What makes Integrative Biology and Toxicology unique? It’s our emphasis on integration, either of the mammalian organism as a whole or of one specific organ system as a part of the entire organism.
In Integrated Systems Biology, we apply this approach in several fascinating areas.

The cardiovascular system is an exciting area for understanding and treating human disease. Students can study the etiology of hypertension, stroke, diabetes, obesity, and other pathologies. Risk factors, such as body composition, lipid profiles, blood pressure and cardiac function are used in human studies.
Diseases and systems are investigated using a wide array of techniques including animal models, cellular models that employ brainstem cultures and tissue slices, and mammalian mitochondrial systems.

In the area of epidemiology and morphology, population-based studies dramatically increase our understanding of human growth, development and body composition. We also analyze morphological phenotypes thorough state-of-the-art statistical genetic techniques in order to identify the genetic underpinnings of normal variation in traits such as bone density, craniofacial dimensions, or growth trajectories.

Studies of chemical toxicology and defense against biological and chemical threats have seen a great deal of emphasis since the terrorist attacks on 9/11 and it has been an important component of many homeland defense and related government programs.

Our facilities are uniquely equipped to conduct research with chemical nerve agents and infectious organisms. This evolving science incorporates many of the newest biological research techniques.
A Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences with concentration in Integrated Systems Biology is the ticket for entry into a fulfilling and lifelong scientific career in medical, academic, or industrial settings. Please feel free to take a look at our other areas of concentration or select contact.