Philip O'Herron
Associate Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
Medical College of Georgia
Department of Physiology
Administration
Department of The Graduate School
Education
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Ph.D., Neuroscience
Johns Hopkins University, 2009
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BA, Chemistry, General
George Mason University, 2002
Awards & Honors
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First prize MUSC research day for post-doctoral talks
Medical University of South Carolina, 2012
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Neuroscience department – intradepartmental award for outstanding research poster at annual department retreat
Johns Hopkins University, 2008
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
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BIOM 8120
Cardiovas Physio & Pharma
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BIOM 8033
Integrated Systems Biol
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MEDI 5005
Integrative Science
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PSIO 6810
Medical Physio II
Teaching Interests
My teaching is in sensory neuroscience and electrical signals in neuroscience. I also teach on fluorescence microscopy.
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
- Blood pressure variability compromises vascular function in middle-aged mice, 2025
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Inhibition of soluble epoxide hydrolase ameliorates cerebral blood flow autoregulation and cognition in alzheimer's disease and diabetes-related dementia rat models, 2025
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Extravasation of Blood and Blood Toxicity Drives Tubular Injury from RBC Trapping in Ischemic AKI , 2023
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- The development of bi-directionally coupled self-organizing neurovascular networks captures orientation-selective neural and hemodynamic cortical responses., 2023
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- 3D optogenetic control of arteriole diameter in vivo., 2022
Journal Article, Academic Journal
Research Interests
My lab’s research focuses on questions of neurovascular coupling and visual processing. Our neurovascular coupling works seeks to determine how neural activity in the cortex drives the hemodynamic responses (functional hyperemia) and, in turn, how neurons depend on the increased blood flow to active regions.
