EDUCATION
academic programs
Doctoral Program
Students can earn a Doctoral degree with a concentration in Biomedical Sciences in the Physiology & Functional Genomics Concentration.
academic programs
Online Masters
Students can earn a Master’s degree with a concentration in Physiology and Functional Genomics or Gerontology.
Academic programs
Online Certificates
Students can a graduate certificate in Medical Physiology, Medical Physiology with a specialization in Cardiovascular/Renal Physiology or Aging and Geriatric Practice.
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Research
Research/Centers and Programs
View exciting research from our faculty!
Research faculty in the Department of Physiology and Aging at the University of Florida are engaged in innovative projects covering a variety of interests through our centers, labs and collaborations with other departments.
Department faculty
Meet Our Faculty!
Faculty in the Department of Physiology and Aging are engaging in cutting-edge research and using active learning techniques to teach students at all levels of collegiate learning.
recent News
May 15, 2025
Special Thanks and Recognition to our Star Teachers
Congratulations to Drs. Jones, Makki, Sayeski and Xiao for receiving excellent GatorEval scores this past spring semester. Their achievements were acknowledged by Associate Provost for Academic and Faculty Affairs, Chris Flowers Hass!
Anatomy Connected 2025
Anatomical Sciences Education PhD students recently attended Anatomy Connected, the annual meeting for the American Association for Anatomy. Everyone…
Congratulations to Mark Viggars, PhD
Dr. Viggars has been invited to serve as reviewing editor for the Journal of Physiology, a top peer-reviewed physiology journal. Dr. Viggars is a…
Welcome our First Anatomical Sciences Education…
Congratulations to the pioneers of our Anatomical Sciences Education PhD program. Ashley Walker and Nancy Adams were the first two students accepted…
Student Recognition
Congratulations to Martin Schonk who received the Silver Medal at this year’s Medical Guild Symposium for his outstanding research and presentation! Martin is a graduate student in the Physiology and Functional Genomics concentration and a member of Dr. Andrew Judge’s lab.
Congratulations to these University of Florida undergraduate students who were selected as a College of Medicine University Scholars for the 2025-2026 academic school year.
- Eve Cook; Mentor Dr. Michelle Gumz (top left)
- Bayan Sabripour; Mentor Dr. Rene Opavsky (top right)
- Isabel Perea; Mentor Drs. Karyn Esser and Natalie Bohmke (bottom left)
- Diana Gegaj; Mentors Drs. Karyn Esser and Fran Morena Clark (bottom right)
February 25, 2025
Celebration of Research
Catherine Jacobs, a UF undergraduate student presented her poster at the 15th annual UF CoM Celebration of Research 2025. Catherine's mentor is Dr. Ryan Martin, a post-doc in Dr. Karyn Esser's lab.
community events
Run for the springs!
Dr. Karyn Esser's lab participate in the 10th annual springs run.
