Dr Ronan Lordan
Available to discuss new collaborations, science communication, outreach or speaking opportunities. Contact via email.
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Dr Ronan Lordan
Available to discuss new collaborations, science communication, outreach or speaking opportunities. Contact via email.
School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI). Dublin, Ireland.
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Ronan Lordan is a researcher in circadian biology, aging, metabolism, and nutrition.
He is currently embarking on his NeuroAdapt Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowship. He will conduct his research at FutureNeuro, the Research Ireland Centre for Translational Brain Science, and the School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI). There he will explore circadian rhythms in bipolar disorder alongside Prof. Annie Curtis and Dr. Cristina R. Reschke.
He is currently embarking on his NeuroAdapt Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowship. He will conduct his research at FutureNeuro, the Research Ireland Centre for Translational Brain Science, and the School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI). There he will explore circadian rhythms in bipolar disorder alongside Prof. Annie Curtis and Dr. Cristina R. Reschke.
Ronan conducted postdoctoral training in the laboratory of Prof. Garret A. FitzGerald at the Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, where he studied the role of the circadian clock in metabolism and aging. There he also conducted preclinical and clinical research on prostaglandins and circadian rhythms respectively. He has also led postdoctoral research at the University of Limerick Bernal Institute focusing on the pharmacology of antiplatelet phospholipid therapeutics.
Dr. Lordan earned his B.Sc. in Biological Sciences with concurrent Teacher Education and was awarded a Ph.D. in 2020 in cardiovascular science, pharmacology, and nutrition under the supervision of Dr. Zabetakis at the University of Limerick (UL). He also holds a Postgraduate Certificate and Master’s in Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship from UL under the mentorship of Dr. Íde O Sullivan and Dr. Michael Wride.
Beyond research, Dr. Lordan is an active science communicator. He previously served as the National Eastern Coordinator of Pint of Science USA, covering Boston, New Haven, New York, and Philadelphia. Ronan is currently Co-Director of Pint of Science Ireland and is organizing the Pint of Science Festival May 18-20th, 2026.
His current research interests include:
(a) Circadian biology, neurobiology, metabolism, and ageing.
(b) Investigating the role of exercise in aging phenotypes in Bmal1 knockout mice.
(c) Discerning the role of lipid mediators including eicosanoids and platelet-activating factors in atherosclerosis and inflammatory diseases.
(d) Determining the role of pharmacologically active dietary polar lipids in inflammatory signaling.
(e) Regulation, safety, and efficacy of dietary supplements, functional foods, and nutraceuticals.
Check out the webpage for research, science communication and how to make contact.
Also check out the FitzGerald Lab webpage for more info and exciting science: https://www.med.upenn.edu/fitzgeraldlab/
(a) Circadian biology, neurobiology, metabolism, and ageing.
(b) Investigating the role of exercise in aging phenotypes in Bmal1 knockout mice.
(c) Discerning the role of lipid mediators including eicosanoids and platelet-activating factors in atherosclerosis and inflammatory diseases.
(d) Determining the role of pharmacologically active dietary polar lipids in inflammatory signaling.
(e) Regulation, safety, and efficacy of dietary supplements, functional foods, and nutraceuticals.
Check out the webpage for research, science communication and how to make contact.
