Chair’s Welcome

Welcome to the Department of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Neurobiology. This department incorporates two long-standing College of Medicine departments with strong histories of excellence at the University of Cincinnati. Our department is pursuing research initiatives exploring how organ systems interact to promote health and impact disease processes. Key areas of emphasis include cardiovascular biology, neurobiology, metabolic biology, chronobiology, computational biology, and membrane transport. We use systems biology and informatics to develop innovative new approaches for our research endeavors.

The department is committed to the training of the next generation of scientists, with PhD programs in the areas of pharmacology and physiology, and rigorous master’s programs geared toward preparing students for entry into the biomedical sciences workforce and enhancing competitiveness for medical school admissions. We look forward to a strong period of growth in both our research and education missions, and welcome you to consider joining us in this exciting time.

James P Herman, PhD
Flor van Maanen Professor and Chair

PPN Happenings

Congratulations to P&P PhD candidate Olukunle Akinborewa!

Jun 11, 2025 – At the 2025 PPN Trainees’ Research Day, Olukunle (Quattrocelli lab) tied for the Best Poster award with "LRRC14B is essential for cardiac function via sarcomeric protein quality control".

Congratulations to Dr. Pan!

Jun 11, 2025 – Also tied for the Best Poster award was Dr. Mingliang Pan (Fan lab) with "Identification of copine 5 as a potential prognostic factor for vascular leakage in sepsis".

Congratulations to P&P PhD candidate Francisca Akhigbe!

Jun 11, 2025 – At the 2025 PPN Trainees’ Research Day, Francisca (Gao lab) tied for the Best Junior Trainee Oral Presentation with "Post-transcriptional regulation of adrenal heart crosstalk in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction".

Congratulations to Georgios Siokatas!

Jun 11, 2025 – Also tied for the Best Junior Trainee Oral Presentation was Georgios Siokatas (Drosatos lab) with "Cardiomyocyte KLF5 inhibits the entire miR-30-5p family in ischemic cardiomyopathy through 3 circular RNAs".

Congratulations to P&P PhD candidate Felicia Gooden!

Jun 11, 2025 – At the 2025 PPN Trainees’ Research Day, Felicia (Taylor lab) was  declared to have the Best Senior Trainee Oral Presentation with "Transgenic hSLCO1b1*14 mice require larger methotrexate doses to normalize arthritic therapeutic response to hSLCO1B1*1 mice".

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