Department of Physiology and Pharmacology

Seminars

Previous Seminars

June 22, 2026

 Functional Heterogeneity of Mitochondria in Modulating Metabolic Plasticity and Disease States

Naresh Babu V. Sepuri, Ph.D.
Professor
Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences
University of Hyderabad

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

June 3, 2026

 The roles of cilia in cardiac and vascular diseases

Surya M. Nauli, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Chapman University, Irvine, CA.

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

March 18, 2026

Novel Small RNAs and Their Role in Cardiac Repair Post-Myocardial Infarction

Venkata Naga Srikanth, MSc, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Cardiovascular Sciences
Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University

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

March 11, 2026

AI and Citation Accuracy 

Jennifer W.Hill, Ph.D.
Professor
Physiology and Pharmacology Department

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

January 28, 2026

Generative AI in Biomedical Research $ Healthcare 

Xi Cheng, Ph.D.
Lead Data Scientist
Oak Street Health ( Part of CVS Health)

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

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