Also check out the FitzGerald Lab webpage for more info and exciting science: https://www.med.upenn.edu/fitzgeraldlab/
Publications
Elizabeth J. Hennessy, Takae Tanosaki, R. Lordan, Soon Yew Tang, Nadim El Jamal, Vladimir Shuvaev, Soumita Ghosh, U. S. Das, Robin Joshi, Hu Meng, J. Snouwaert, H. Winter, Lars Maegdefessel, Beverly H. Koller, G. FitzGerald
bioRxiv, 2025
Intersection of Sex and Circadian Biology
G. Paschos, R. Lordan, Garret A. Fitzgerald
Current Opinion in Physiology, 2025
Maima Matin, Rajeev K. Singla, A. Jóźwik, J. O. Horbańczuk, Natalia Ksepka, Kamil Wysocki, T. Ijinu, N. M. Krishnakumar, S. P. Sasidharan, I. Ezenyi, John Igoli, Fabio Fusi, S. Frazzini, Luciana Rossi, Michel-Edwar Mickael, Abhishek Joshi, Olga Adamska, Artur Stolarczyk, Esra Capanoglu, Deniz Gunal-Koroglu, Shi-Hui Cheng, O. Atrooz, Kiran Kharat, Ibrahim M. Abu-Reidah, Neeraj Rani, A. Kabra, Ruchika Kabra, D. S. Preethidan, Prathyusha Surendran, E. M. Abdallah, Seetha Harilal, Rajesh Kumar, S. Abidullah, B. Hemanthkumar, Vimal Arora, Prasanna Srinivasan Ramalingam, Sujatha Elangovan, S. Arumugam, Tanveer Alam, E. Aruçi, Elena González-Burgos, Isabel Ureña-Vacas, V. López-Miranda, E. Herradón, R. Gautam, Rajat Goyal, Shah Alam Khan, Logesh Rajan, J. O. Onoja, Sharad Vats, A. Akinrinde, Smith B. Babiaka, C. V. Simoben, Doris E. Enow, K. Abuga, P. Talwar, Palaniyandi Ravanan, Reda El Boukhari, Ahmed Fatimi, Fabien Schultz, Ren-You Gan, J. Nyemb, Gaetan Bayiha ba Njock, C. A. Pieme, Goh Bey Hing, R. Lagoa, Nikolay T. Tzvetkov, Farhan Bin Matin, Antonello Santini, Jaya Arora, Aswathy Chankaramkandath Vasu, Suraj Kadunganattil, A. E. Noman, Luay M. Alsubhi, Indra Lasmana Tarigan, Shafaat Yar Khan, Ali Zarrabi, Hefa Mangzira Kemung, Kavitha Raj Varadaraju, Tomasz M. Karpiński, Md. Mohaiminul, S. Uddin, C. Fimognari, H. Devkota, Ivana Carev, Dongdong Wang, K. Yongabi, Luther Bob Mbeku, Sohini Chakraborty, Sourav S Patnaik, Shanmugam Thangapandiyan, Bikash Baral, Siva Sai Chandragiri, Eliana Souto, G. Lizard, F. Brahmi, Farid Khallouki, A. E. Midaoui, R. Lordan, Anupam Bishayee, Meng-Yao Li, M. Szymańska-Czerwińska, Krzysztof Niemczuk, M. Shill, Michał Ławiński, O. Lushchak, I. Wojtasik‐Kalinowska, Agnieszka Wierzbicka, T. Jakschitz, Mathew Dan, I. Ghzaiel, Leila Rezig, A. Véjux, A. Zarrouk, Ahmad Ali, Andy Wai Kan Yeung, Günther K. Bonn, Bairong Shen, A. Atanasov
Current Research in Biotechnology, 2025
