare for the next step in your career with valuable training in writing, funding, lab management and job searching, along with seminars, a postdoc symposium and teaching opportunities.

Undergraduate Research Opportunities

With our 12-week summer program, undergraduate students can gain additional research experience outside of their home institutions.

Human Anatomy & Physiology Minor

Undergraduate students gain essential knowledge for careers in healthcare, research, and education, with flexible coursework tailored to your goals.

Outreach
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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. To provide lasting science exposure, we began frequent, shorter visits to underserved schools in 2022-2023, preparing students for state M-STEP exams and offering Michigan trainees valuable teaching and communication experience.

Learn more about SEEK

Grade Grievance Policy

The departmental grievance policy is the preferred method for resolution, but additional grievance resolution mechanisms are available for Rackham students.

Learn About the Resolution Policy for Rackham Students
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Innovative Multidisciplinary Research Pilot Award FY 25 Recipients
The Stanley and Judith Frankel Institute for Heart and Brain Health and the Michigan-Biology of Cardiac Aging (M-BoCA) program of the Frankel Cardiovascular Center, are delighted to announce the recipients of this year's Innovative Multidisciplinary Research Pilot Award.