American Physiological Society

Sue Bodine, PhD, on Muscle, Change and Career New APS President Sue Bodine, PhD, FAPS, has spent four decades studying muscle—and navigating academia, industry and everything in between. By Meredith Sell Sue Bodine, PhD, FAPS, was an undergraduate kinesiology major when she saw cadavers for the first time—limbs with the skin removed to reveal the structures underneath, muscles varying in size and shape. She was struck by how intricate everything was.

Abstracts available on request from the American Physiological Society renal conference. Renal researchers are discussing the latest science this week in Fontana-on-Geneva Lake, Wisconsin, at the American Physiological Society's 2026 Control of Renal Function in Health and Disease conference. Here are the highlights. Contact us to request an abstract.

How Researchers Are Working to Understand and Stop Sepsis Sepsis kills 30% to 40% of its victims and is the leading cause of death in children worldwide. Here's what physiology researchers are doing to stop it. By Isobel Whitcomb It begins with an assault to the body. Perhaps a bacterial infection: A burst appendix leaks bacteria throughout the abdominal cavity, or a urinary tract infection travels to the kidneys and enters the bloodstream. But it’s not always that clear-cut.

How to Build a Successful Academic Career in Physiology An established physiology researcher shares advice on AI tools, lab culture, funding reform and what it takes to build a modern academic career. Each issue, we ask a student or early-career member to pose their career questions to an established investigator and mentor. Here, Eric R. Albuquerque, an MD/PhD candidate at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, asks Adam J. Case, PhD, several future-focused questions.

2:00 PM – 4:30 PM CDT Registration Opens Hotel Lobby 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM CDT Welcome Reception & Networking Event West Shore Pavilion 5:45 PM – 6:00 PM CDT Welcome Remarks West Shore Pavilion Speakers: Michelle L Gumz, PhD, Clintoria R Williams, PhD 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CDT Keynote: Sex Differences in Kidney Function, Hypertension and Inflammation: How Menopause Changes Everything! West Shore Pavilion Speaker: Heddwen L Brooks, PhD 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM CDT Group Dinner West Shore Pavilion 7:30 AM –...

The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has proposed sweeping changes to how federal research grants are awarded and managed. These changes would affect every scientist who receives federal funding. The American Physiological Society (APS) is taking action, and your voice is needed before the July 13 comment deadline. What’s Being Proposed The OMB proposal would make significant changes to the federal grant-making process.

What Snake Physiology Reveals About Gut Healing and Diabetes Python gut physiology offers surprising clues about regeneration, colon cancer and how gastric bypass surgery triggers metabolic change in humans. Todd Castoe, PhD, professor at the University of Texas at Arlington, explores genome biology and evolutionary genomics using snakes as model systems.

Federal Science Funding: Where Things Stand and What Comes Next APS secured key wins for federal science funding in 2026, but proposed FY 2027 cuts mean the fight for NIH, NSF and NASA support continues. Earlier this year Congress completed work on legislation to fund federal agencies and programs for the remainder of the 2026 fiscal year (FY).

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Physiology Careers in Industry: What You Need to Know Physiologists who've built careers in biotech, pharma and beyond share advice on networking, corporate culture and redefining success. By Deborah Lynn Blumberg For physiologists in industry, the science is rarely the hard part. It’s everything else. Compared to academia, the job titles are unfamiliar, the definitions of success are different, and corporate cultures don’t run on publications and grant cycles.