Welcome to the Department of Human Physiology
by Li-Shan Chou, Department Head
On behalf of the faculty and students of the Department of Human Physiology, I would like to welcome you to our website. Our department is home to undergraduate and graduate students who desire strong training in human physiology and anatomy that will prepare them for careers in medicine, allied health professions, and biomedical research. (more…)
Featured News
Come home to Oregon
Come and join us in the beautiful Pacific Northwest!
Human Physiology is hiring 2 Assistant, Associate or Full Professors with research interests in Motor Control, Biomechanics, and/or Neurophysiology.
Application deadline is December 3rd.
Dr. Andy Lovering Dives into Croatia for Research Grant
While some of us might have to Google where in the world Croatia is, Dr. Andy Lovering is taking his Fulbright Program funds and researching prevention of respiratory diseases by studying breath hold divers in this small country along the Adriatic sea.
KMTR News coverage: https://nbc16.com/news/local/uo-researcher-studies-divers-in-search-for-new-treatments-for-pulmonary-hypertension
You can follow Dr. Lovering’s journey by following him on Twitter or read more about his research on his website.
O’Day Fellowship Recipients Working Hard in the Lab and in the Virtual World
Undergraduate students Kieley Trempy and Chaucie Edwards spent their summer with mentors & Graduate Students Kate Spitzley and Matt Ely.
Read more about their research in this feature:
https://around.uoregon.edu/oq/knowledge-quest-o-day-fellowships-and-undergrad-research
Science Pub Talk with Dr. Ian Greenhouse
Please join us to celebrate the launch of the Center for Translational Neuroscience with a Science Pub Talk!
Summer News Blast
There is never a dull moment in Human Physiology. Summertime is no exception!
Check out these hardworking students and their outstanding accomplishments this Summer…
Cameron Colbert: VPRI Undergraduate Fellowship recipient for work on project: Hemodynamics of Post-Exercise and Post-Passive Heat Stress Recovery
Elise Kronquist: VPRI Undergraduate Fellowship recipient for work on project: Examining the Impact of Pyridoxamine on Oxidative Stress in the Middle Cerebral Artery in a Mouse Model
Chaucie Edwards: O-Day Undergraduate Fellowship recipient for work on project: Effect of Histamine on Post-Exercise Capillary Permeability
Matthew Ely: O-Day Graduate Fellowship recipient for work on project: Effect of Histamine on Post-Exercise Capillary Permeability
Kieley Trempy: O-Day Undergraduate Fellowship recipient for work on project: The Role of Handedness in Visuoproprioceptive Tasks
Kate Spitzley: O-Day Graduate Fellowship recipient for work on project: The Role of Handedness in Visuoproprioceptive Tasks
Anna Tassia: Gilman Scholarship recipient for study abroad travel to Italy in Fall term
Katie Rainsberger: All-Academic Honors from the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA)
Evan Day: Best Podium Presentation at the Northwest Biomechanics Symposium for Modulation of Non-Linear Stiffness in the Foot-Shoe Complex Across Running Speeds
Seth Donahue: Finalist in the Doctoral Student Competition at the American Society of Biomechanics Conference for Estimating Gait Events and Locomotion State with a Beta-Process Vector Auto Regressive Hidden Markov Model
CONGRATS to all these students, keep up the great work!