Scott A Boitano
- Professor, Physiology
- Professor, Cellular and Molecular Medicine
- Associate Research Scientist, Respiratory Sciences
- Professor, BIO5 Institute
- Professor, Physiological Sciences - GIDP
- Member of the Graduate Faculty
Contact
- (520) 626-2105
- TW Keating Bioresearch Bldg., Rm. 427
- Tucson, AZ 85721
- sboitano@arizona.edu
Degrees
- Ph.D. Genetics and Cell Biology
- Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA
- Activation of Trout Sperm Motility
- B.S. Plant Pathology
- University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA
Work Experience
- Physiology, University of Arizona (2012 - Ongoing)
- Arizona Respiratory Center, University of Arizona (2012 - Ongoing)
- Cellular and Molecular Biology (2012 - Ongoing)
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (2012 - Ongoing)
Awards
- Ad hoc Reviewer for Study Section
- National Institutes of HealthCenter for Scientific Review, Fall 2022
- National Institutes of HealthCenter for Scientific Reviews, Summer 2022
- Ad hoc reviewer on Study Section
- National Institutes of HealthCenter for Scientific Review, Fall 2022
- Program Committee Chair, Physiological Sciences Graduate Interdisciplinary Committee
- University of Arizona, Summer 2022
- Department of Physiology Peer Review Committee
- Department of Physiology, University of Arizona, Spring 2022
- Health Leadership Award
- Arizonans Concerned About Smoking, Summer 2017
- Outstanding Mentor
- Undergraduate Biology Research Program, Spring 2017 (Award Finalist)
Interests
Research
Airway Epithelium Physiology, Pathology and Toxicology; Drug Discovery for Protease Activated Receptor-2, roles for Asthma and Pain.
Teaching
Undergraduate -- current classes include: Respiratory Physiology (PSIO450), Independent Research; past classes include: Advanced Topics in Cellular Physiology (PSIO404); Cellular Physiology (PSIO403); Cellular Biology (Univ. Wyoming); Cellular Biology Laboratory (Univ. Wyoming).Graduate Classes -- no current classes; past classes include Cellular Physiology (Univ. Wyoming) and Cellular Signaling Mechanisms (Univ. Wyoming).Medical School Classes -- no current classes; past classes include: Mechanisms in Cellular Physiology (WWAMI Program with the Univ. Washington).Textbooks -- Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology editions 23 (2010), 24 (2012), 25 (2015), co-Author with Kim E. Barrett, Susan M. Barman, Heddwen L. Brooks.
Courses
2025-26 Courses
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Honors Thesis
BSM 498H (Spring 2026) -
Cellular+Molecular Psio
PSIO 503 (Fall 2025) -
Honors Thesis
BSM 498H (Fall 2025) -
Honors Thesis
PSIO 498H (Fall 2025) -
Research
PS 900 (Fall 2025) -
Rsrch Meth Psio Sci
PS 700 (Fall 2025)
2024-25 Courses
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Thesis
CMM 910 (Summer I 2025) -
Honors Thesis
PSIO 498H (Spring 2025) -
Preceptorship
PSIO 391 (Spring 2025) -
Respiratory Physiology
PSIO 450 (Spring 2025) -
Rsrch Meth Psio Sci
PS 700 (Spring 2025) -
Thesis
CMM 910 (Spring 2025) -
Directed Research
ABBS 792 (Fall 2024) -
Honors Thesis
BIOC 498H (Fall 2024) -
Honors Thesis
MCB 498H (Fall 2024) -
Honors Thesis
PSIO 498H (Fall 2024) -
Rsrch Meth Psio Sci
PS 700 (Fall 2024)
2023-24 Courses
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Freshman/Sophomore Colloquium
PSIO 195 (Spring 2024) -
Honors Thesis
BIOC 498H (Spring 2024) -
Honors Thesis
PSIO 498H (Spring 2024) -
Respiratory Physiology
PSIO 450 (Spring 2024) -
Rsrch Meth Psio Sci
PS 700 (Spring 2024) -
Directed Research
ABBS 792 (Fall 2023) -
Honors Thesis
PSIO 498H (Fall 2023) -
Rsrch Meth Psio Sci
PS 700 (Fall 2023)
2022-23 Courses
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Honors Independent Study
PSIO 399H (Spring 2023) -
Honors Thesis
BIOC 498H (Spring 2023) -
Respiratory Physiology
PSIO 450 (Spring 2023) -
Thesis
PSIO 910 (Spring 2023) -
Topics in Physiology
PSIO 495T (Spring 2023) -
Honors Independent Study
PSIO 399H (Fall 2022) -
Honors Thesis
BIOC 498H (Fall 2022) -
Research
PS 900 (Fall 2022)
2021-22 Courses
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Honors Thesis
PSIO 498H (Spring 2022) -
Research
PS 900 (Spring 2022) -
Respiratory Physiology
PSIO 450 (Spring 2022) -
Honors Thesis
PSIO 498H (Fall 2021) -
Rsrch Meth Psio Sci
PS 700 (Fall 2021)
2020-21 Courses
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Honors Directed Research
BIOC 392H (Spring 2021) -
Honors Thesis
PSIO 498H (Spring 2021) -
Respiratory Physiology
PSIO 450 (Spring 2021) -
Dissertation
PS 920 (Fall 2020) -
Honors Independent Study
BIOC 299H (Fall 2020) -
Honors Thesis
PSIO 498H (Fall 2020)
2019-20 Courses
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Directed Research
PSIO 492 (Spring 2020) -
Honors Independent Study
BIOC 199H (Spring 2020) -
Honors Thesis
PSIO 498H (Spring 2020) -
Respiratory Physiology
PSIO 450 (Spring 2020)
2018-19 Courses
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Directed Research
PSIO 492 (Spring 2019) -
Dissertation
PS 920 (Spring 2019) -
Research
PS 900 (Spring 2019) -
Respiratory Physiology
PSIO 450 (Spring 2019) -
Directed Research
PSIO 492 (Fall 2018) -
Dissertation
PS 920 (Fall 2018) -
Research
PS 900 (Fall 2018)
2017-18 Courses
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Directed Rsrch
MCB 492 (Spring 2018) -
Dissertation
PSIO 920 (Spring 2018) -
Honors Thesis
PSIO 498H (Spring 2018) -
Research
PSIO 900 (Spring 2018) -
Respiratory Physiology
PSIO 450 (Spring 2018) -
Directed Rsrch
MCB 492 (Fall 2017) -
Dissertation
PSIO 920 (Fall 2017) -
Honors Thesis
PSIO 498H (Fall 2017) -
Research Methods In Psio
PSIO 610 (Fall 2017)
2016-17 Courses
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Dissertation
PSIO 920 (Spring 2017) -
Independent Study
PSIO 499 (Spring 2017) -
Independent Study
PSIO 599 (Spring 2017) -
Research
PCOL 900 (Spring 2017) -
Research
PSIO 900 (Spring 2017) -
Research Conference
PCOL 695A (Spring 2017) -
Respiratory Physiology
PSIO 450 (Spring 2017) -
Research
PSIO 900 (Fall 2016)
2015-16 Courses
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Independent Study
PSIO 699 (Spring 2016) -
Research
PSIO 900 (Spring 2016) -
Respiratory Physiology
PSIO 450 (Spring 2016) -
Rsrch Meth Psio Sci
PS 700 (Spring 2016)
Scholarly Contributions
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