Research as an elective course – PHSL 7940 Research in Physiology – is available to a limited number of students during the spring semester only, with approval from the program director. Research mentors are most often found within the Department of Pharmacology & Physiology, though is some opportunity to find research mentors outside our department. See below for a list of research mentors and topics from previous years.
The program director holds a meeting with current students each fall to discuss the requirements of the spring research elective. If there are more interested students than available spots in the research elective, a simple competitive application process is conducted to fill the available spots.
Please Note: Research as an elective is not available in the fall semester for M.S. in Physiology & Biophysics students. If you are interested in a research-focused program, you may wish to consider applying to our M.S. in Pharmacology program, in which all elective credits can be taken as lab research in both the fall and spring semesters.
Published Alumni
Stephanie Soohoo (2019)
Second author on a March 2020 publication in the Journal of Biological Chemistry resulting from the research she supported during the spring research elective in Dr. Tina Brelidze’s lab.
Browse this sample of past research project topics listed with their respective faculty mentors. Please note that a faculty researcher or topic may not be available from one year to the next. The program director meets with students each fall to discuss availability of research mentors for the spring research elective.
Find more information about research mentors through the Department of Pharmacology & Physiology.
