Department of Physiology and Pharmacology

Seminars

Previous Seminars

December 3, 2025

POMC Neurons:Born to be different

Hui Yu, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department of Animal Sciences
The Ohio State University 

Noon-1:15 p.m.
HSB-Room 375

November 19, 2025

Bile Acid Dysregulation Drives a Dietary Fiber-and Gut Microbiota-Dependent Liver Cancer

Beng Yeoh, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
The University Of Toledo

Noon-1:15 p.m.
HSB-Room 375

October 29, 2025

Eicosanoids: Inflammation,Bone and Beyond

Lakshminarayan Reddy Teegala, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Bone Remodeling & Inflammation

Research Laboratory

Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
The University Of Toledo

Noon-1:15 p.m.
HSB-Room 375

July 10, 2025

Autonomic neuromodulation: engineering and neurophysiological approaches unveil therapeutic targets in hypertension

Alejandra Gonzalez, MSc, Ph.D.
Senior Postdoctoral Associate 
Baylor College of Medicine & Jan and Dan Duncan Texas Chidren's Hospital 

Noon-1:15 p.m.
HSB-Room 375

June 18, 2025

Pre-Clinical Modeling of Fecal Transplantation Therapy for Alcoholism 

Sudhan Pachhain, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Associate 
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
The University Of Toledo

Noon-1:15 p.m.
HSB-Room 375

June 4, 2025

From Intracellular Signaling to Inhaled Hazards:E3 Ubiquitin Ligases in Asthma & Health Impacts of Emerging E-Nicotine Devices
Pawan Sharma, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Division of Thoracic Medicine & Surgery
Lewis Katz School of Medicine
Temple University
Noon-1:15 p.m.
HSB-Room 375

March 12, 2025

The Emerging Role of MUC1 in the Urinary Tract System
Mohammad Al-bataineh, DVM, MS, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Renal-Electrolyte Division
School of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh
Noon-1:15 p.m.
HSB - Room 375

March 5, 2025

Mitochondria at the Crossroads of Aging-Related Diseases and Chronic Inflammation
Mohammad Yunus Ansari, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(Tenure Track)
Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine,
Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED)
Noon-1:15 p.m.
HSB - Room 375
Faculty candidate
Dept of Physiology & Pharmacology

February 19, 2025

Epigenetic Control of Vascular Smooth Muscle Lineage Identity and Functions
Delphine Gomez, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine,
Division of Cardiology
Heart, Lung, and Blood Vascular Medicine Institute
University of Pittsburgh
Noon-1:15 p.m.
HSB - Room 375
Hosted by Dr. Islam Osman, PhD
Dept of Physiology & Pharmacology