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Molecular and Integrative Physiology at Illinois has a long tradition of excellence in teaching and research. Many of our undergraduate and graduate students as well as postdoctoral research associates have used their experiences at Illinois to establish distinguished careers in academia, government, or the private sector.
I hope that you will take the time to explore our department by investigating our undergraduate and graduate programs so that you can learn about the intellectual opportunities now possible by break-throughs in this postgenomic era of biology. The future of physiology has changed, and we believe that our department is well-positioned to provide training for your future.
Byron W. Kemper, Head
MIP News
In a new study, researchers report that a class of heart medications called beta-blockers can have a helpful, or harmful, effect on the heart, depending on their molecular activity. The study, which appears in the journal Circulation Research, found that beta-blockers that target both the alpha- and beta-receptors on the heart muscle offer the most benefit to cardiac patients, while those that target only the beta-receptors can actually undermine the structure and function of the heart. Read more...
Dr. Kemper is the lead author on "FXR Acetylation Is Normally Dynamically Regulated by p300 and SIRT1 but Constitutively Elevated in Metabolic Disease States." Read more...
Swanlund Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology and Molecular and Integrative Physiology Benita Katzenellenbogen has received the 2009 Susan G. Komen for the Cure Brinker Award for Scientific Distinction for her work investigating breast cancer treatments. Read more...
Dr. Eric Bolton and Dr. Hee Jung Chung have accepted offers to join the MCB faculty in the Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology. They arrive and begin work in early January. Read more...
A new discovery in the newly created Center for Research in Reproduction and Infertility has revealed a previously unknown site of estrogen synthesis. Read more...