We are strongly committed to recruiting graduate students from minority groups that are underrepresented nationally in the biomedical sciences. The Division generally has about 6-10 postdoctoral trainees from the United States and abroad. A National Institutes of Health Training Grant provides stipends for U.S. citizens and permanent residents of the United States. We are strongly committed to recruiting trainees from minority groups that are underrepresented nationally in the biomedical sciences. In general, non-residents are required to bring their own support though occasionally we can provide small supplements.
Training is chiefly through involvement in research projects, in conjunction with the faculty .
Divisional seminars are held to discuss the progress of research and trainees are expected to present their research results at national meetings. Postdoctoral trainees have ample opportunities to attend clinical conferences, grand rounds, etc. if they wish. The Division of Physiology has a wide spectrum of research interests ranging from cellular and molecular physiology through integrated physiology to clinical investigation. Traditionally, one of the main thrusts of the Division has been pulmonary gas exchange, especially ventilation-perfusion inequality and diffusion. This work continues but recently much effort has been devoted to gas exchange in peripheral tissues including skeletal muscle, particularly under conditions of exercise and hypoxia.