About the Department of Physiology and Biophysics

Educating the future generation of researchers

The Department is part of the Keck School of Medicine located on the Health Science Campus of the University of Southern California. Located on this campus are basic science graduate programs, programs educating health care professionals, and major tertiary care hospitals. Together they form an environment focusing education and research efforts towards promoting health and curing and preventing disease.

Our Mission

The two-prong mission of the Department of Physiology and Biophysics focuses on education and research.