Graduate study in physiology is designed to prepare candidates for research careers as independent scientists in academics, industry, and government laboratories. Students should have completed an undergraduate degree in chemistry, biology, biochemistry, chemical engineering, mathematics, physics, pharmacy or psychology. It is recommended that students have completed undergraduate courses in organic chemistry, physical chemistry, calculus, physics, and the biological sciences. Students will have the opportunity to join faculty research programs across a spectrum of topics such as neural, endocrine, cardiovascular, renal, respiratory, sensory, cellular, molecular, and signal transduction physiology. The program of study is tailored to the individual background and career goals of the student and stresses an interdepartmental approach both in the selection of courses and in the pursuit of research.
Financial aid is available for highly qualified students.
Inquiries regarding admission should be directed to Director, Integrated Biomedical Sciences Curriculum, University of Kentucky College of Medicine. For information about the Ph.D. program in Physiology, please contact the Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Physiology.