The Human Physiology office wishes everyone a safe and wonderful Holiday. In celebration of the Holiday season, the administration offices are closed until January 2nd, 2019 so that faculty, staff & students can celebrate with their families. See you in the New Year for Winter term.

During the Winter Break our admin and main offices all moved! Come find us in our new space just around the corner from our old offices in Esslinger.

The human heart is a marvel of biological engineering that keeps us healthy and alive, but it’s not without its imperfections. One third of the population has a little-known, minor heart condition: A tiny hole known as a patent foramen ovale or PFO. Andrew Lovering, a professor in the Department of Human Physiology,  has been studying the feature for the last 15 years.

Dr. Lovering will explore this heart condition in next week’s Dec. 12 pub talk, “The ‘Hole’ Story of Cardiovascular Physiology & Medicine,” at the Downtown Athletic Club’s Ax Billy Grill starting at 6 p.m. Admission is free.

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.

Additionally, our office is hiring an Undergraduate Coordinator that will act as the primary support person for our undergraduate program. Position closes December 17th.

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.