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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.
Research Areas
Research Facilities
The Center for Integrative Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases
The center provides research interaction and education through seminars, teaching and scientific discussion on studies related to hypertension and cardiovascular diseases.
Reproductive and Perinatal Biology Research Program
The center provides collaborative, multidisciplinary, and integrative approaches to basic and translational research that (i) improves the health of pregnant women and their babies, (ii) enhances the reproductive success of agriculturally important animals and wildlife, and (iii) prepares the next generation of scientists in these research disciplines.
Institute on Aging
The UF Institute on Aging is the home of faculty members from diverse disciplines who wish to pursue a career focused on research and education on aging, and are dedicated to high-quality interdisciplinary and translational research and training focused on the health and independence of older adults.
Research FACTS
NIH research funding
Top 50 in U.S.
The UF College of Medicine is ranked in the top 50 of all U.S. medical schools for NIH research dollars awarded to medical schools and is ranked No. 22 among public institutions.
Teaching with a mission
Nationally Recognized Faculty
We are a community of scholars involved in teaching and research at the forefront of Physiology and Aging.
Office of research affairs
Supportive Research
This office supports faculty in finding funding opportunities and interpreting rules and procedures.
Bridging Research and Care
UF Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Led by Duane Mitchell, M.D., Ph.D., the CTSI is among a network of more than 50 Clinical and Translational Science Award hubs nationwide.
Research News
Going with the Flow: How I Learned to Embrace a New Scientific Technique
As a doctoral student studying metabolism and behaviors associated with feeding, my research goal is to determine how peripheral metabolic hormones such as insulin and leptin affect groups of nerve…
GLP-1 Drugs for Weight Loss: From Science Fiction to Reality
Obesity affects more than one billion people around the world. Historically, the genetic ability to store body fat is an evolutionary conserved adaptation to stave off starvation. The combination of…
The Vascular Clock: Understanding Female Vascular Aging
Many of us fear wrinkles, gray hair and other signs of aging. But not as many people seem to worry about aging associated with our vascular system, the network of…
Cancer and Heart Health: A Surprising Connection You Need to Know
Cancer and heart disease—one affects cells, the other affects blood flow. You might not think they are connected at all. But these two conditions share more than you might expect.…
