Caroline Geisler

Dr. Caroline Geisler is an Assistant Professor at the University of Kentucky's Pharmaceutical Sciences Department. Her research focuses on neuroendocrine control of energy balance and metabolic dysregulation linked to obesity. She holds a PhD in Animal Sciences from the University of Arizona (2019) and conducted postdoctoral work at the University of Pennsylvania studying gut-brain signaling. Her lab investigates glial cell roles in central glucose sensing and systemic metabolism, with implications for type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and neurodegenerative disorders.

Education: BSc (Miami University), MSc & PhD (University of Arizona). Research emphasizes translational strategies for obesity-related metabolic disorders, including GABA-mediated pathways and circadian rhythms. Her work combines preclinical models with neuropharmacological approaches to address metabolic hormone signaling and reward behavior mechanisms.

Key research themes include hepatic lipid metabolism's impact on insulin resistance, vagal afferent signaling in circadian food intake, and amylin's role in the ventral tegmental area. She has no listed awards but has published extensively on metabolic signaling mechanisms and therapeutic targets for obesity-associated conditions.

Laboratory location: TODD 326-25/28. Her work bridges neuroscience, endocrinology, and translational research, aiming to develop novel treatments for metabolic disorders through understanding brain-body communication.