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Physiology
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Name	Physiology
Discipline	Biological science
Related	Anatomy, Biochemistry, Biophysics

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Physiology Physiology is the scientific study of the functions and mechanisms in living systems, tracing influences from molecules to ecosystems. It integrates experimental findings from laboratories at institutions like Harvard University, Max Planck Society, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology with clinical insights from hospitals such as Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic. Major contributors to the field include figures associated with Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureates and research linked to centers like the National Institutes of Health and the Wellcome Trust.

Overview and Scope

The scope encompasses processes described by investigators from the Royal Society and discoveries historically connected to experiments by researchers at University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, University of Paris, and University of Bologna. Topics range from cellular dynamics explored in labs at Stanford University and University of California, Berkeley to organismal studies performed at institutions like Smithsonian Institution and Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Applied branches intersect with clinical practice at Johns Hopkins Hospital, public health programs at World Health Organization, and biotechnology companies such as Genentech and Amgen. Cross-disciplinary links appear with projects funded by agencies like the European Research Council and collaborations involving universities including Columbia University and Yale University.

At the molecular level, research traditions trace to techniques developed by laboratories allied with Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry and discoveries tied to researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and European Molecular Biology Laboratory. Studies examine ion channels characterized in work from University of California, San Francisco, receptors delineated in research by teams at Salk Institute for Biological Studies, and signaling cascades investigated in groups at The Rockefeller University and Karolinska Institutet. Molecular tools originate from innovations at Addgene, patents by companies such as CRISPR Therapeutics, and methods developed by teams associated with Broad Institute and Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Cellular physiology also draws on microscopy advances from Nobel Prize in Physics awardees and instrumentation by firms like Thermo Fisher Scientific.

Investigations of organ systems build on clinical frameworks established at Massachusetts General Hospital and comparative data from collections at Natural History Museum, London and American Museum of Natural History. Cardiovascular studies reference pioneering work linked to researchers at Mayo Clinic and transplant programs at Cleveland Clinic. Respiratory physiology connects to research groups at Imperial College London and historical epidemics cataloged by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Renal physiology draws on nephrology units at Baylor College of Medicine and clinical trials overseen by Food and Drug Administration. Neurophysiology intersects with labs at California Institute of Technology and clinics like Mount Sinai Hospital, while endocrinology research comes from programs at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and endocrinology divisions at University of Pennsylvania. Digestive system studies relate to gastroenterology centers at Mayo Clinic and nutritional research at Cornell University. Reproductive physiology links to work hosted by Royal Society of Medicine and fertility clinics in networks such as Shady Grove Fertility.

Concepts of homeostasis have been shaped by theoreticians associated with institutions like Yale University and experimentalists from Princeton University and University of Chicago. Research into feedback loops references classic studies from labs at University of California, San Diego and mathematical models developed at Mathematical Association of America-affiliated groups. Neuroendocrine regulation is explored in collaborative centers such as Salk Institute for Biological Studies and clinical research centers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Immune regulation links to vaccine research by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and immunology institutes like La Jolla Institute for Immunology. Circadian physiology is informed by chronobiology work at University of Oxford and University of Toronto.

Developmental trajectories are studied in embryology labs at University of Edinburgh and University of Cambridge, with model organisms maintained in facilities related to Jackson Laboratory and research using Drosophila melanogaster and Danio rerio lines from repositories supported by organizations like Wellcome Trust. Comparative studies draw on field research by teams affiliated with Smithsonian Institution, National Geographic Society, and universities such as University of California, Santa Cruz. Evolutionary physiology connects findings from investigators at University of Michigan and museums including Field Museum to theoretical frameworks promoted by societies like the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology.

Experimental approaches include electrophysiology protocols refined at Bell Labs-era facilities and adopted in modern labs at ETH Zurich and University of Tokyo, molecular assays standardized by consortia including Human Genome Project participants, imaging modalities developed at European Molecular Biology Laboratory and industrial partners like GE Healthcare, and computational modeling implemented with resources from National Center for Biotechnology Information and supercomputing centers such as Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Clinical trials follow standards set by World Health Organization guidelines, regulatory oversight from European Medicines Agency, and ethical frameworks advanced by committees at Hastings Center and Nuffield Council on Bioethics.

Category:Biological sciences