Ph.D. candidates can also gain teaching experience by participating in the physiology courses for medical, dental, and veterinary students. A major theme of research in the department is the role of cell-surface phenomena, such as ion transport and receptor interactions, in the regulation of gene expression and cellular functions, including excitability, contractility, differentiation, regeneration, mutagenesis, and intracellular trafficking. Research Facilities Department of Physiology research facilities include sophisticated electrophysiological, molecular biological, biochemical, and cell-culture equipment, plus a Protein Chemistry Facility. In addition, the department is linked to other basic science departments at Tufts through graduate courses and collaborative research projects. The graduate program is supported in part by a training grant from the National Institutes of Health.
Scholarships often cover the full cost of tuition for students in good standing.
The residential sections of Beacon Hill and Back Bay are within walking distance, and housing in Cambridge, Brookline, and Brighton is 20 minutes away by subway or bicycle. Currently, there are 21 graduate students in the program. Graduates are pursuing careers in academic institutions, research institutes, and the pharmaceutical industry. The Boston Campus of Tufts University has about 1,500 students who are enrolled in medical, dental, and veterinary professional programs and approximately 200 graduate students who are enrolled in degree programs in the basic sciences in preparation for careers in research and teaching. Location The Sackler School and the other Tufts health science schools are located in downtown Boston, about three blocks from the Boston Common.