Vander, Sherman, Luciano's Human Physiology: The Mechanisms of Body Function, 9/e
Eric P. Widmaier,
Boston University Hershel Raff,
Medical College of Wisconsin Kevin T. Strang,
University of Wisconsin - Madison
ISBN: 0072437936 Copyright year: 2004
About the Authors
While Drs.Vander, Sherman, and Luciano remain as consultants, the ninth
edition of this classic text has been entrusted into the capable hands of a
dynamic new author team.
Eric Widmaier, Hershel Raff, and Kevin Strang have taken on the challenge
of maintaining the strengths and reputation that have long been the
hallmark of Human Physiology: The Mechanisms of Body Function.
Eric P. Widmaier received his Ph.D. in 1984 in
Endocrinology from the University of California at San
Francisco. His postdoctoral training was in endocrinology
and physiology at the Worcester Foundation for
Experimental Biology, and The Salk Institute in La Jolla,
CA. His research is focused on the control of body mass
and metabolism in mammals, the mechanisms of
hormone action, and the postnatal development of
mature adrenal gland function. He is currently Professor
of Biology at Boston University, where he has recently
been recognized with the Gitner Award for Distinguished
Teaching in Systems Physiology, Comparative Physiology,
and General Endocrinology. He is the author of numerous
scientific and lay publications, including books about
physiology for the general reader. He lives outside Boston
with his wife, Maria, and children Carrie and Ricky.
Hershel Raff received his Ph.D. in Environmental
Physiology from Johns Hopkins University in 1981 and did
postdoctoral training in Endocrinology at the University of
California at San Francisco. He is now a Professor of
Medicine (Endocrine) and Physiology at the Medical
College of Wisconsin and Director of the Endocrine
Research Laboratory at St. Luke’s Medical Center. At the
Medical College of Wisconsin, he teaches systems
physiology and neuroendocrinology to medical and
graduate students. He was an inaugural inductee into the
Society of Teaching Scholars, and he recently received
the Beckman Basic Science Teaching Award from the
Senior Class and the Outstanding Teacher Award from the
Graduate Student Association. He also teaches at
Marquette University, where he is an adjunct professor,
and at the University of Wisconsin (Milwaukee) where he
is a clinical professor. Dr. Raff’s basic research focuses on
the effects of low oxygen (hypoxia) at the organismal,
cellular, and molecular levels. His clinical interest focuses
on developing new methods to diagnose pituitary and
adrenal diseases, with a special focus on Cushing’s
syndrome. His hobby is playing a variety of musical
instruments including the piano, guitar, and bass. He
resides outside Milwaukee with his wife, Judy, and son,
Jonathan.
Kevin T. Strang received his Master’s in Zoology (1988)
and his Ph.D. in Physiology (1994) from the University of
Wisconsin at Madison. His research area is cellular
mechanisms of contractility modulation in cardiac muscle.
He teaches a large undergraduate systems physiology
course as well as first-year medical physiology in the
UW-Madison Medical School. He was elected to
UW-Madison’s Teaching Academy and serves on the
executive committee of the Center for Biology Education.
Recent awards include the UW Medical Alumni
Association’s Distinguished Teaching Award for Basic
Sciences, and the University of Wisconsin System’s
Underkoffler/Alliant Energy Excellence in Teaching Award.
Interested in teaching technology, Dr. Strang has created
an interactive CD-ROM tutorial called “Anatomy of a Heart
Attack,” and he has produced a number of animations for
teaching complex physiological processes. He coaches
soccer and Little League Baseball in Madison, where he
lives with his wife, LeeAnn, and children, Jake and Amy.
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