Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics http://physiology.med.ufl.edu College of Medicine Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:11:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Dr. Colin Sumners has been named a University of Florida Research Foundation Professor http://physiology.med.ufl.edu/2012/04/02/dr-colin-sumners-has-been-named-a-university-of-florida-research-foundation-professor/ http://physiology.med.ufl.edu/2012/04/02/dr-colin-sumners-has-been-named-a-university-of-florida-research-foundation-professor/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:49:27 +0000 Kevin Fortin http://physiology.sites.medinfo.ufl.edu/?p=1358 Colin Sumners, Ph.D., has been named a University of Florida Research Foundation Professor.

For more details, please see: http://news.ufl.edu/2012/03/29/ufrf-profs-2012/

]]> http://physiology.med.ufl.edu/2012/04/02/dr-colin-sumners-has-been-named-a-university-of-florida-research-foundation-professor/feed/ 0 Dr. Peter Sayeski recognized as outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Advisor/Mentor http://physiology.med.ufl.edu/2012/03/08/dr-peter-sayeski-recognized-as-outstanding-doctoral-dissertation-advisormentor/ http://physiology.med.ufl.edu/2012/03/08/dr-peter-sayeski-recognized-as-outstanding-doctoral-dissertation-advisormentor/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 19:30:48 +0000 Kevin Fortin http://physiology.sites.medinfo.ufl.edu/?p=1352 Peter P. Sayeski, Ph.D., is one of five UF faculty members recognized with a Doctoral Mentoring Award this year.

The life of the university is greatly enhanced by the quality of our doctoral students, and they take their direction from our many outstanding faculty members. In an effort to continue to promote doctoral studies and to recognize excellence in doctoral student mentoring by our faculty, awards are given each year to five faculty doctoral advisors selected on a competitive basis. The Doctoral Dissertation Advisor/Mentoring Award winners for the 2011-2012 competition
are:

Gillian Lord
Spanish and Portuguese Studies

Konstantin Matchev
Physics

Michael Robinson
Clinical and Health Psychology

Peter Sayeski
Physiology and Functional Genomics

Yafeng Yin
Civil and Coastal Engineering

You can find their photographs and personal statements at:
http://www.graduateschool.ufl.edu/academics/doctoral-mentoring-awards

]]> http://physiology.med.ufl.edu/2012/03/08/dr-peter-sayeski-recognized-as-outstanding-doctoral-dissertation-advisormentor/feed/ 0 Congratulations to Dr. Kavitha Gnanasambandan http://physiology.med.ufl.edu/2011/12/20/congrats-dr-gnanasambandan/ http://physiology.med.ufl.edu/2011/12/20/congrats-dr-gnanasambandan/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:15:29 +0000 Kevin Fortin http://physiology.sites.medinfo.ufl.edu/?p=1333 Kavitha Gnanasambandan completed her doctoral studies and graduated on December 16, 2011. She was a graduate student in the Sayeski laboratory and will be pursuing Post Doctoral studies at NYU.

]]> http://physiology.med.ufl.edu/2011/12/20/congrats-dr-gnanasambandan/feed/ 0 About the Department http://physiology.med.ufl.edu/2011/11/07/about-the-department/ http://physiology.med.ufl.edu/2011/11/07/about-the-department/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 01:51:54 +0000 Diane Millican http://physiology.sites.medinfo.ufl.edu/?p=1300 The Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics at the University of Florida is a balanced department with faculty expertise in both cellular and molecular techniques, plus organ physiology techniques. Each faculty member has an active laboratory, and new students who have not chosen an advisor have the opportunity to rotate through different laboratories during their first year to become familiar with the thought and technology of the various labs in the department.

Physiology is the study of the mechanisms of the normal functioning of the cells and organs of the body. Although traditionally Physiology was parceled into the study of various organs, research today ranges from cellular and molecular physiology to whole-animal and human physiology.

]]> http://physiology.med.ufl.edu/2011/11/07/about-the-department/feed/ 0 Dr. Chris Baylis to be honored with Harriet Dustan Award http://physiology.med.ufl.edu/2011/09/20/dr-chris-baylis-to-be-honored-with-harriet-dustan-award/ http://physiology.med.ufl.edu/2011/09/20/dr-chris-baylis-to-be-honored-with-harriet-dustan-award/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 20:08:42 +0000 Kevin Fortin http://physiology.sites.medinfo.ufl.edu/?p=1274 On September 23rd, Dr. Chris Baylis will be honored as the recipient of this year’s Harriet Dustan Award at the Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association’s Council for High Blood Pressure Research to be held in Orlando.

