Functional & Regulatory Systems

The Functional & Regulatory Systems thematic area focuses on fundamental physiological mechanisms and how they have evolved, with emphasis on organisms as integrated systems. This area includes comparative physiology, neurophysiology, mechanisms of solute transport, and comparative or evolutionary immunology. It includes research at the genetic, genomic, cellular, tissue, organ, system, and organismal levels of organization. Also supported in this area are studies of neuronal and glial cell function and synaptic mechanisms as they relate to integrated organismal systems. Proposals for computational modeling to further understanding of physiological processes in organisms are encouraged.

Target Dates: January 12 & July 12

Program Directors:
Steve Rodermel - Plant physiology and molecular biology, including metabolism and mechanisms of response to abiotic factors and growth regulators

Ione Hunt von Herbing - Comparative a nimal physiology, including immunology, endocrinology, and physiological energetics

Thomas Vandergon - Evolutionary and molecular animal physiology and metabolism

Functional & Regulatory Systems Staff Directory