Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology (MU)

Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology is committed to the advancement and dissemination of knowledge in the pharmacological and physiological sciences through the support of basic research and the training of new scientists. Our nationally recognized program for doctoral and postdoctoral education is supported by a prestigious NIH Training Grant that has been continuously funded for nearly 30 years. Our major emphases are to teach students how to: 1) pose relevant research questions in the form of hypotheses; 2) design experiments that rigorously address these postulates; 3) organize, analyze, interpret, and present research findings; 4) compose scientific manuscripts for publication; and 5) prepare research grant applications. We also emphasize the development of communication skills by our students.