The Harriet Dustan Award recognizes female investigators who have made outstanding contributions in the field of hypertension. The award was established to honor the memory of Dr. Harriet Dustan, an outstanding clinician and investigator who was a tireless worker on behalf of the Council for High Blood Pressure Research and the American Heart Association for more than 50 years. During her career, she served as president of the American Heart Association, chaired its Ethics and Research Committees, and was the founding editor-in-chief of Hypertension.

This year’s honoree, Chris Baylis, PhD, FAHA, is Director of the UF Hypertension Center, Professor of Physiology and Functional Genomics, and Medicine (Nephrology), and is the J. Robert Cade Professor of Physiology at the University of Florida.

]]> http://physiology.med.ufl.edu/2011/09/20/dr-chris-baylis-to-be-honored-with-harriet-dustan-award/feed/ 0 Congratulations to Drs. Annet Kirabo and Anurima Majumder http://physiology.med.ufl.edu/2011/08/15/congratulations-to-drs-annet-kirabo-and-anurima-majumder/ http://physiology.med.ufl.edu/2011/08/15/congratulations-to-drs-annet-kirabo-and-anurima-majumder/#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:56:39 +0000 Kevin Fortin http://physiology.sites.medinfo.ufl.edu/?p=1252 Annet Kirabo and Anurima Majumder completed their doctoral studies and graduated on August 6, 2011. Both were graduate students in the Sayeski laboratory.

]]> http://physiology.med.ufl.edu/2011/08/15/congratulations-to-drs-annet-kirabo-and-anurima-majumder/feed/ 0 Sonisha Warren Wins Gold Medal at Medical Guild Research Competition http://physiology.med.ufl.edu/2011/03/16/sonisha-warren-wins-gold-medal-at-medical-guild-research-competition/ http://physiology.med.ufl.edu/2011/03/16/sonisha-warren-wins-gold-medal-at-medical-guild-research-competition/#comments Wed, 16 Mar 2011 17:08:24 +0000 Kevin Fortin http://physiology.sites.medinfo.ufl.edu/?p=1206 Sonisha A. Warren, a graduate student in Dr. Hideko Kasahara’s lab, has won the gold medal at this year’s Medical Guild Research Competition.

]]> http://physiology.med.ufl.edu/2011/03/16/sonisha-warren-wins-gold-medal-at-medical-guild-research-competition/feed/ 0 Annet Kirabo Receives APS/NIDDK Travel Award http://physiology.med.ufl.edu/2011/02/15/annet-kirabo-receives-apsniddk-travel-award/ http://physiology.med.ufl.edu/2011/02/15/annet-kirabo-receives-apsniddk-travel-award/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:13:40 +0000 Kevin Fortin http://physiology.sites.medinfo.ufl.edu/?p=1187 Annet Kirabo received a Minority Travel Award from the American Physiology Society and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases to attend the upcoming Experimental Biology Meeting in Washington DC where she will present her work on Jak2 tyrosine kinase. Annet is an IDP graduate student in the laboratory of Peter Sayeski.

]]> http://physiology.med.ufl.edu/2011/02/15/annet-kirabo-receives-apsniddk-travel-award/feed/ 0 Kavitha Gnanasambandan Receives an ASBMB Travel Award http://physiology.med.ufl.edu/2011/02/01/kavitha-gnanasambandan-receives-an-asbmb-travel-award/ http://physiology.med.ufl.edu/2011/02/01/kavitha-gnanasambandan-receives-an-asbmb-travel-award/#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 14:37:40 +0000 Kevin Fortin http://physiology.sites.medinfo.ufl.edu/?p=1176 Kavitha Gnanasambandan received a Travel Award from the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology to attend the upcoming Experimental Biology Meeting in Washington DC where she will present her work on Jak2 tyrosine kinase. Kavitha is an IDP graduate student in the laboratory of Peter Sayeski.

]]> http://physiology.med.ufl.edu/2011/02/01/kavitha-gnanasambandan-receives-an-asbmb-travel-award/feed/ 0 Soni Warren Receives ASCB Award http://physiology.med.ufl.edu/2010/10/26/soni-warren-receives-ascb-award/ http://physiology.med.ufl.edu/2010/10/26/soni-warren-receives-ascb-award/#comments Tue, 26 Oct 2010 15:42:11 +0000 Kevin Fortin http://physiology.sites.medinfo.ufl.edu/?p=1165 Soni Warren has received an American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) Pre-Doctoral Travel Award to attend their 50th Anniversary Conference. She will present her work on the role of cardiac myosin light chain kinase (cMLCK) in the heart. Soni is a graduate student in Hideko Kasahara’s lab.

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