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Physiology Graduate Program
Penn State's Physiology Intercollege Graduate Degree Program. Research training ranges from molecular and cellular physiology to whole organ systems.
Program overview
Physiologists study how biological processes work — at the level of molecules, cells, tissues and whole organs — in healthy and diseased individuals. Students in the Penn State Physiology graduate program have opportunities to conduct research at any of these levels, and to examine links between processes at different levels.
Interests of program faculty range widely in a variety of animal and human systems, from the genetic control of cell fate to the application of engineering techniques to study physiological function.
The Physiology graduate program is offered at two Penn State campuses: Hershey (where the College of Medicine and Hershey Medical Center are based), and University Park. Some program faculty are based at one campus, some at the other. Details of the curriculum (in particular, the course structure) differ slightly at the two campuses, but both offer an excellent training in the fundamentals of physiology and opportunities to conduct innovative research. More about the degree requirements and curriculum.
Financial aid
All students admitted to the PhD program receive full tuition and stipend support pending good academic performance and satisfactory research progress towards the degree.