Research interests in the department range from analysis of genes and proteins in the context of the cell, tissue and the whole organism, and fall into the following broad categories

• Cell & Developmental Biology
• Metabolism
• Molecular & Integrative Physiology
• Neuroscience
• Reproductive Sciences

The common thread through all research interests is to understand biological function in health and a variety of diseases. Experimental systems make extensive use of cell and tissue culture as well as animal models and human patient samples.