Physiomics to the next level

Physiomics: integration of function |
Physiology is one of the oldest disciplines in medicine and its
importance is nicely illustrated by the nobel awards which are
since 1901 annually awarded for medicine or physiology. Physiology
is the important discipline that studies the function of living
systems including organisms, organs, cells, and biomolecules that
exists in living systems. Our department traditionally focussed on
the function of the cardiovascular system, lungs, kidneys and the
gastrointestinal tract.
A hallmark in science was the elucidation of the human DNA
sequence in 2003 which opened revolutionary avenues of science,
introducing new areas as genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, etc.
The timely questions is what can Physiologists contribute to these
new exciting possibilities?
It is now time that we integrate our previously obtained
knowledge to disseminate quantitative models describing the
functional behavior of biological molecules, cells, tissues,
organs, and organisms. Thus, Physiologists can now make the
difference by going from genes to function, and that is what
matters in life ! Thus, Physiologists are ready for the next
challenge in science, named Physiomics bringing our
important discipline to the next level in the coming decades and
beyond.