May 2002: Last posted update of program information supplied by institution.
If applicable, accreditation has been confirmed as of May 2006.
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN
Department of Physiology
Degree granted: Ph.D. in Physiology and Functional Genomics
Training available: Doctoral, M.D. Postdoctoral, Ph.D. Postdoctoral
Current enrollment: 16 Doctoral
Number of graduates in last 2 years: 9 Doctoral
Faculty status: 16 Ph.D., 1 M.D., 1 M.D./Ph.D., 1 D.V.M./Ph.D.
Areas of concentration: gene mapping, molecular genetics, pharmacogenetics, Genomics
Clinical training fellowships:
ABMG accreditation:
Financial support: Graduate Program: For 2001-2002, graduate stipend of $18,900 plus full tuition scholarship
Postdoctoral Training: Individual funding available, based on NIH pay scale
Application deadline: March 01
Contact: Hubert V. Forster, Professor, Medical College of Wisconsin, Physiology, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, Tel: 414-456-8533, Fax: 414-456-6546, E-mail: bforster@mcw.edu

Andrew S. Greene, Professor, Medical College of Wisconsin, Physiology, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, Tel: 414-456-8532, Fax: 414-456-6546, E-mail: agreene@mcw.edu

Web homepage: http://www.phys.mcw.edu
The Ph.D. program in Physiology and Functional Genomics provides training in molecular, cellular, and whole-organism physiology in combination with functional genomic analysis. The program emphasizes the integration of physiological and genetic knowledge and its relationship in predisposition and development of disease. Emphasis is placed on interpretation of data obtained from subcellular systems to the normal and abnormal physiology of the whole organism, both in humans and model organisms such as rats or mice, and an understanding of underlying genetic principles. Genome-wide analysis in relationship to physiological and functional changes in the organism and the genetic analysis of complex disorders, both in humans and model organisms are of particular interest. Together with the Human and Molecular Genetics Center, the Cardiovascular Research Center, and the Bioinformatics Research Center, up-to-date laboratories contain the most advanced equipment and instrumentation for high-throughput genomic analysis (sequencers, robotics, genotyping facilities, Compaq and SUN computer clusters).