Susan Barman , PhD; FAPS

she/her/hers

University Distinguished Professor; Director, Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow (SURF)

Pharmacology & Toxicology

B432 Life Sciences

Biography

I have had a career-long interest in neural control of cardiorespiratory function with an emphasis on the characterization and origin of the naturally occurring discharges of sympathetic and phrenic nerves. I was a recipient of a prestigious National Institutes of Health MERIT (Method to Extend Research in Time) Award.

Publications

Operations perspective to competency-based medical education: Experiences of IUPS-ICMR Physiology Education Workshop series (2018-2019) conducted in India. The Indian journal of medical research (2021)

Physiological Societies Across the Globe Unite in an Effort to Handle the COVID-19 Pandemic. Physiology (Bethesda, Md.) (2021)

IUPS Physiology Education Workshop series in India: organizational mechanics, outcomes, and lessons. Advances in physiology education (2020)

Responses of Neurons in the Medullary Lateral Tegmental Field and Nucleus Tractus Solitarius to Vestibular Stimuli in Conscious Felines. Frontiers in neurology (2020)

Physiology without borders: report on physiology education workshops in India-IUPS Initiatives (2018-2019). Advances in physiology education (2020)

Responses of neurons in the rostral ventrolateral medulla of conscious cats to anticipated and passive movements. American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology (2020)

2019 Ludwig Lecture: Rhythms in sympathetic nerve activity are a key to understanding neural control of the cardiovascular system. American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology (2019)

Renewed excitement for paraventricular neurons and sympathetic nerve activity The Journal of Physiology (2018)

Global Status of Physiology in Research, Education, and Outreach. Physiology (Bethesda, Md.) (2018)

Deciphering the Neural Control of Sympathetic Nerve Activity: Status Report and Directions for Future Research. Frontiers in neuroscience (2017)

In the News

Former APS presidents on the cover of the July issue of The Physiologist Magazine: Back row (left to right): Patricia Molina, Kim Barrett, Jennifer Pollock, Linda Samuelson. Front row (left to right): Dee Silverthorn, Susan Barman, Hannah Carey

Dr. Susan Barman Has Helped Raise the Bar for Women in Biomedical Science

She was going to stay only two years at MSU. That was nearly 50 years ago and now Dr. Susan Barman can't imagine having taken her skills as a scientist and researcher anywhere else. "I really liked what I was doing here," she said.