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Pharmacology and Systems Physiology Seminar Series

Students and internationally renowned visitors showcase cutting-edge research in physiology, pharmacology, and related disciplines, spanning basic research to translational science.

Wednesdays at 4:00 pm
2351 Medical Sciences Building
*Except where indicated
**Speakers for The Distinguished Lecture in Pharmacology, Physiology, and Neurobiology Series

The program will include three special events: the Kranias Symposium on Early Career Mentorship, PSP Trainees’ Research Day, and the Arnold Schwartz Cardiovascular Clinical Pharmacology Lecture.

Zoom link for remote attendance (student seminars only)

For more information about the seminar program, please contact
Nancy Kleene
nancy.kleene@uc.edu
513-558-0711

Date	Speaker	Title
2025
*September 10, 3:00, MSB E351	Arnold Schwartz Cardiovascular Clinical Pharmacology Lecture Patrick Ellinor, MD, PhD Harvard Medical School	Morphological profiling to identify new genes for heart failure
October 1	David Dadosky Pharmacology and Physiology Davey Jones Pharmacology and Physiology	Glucocorticoid signaling is fundamental to the effects of non-hallucinogenic tryptamines on behavior and plasticity Neurovascular LAT1 signaling in the DRG as a driver of neuropathic pain
October 8	**Nikolaos Daskalakis, MD, PhD Harvard Medical School	Systems biology dissection of stress-related mental disorders across brain regions, cell types, neuroimaging, and blood
November 5	Lindsay Helock Pharmacology and Physiology Gautam Vijaywargi Pharmacology and Physiology	Understanding the role of neurokinins in conduction and cardiomyocyte proliferation in the developing zebrafish embryo Characterizing the significance of organic cation transporter 1 (OCT1) in xenobiotic and endobiotic disposition via untargeted metabolomics
November 12	**Carrie Ferrario, PhD University of Michigan Medical School	Why did I eat that? Changes in brain and behavior that contribute to obesity.
December 3	Alexander Kuhn Pharmacology and Physiology	The neurobiological effects of stress: a circuit-specific view
December 10	**Choogon Lee, PhD Florida State University	Genetic basis of sleep cycles and sleep disorders

2026
January 14	**Hossein Ardehali, MD, PhD University of Arizona College of Medicine	Role of hexokinase enzymes in HFpEF and immune function
*February 11, MSB 3351, 10:00	**Kristin Stanford, PhD The Ohio State University College of Medicine	Mechanisms for BAT to mediate cardiovascular health
March 4	Francisca Akhigbe Pharmacology and Physiology Safak Isin Pharmacology and Physiology	Post-transcriptional regulation of adrenal-heart crosstalk in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction Decoding thrombospondin1: interactome architecture and organ-specific regulation of atrophy
*March 11, MSB 3051, 12:00	**John Elrod, PhD Temple University School of Medicine	A new paradigm in metabolic regulation: calcium-dependent metabolon assembly
April 1	Valerie Plesha Pharmacology and Physiology	Divergent prodomain of Anti-Mullerian Hormone: structural pursuits into reproductive health
*April 8, MSB 3351, 10:00	**E. Douglas Lewandowski, PhD The Ohio State University College of Medicine	Adaptative and maladaptive metabolic remodeling in failing hearts
May 6	Taylor Peach Pharmacology and Physiology Carlin Moore Pharmacology and Physiology	Probing the lung-brain crosstalk: spotlight on females Assessing location and identity of V2a interneurons after spinal cord injury
*May 13, MSB 7051, 11:00	Trainees' Research Day Patricia Janak, PhD Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine	Alcohol, reward, and decision making
June 3	Liz Mancz Pharmacology and Physiology Kajol Thapa Pharmacology and Physiology	Airway inflammation and fear: connecting the dots through interleukin-1 Tissue-dependent effects of FGF21 in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
*June 11, MSB E351, 12:00	Kranias Symposium on Early Career Mentorship Stefania Nicoli, PhD, FAHA Yale University School of Medicine	Helping each other grow: lessons from brain collateral resilience

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Cincinnati, OH 45267-0576

Ms. Jennifer Bedel
Associate To The Chair
Phone: 513-558-5636
Email: bedelj@ucmail.uc.edu