The Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology is formed by an outstanding group of faculty, postdoctoral fellows, students, and staff. Our mission is to conduct innovative research, engage in high-level service ....
Read More...PMB: In-House Seminar Series
Friday, March 20, 2026 at 3 p.m., Tupper Hall 2133/2135 and Zoom

Speaker: Gerald S. Zavorsky, Ph.D., RRT, RPFT, FACSM, Adjunct Professor, Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology
Title: "Physiology Over Folklore: Pleural pH, Temperature-Driven Spurious Hypoxemia, and What Lab Values Really Mean" (PDF)
PMB: Distinguished Speaker Series
Thursday, March 26, 2026 at 12 p.m., GBSF Auditorium 1005 and Zoom

Speaker: Kara McKinley, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University
Title: "Regeneration in the uterus" (PDF)
Host: Elisa Zhang, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology
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Rankings for NIH Funding
The department of Physiology and Membrane Biology is in the Top 20 and ranked 10 nationally for 2023 National Institute of Health (NIH) funding.
Zeiss LSM 880 with Airyscan Microscope
The Physiology and Membrane Biology Department's Zeiss LSM880 with Airyscan microscope is available to users outside of the department.