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

Thank you, Dr. Qian!

Feb 12, 2025 – Distinguished Lecturer Li Qian, PhD (University of North Carolina School of Medicine) presented her work on "Altering cardiac cell fate for heart repair".

PhD student Chau Le presents her research

Feb 5, 2025 – In the student-organized seminar series, Chau Le (Nassar lab) described “Identification of binding partners of the leukemia target and RAC activator VAV3”.

PhD candidate Drew Howard publishes first-author paper in "PNAS"

Jan 2025 – Drew (Thompson lab) and co-authors report A divergent two-domain structure of the anti-Müllerian hormone prodomain.

UC Office of Research honors Research Rainmakers

Jan 2025 – Drs. Diego Perez-Tilve (pictured), Teresa Reyes, James Herman, Eric Wohleb, and Karthickeyan Chella Krishnan were each honored for consistently receiving sponsored research awards.

Congratulations to new PhDs!

Dec 13, 2024 – Graduates of the P&P PhD programs receiving their degrees. Shown L-R are Dr. Jo El Schultz (program director) and graduates Jean-Pierre Amoakon, Kyle Harbour, and Vanessa Turkson. Not pictured: graduate Abdulaziz Alshwimi.

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