Eric Eisenmann came to for a doctorate in pharmacy degree and ended up obtaining a bachelor’s degree in psychology as well. He’s glad he did. The opportunity to assist Dr. Phillip Zoladz in his behavioral neuroscience lab put him on the path toward the research-based career in pharmacy he is pursuing today.
Eisenmann is an assistant professor in the Experimental Cancer Pharmacology laboratory at the Ohio State University College of Pharmacy. He received a Ph.D. at Ohio State where he earned the highly-competitive Pelotonia graduate fellowship and a National Cancer Institute fellowship. At OSU, he’s engaged in cutting edge research on anti-cancer drugs. “I enjoy contributing to a body of research meant to improve the lives of patients,” he says.
According to Eisenmann, his experiences in Zoladz’s lab at ONU prepared him for success in a research-oriented career. “Dr. Zoladz provided numerous opportunities to develop as a scientist,” he says, “including independently designing and conducting hypothesis-driven experiments, writing grants, writing review papers and research manuscripts, and leading a team of undergraduates to complete all necessary lab tasks.”
Additionally, Eisenmann got involved in many extracurriculars at that developed his leadership skills. He was a founding member of ’s chapter of Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI) and a member of Kappa Psi, Mortar Board, Interfraternity Council, Northern Without Borders and Psi Chi.
“I learned so many valuable lessons during my time studying psychology (at ) and these lessons impact me almost every day,” he says.