The Doctor of Philosophy Degree Program in Human Physiology prepares the next generation of leading scientists that will shape research and education in universities, hospitals or clinics, and the biotech or pharmaceutical industry. This PhD program engages graduate students in cutting-edge research on novel and important biomedical questions across multiple disciplines, including experimental and computational neuroscience, neuropathology, muscle-cardiovascular-renal pathophysiology, cytoskeletal biology and signaling, and cancer biology.