The Department of Physiology at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
consists of 16 full time faculty members including one primary appointee from the
Vascular Biology Center.
In addition, the Department has two active emeritus professors and four research professors.
The primary research interests of the department are Cardiovascular Physiology, Endocrinology, and Neuroscience. Fourteen graduate students, three postdoctoral fellows, and one medical resident are currently homed in Physiology. Visiting Professors and
Visiting Students from various countries including China, Japan, and Brazil frequently
come to work or perform research fellowships in the Department of Physiology.
Physiology faculty currently hold approximately $7,000,000 in extramural funding,
ranking 39th out of 76 Medical School Physiology Departments nationally. Members of
the Department teach in the Medical and Graduate Schools including Medical Physiology
and Integrated Systems Biology, Neuroscience and advanced courses in cardiovascular
and endocrine physiology.
The award recognizes an early career independent investigator working in hypertension or cardiovascular research who has significantly contributed to the understanding of the causes of hypertension and cardiovascular disease.
The new IMMCG focuses on better understanding the immune system’s seemingly diametric roles in enabling good health and in contributing to major killers.
Faculty at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University were recognized with Exemplary Teaching Awards for their contributions to students and residents at the state’s public medical school.