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Graduate Application Information
Molecular and Integrative Physiology (MIP)
To apply to the Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, apply to the
School of Molecular and Cell Biology. Indicate on your application
that you are interested in physiology. Students are supported in the
first semester by the School and rotate through the labs of three of
the more than 80 faculty in the School before selecting their thesis
advisor. Information and application forms are available at www.
mcb.uiuc.edu/graduate/gradprospect.html.
Molecular and
Integrative Physiology
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Medical Scholars Program (MSP)
The Medical Scholars Program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign has over 150 MD/JD and MD/PhD students pursuing
graduate study in over 35 academic disciplines. Information and
application forms are available at www.med.uiuc.edu/msp/ or call
(217) 333-8146.
Neuroscience Program (NSP)
The NSP currently has over 70 affiliated faculty from 12 departments,
and 60 students, studying the brain from a broad range of perspectives.
Information and application forms are available at http://www.
life.uiuc.edu/neuroscience/admission/index.html.
Biophysics and Computational Biology
The Center for Biophysics and Computational Biology is interdisciplinary,
consisting of over 40 faculty members who have appointments
in departments in biology and engineering. Information and
application forms are available at www.life.uiuc.edu/biophysics/
program/admissions.html.
Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
(MIP)
School of Molecular and Cellular Biology
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
524 Burrill Hall
407 South Goodwin Avenue
Urbana, Illinois 61801
Phone (217) 333-1735
Fax (217) 333-1133
www.mcb.uiuc.edu/departments/mip
Reproductive Biology
Breast Cancer
Nuclear Hormone Receptors
Steroid Hormone Mechanisms
Neuroendocrine Signaling
Gene Regulation
Relaxin
Cardiovascular Physiology
Adrenergic Regulation
Cardiac Ion Channels
Signaling Complexes
Nuclear Receptors
Cholesterol/Bile Acids
Parkinson’s Disease
Neurophysiology
Neural Networks
Sensory Processing
Synaptic Plasticity
Ligand-gated Ion Channels
Fragile-X Syndrome
Infertility

The Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology embraces excellence and discovery in a broad spectrum of disciplines.
Faculty
Thomas J. Anastasio Sensorimotor transformations in the nervous system
Milan Bagchi Molecular pathways of steroid hormone action
Janice M. Bahr Regulation of ovarian follicular development and estrogen
action in the male reproductive tract
Philip M. Best Calcium channels in the heart: structure, function, and
regulation
Charles L. Cox Functional organization and neuromodulation of thalamocortical
circuits, neuronal excitability, synaptic physiology and plasticity,
epilepsy
M. Joan Dawson Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic (NMRS) studies
of living systems
Fred Delcomyn Physiology and simulation of insect behavior
Arthur L. DeVriesRole of glycopeptide and peptide antifreezes in Inhibition
of ice crystal growth and recrystallization
Albert S. Feng Sensory processing, neural basis of sound pattern recognition
and sound localization, hearing aid technology
Julia M. George Synuclein proteins and neurodegenerative disease
Rhanor Gillette Neural network and cellular mechanisms of decisionmaking
in behavior
Martha U. Gillette Cellular and molecular mechanisms in the brain’s circadian
clock: stimulus-transcription coupling, molecular gating of signal
transduction, neurochemical regulators of circadian rhythms and sleep
William T. Greenough Brain plasticity in learning and memory; cellular
signalling in brain plasticity; mechanisms of brain development; role of
experience in brain maturation
Claudio Grosman Molecular mechanisms of neurotransmitter-gated ion
channels
Gary A. Iwamoto Neural control of the cardiorespiratory and locomotor
apparatuses
Eric Jakobsson Computational studies of biological membranes: the
physical and chemical bases of life at the interface
Benita Katzenellenbogen Regulation of gene expression, signal transduction,
and cell proliferation by hormones and growth factors; mechanisms
of hormone and antihormone action in normal and cancer cells; functional
analyses of nuclear hormone receptors
Byron Kemper Regulation of P450 gene expression; structural basis for cellular
localization, membrane association, assembly, and substrate interaction
of P450
Jongsook Kim Kemper Molecular basis of the regulation of hepatic cholesterol
and glucose metabolism: applications to metabolic disorders including
hypercholesterolemia, diabetes, obesity
Richard Kollmar Molecular basis of hearing and balance in the zebrafish
Kurt E. Kwast Molecular mechanisms of oxygen sensing; oxygen-regulated
gene expression; genomic remodeling of metabolism; yeast molecular
genetics
Esmail Meisami Brain development; hormones and growth factors in recovery
from early neural retardation; neurobiology of the olfactory system
Ann M. Nardulli Regulation of estrogen-responsive genes
Mark E. Nelson Computational neuroscience, sensory coding, neural control
of sensory acquisition, sensorimotor integration
Lori T. Raetzman Notch signaling pathway in pituitary gland development
and disease
Edward J. Roy Immunotherapy
O. David Sherwood Hormonal regulation of birth and lactation in mammals:
physiological and biochemical effects of relaxin on the cervix and
mammary glands
Jonathan V. Sweedler Distribution and dynamic release of neurotransmittors
and neuropeptides from individual neurons
Colin A. Wraight Electron and proton transfer in proteins and across membranes;
biological energy conversion; control of redox cofactor function;
molecular engineering of ligand-protein interactions
Kevin Y. Xiang GPCR signaling transduction, membrane signaling complexes
of beta adrenergic receptors and their function in cardiac myocyte
and neuron
Resources
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
Multidisciplinary research institute focusing on biological intelligence,
human-computer intelligent interaction, and molecular nanostructures.
Institute for Genomic Biology
Research themes involving key MCB faculty members. State-of-the-art
microfabrication lab, plant growth facility, and a microscopy suite.
Roy J. Carver Biotechnology Center
William Keck Center for Comparative and Functional Genomics: genetic
organization, evolution, and function of genomes; sequencing and oligonucleotide
synthesis; DNA microarray facilities; bioinformatics. Protein
Sciences Facility: protein sequence analysis; peptide synthesis; 2D gel
electophoresis. Immunological Resources Center: creation, purification,
and immunochemical labeling of antibodies. Flow Cytometry Facility: a
state-of-the art cell sorter, satellite flow cytometry machines. Transgenic
Mouse Facility and Career Services Office.
The National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)
Interdisciplinary research center for computational science; complementing
traditional methods of laboratory experimentation.