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.
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
June 3, 2025
Student-led Publication from our ASE Program
First author Ivy Dunn along with faculty mentors and collaborators in the Anatomical Sciences Education PhD program publish a study in FJER (Florida Journal of Educational Research). Ivy Dunn was accepted into the ASE PhD program in Fall of 2022. Her faculty mentors contributing to this publication are Drs. Alyson Adams and Kyle Rarey.
Special Thanks and Recognition to our Star…
Congratulations to Drs. Jones, Makki, Sayeski and Xiao for receiving excellent GatorEval scores this past spring semester. Their achievements were…
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…
Student Recognition
Congratulations to the following PhD students on successfully passing their qualifying exams. The inaugural College of Medicine White Coat Ceremony was held on May 31th, 2025.
The Gator Nation’s newest alumni…
include cancer researcher Fulbright scholar Syeda “Rida” Rizvi, who studied pancreatic cancer in the lab of Maria Zajac-Kaye, Ph.D., earned her master’s in medical sciences with a focus on molecular and cellular biology this spring. As she prepares to head back to Pakistan this summer to pursue her Ph.D., she said she was grateful to experience “the true essence of American culture” by meeting so many people at UF.
community events
Run for the springs!
Dr. Karyn Esser's lab participate in the 10th annual springs run.