O. Litvinova, A. Yeung, Javier Echeverría, Y. Khader, Md. Mostafizur Rahman, Zafar Said, Karolina Lach, Bhupendra Sidar, Anastasios Koulaouzidis, A. Aremu, C. V. Simoben, H. Boyina, Firdous M. Usman, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam, J. Patra, Gitishree Das, G. Venkatachalam, Hitesh Chopra, J. Niebauer, Ahmed Fatimi, A. Georgakilas, M. Saeb, Doris E. Ekayen, K. Abuga, Michał Ławiński, Yue Qiu, Eliana B. Souto, Guanqiao Li, H. Devkota, Weizhi Ma, J. G. Manjunatha, Nikolay T. Tzvetkov, R. Gautam, Maima Matin, Olga Adamska, G. Koulaouzidis, Farhan Bin Matin, B. N. Siddiquea, Dongdong Wang, Jivko Stoyanov, J. O. Horbańczuk, Kamil Wysocki, Emil D. Parvanov, Michel-Edwar Mickael, A. Jóźwik, Natalia Ksepka, Smith B. Babiaka, Bey Hing Goh, T. Wong, Benjamin S. Glicksberg, Lazsla Barna Iantovics, Marcin Łapiński, Artur Stolarczyk, Fabien Schultz, Stephen T. Wong, R. Lordan, F. Nawaz, Rajeev K. Singla, A. MohanaSundaram, Himel Mondal, Ayesha Juhi, Shaikat Mondal, M. Cenanovic, Elisa Opriessnig, C. Tsagkaris, Ronita De, Siva Sai Chandragiri, R. Damaševičius, M. Cascella, G. Lisco, Vincenzo Triggiani, O. Disoteo, A. Atanasov
Exploration of Digital Health Technologies, 2025
Rajeev K. Singla, Himel Mondal, Shailja Singla, Ronita De, Sahar Behzad, M. Găman, Siva Sai Chandragiri, M. Cenanovic, J. Patra, Jennifer R. Depew, H. Boyina, A. Y. Maigoro, Soojin Lee, O. Atrooz, Gitishree Das, Fabien Schultz, Emad Mohamed Abdallah, Hitesh Chopra, Jamil Ahmad, R. Gautam, Sourav S Patnaik, Bey Hing Goh, Smith B. Babiaka, Sharad Vats, M. P. Okoh, Atallah F. Ahmed, Ankit Kumar Dubey, R. Lordan, P. Subramani, Amit Kumar Singh, J. M. Álvarez-Suarez, D. Chellappan, S. Paswan, Prabhakar Semwal, Johra Khan, S. Sheshe, N. Sethiya, Tomasz M. Karpiński, Muhammad Riaz, Z. Emam-djomeh, Girish Kumar Gupta, R. Madaan, Suresh Kumar, Neeraj Choudhary, Salvatore Parisi, H. Willschke, V. Pirgozliev, R. Rayan, Valentin Ritschl, Shaikat Mondal, Gokhan Zengin, Pritt Verma, B. Kapoor, Monica Gulati, Gareeballah Osman Adam Balla, Dan Khoa Le, Valeria Pittalà, A. El‐Demerdash, G. M. Khalid, Jesus Simal-Gandara, Qushmua E. Alzahrani, Gian Luigi Russo, Kiran R Kharat, Anupam Bishayee, Dongdong Wang, I. Orhan, Hammad Ullah, Michael Heinrich, Bikash Baral, Nikolay T. Tzvetkov, A. Yeung, João M.L. Dias-Ferreira, Scarlett Pérez Olea, Y. K. Mohanta, Azazahemad A. Kureshi, C. Supuran, Neeraj Rani, R. Gundamaraju, E. Mulholland, S. Lonardo, A. Dinkova-Kostova, Elena González-Burgos, Lucian Hritcu, Pravin Badhe, Abhilasha Singh, F. Al-Rimawi, Antoni Sureda, R. Abiri, N. Braidy, Lorenz Kapral, A.N. Abdullahi, Christhian Delfino Villanueva Medina, Helen Sheridan, M. Lucarini, A. Durazzo, F. Giampieri, Davide Barreca, Witkowska Anna Maria, José Carlos Andrade, C. Fimognari, Faizan Akram, A. Tikhonov, Maurizio Battino, Akolade R. Oladipupo, Mila Emerald, Thomas Efferth, Said Amrani, Javier Echeverría, Anna Maria Louka, S. Tripathi, Bernd L. Fiebich, N. Es‐Safi, Shafaat Yar Khan, Vivek P. Chavda, Muhammad Asim Masoom Zubair, Samrina Hussain, Muhammad Fasih Ur Rahman, Joy Odimegwu, J. O. Horbańczuk, H. Devkota, Alejandro Cifuentes, Rupinder Sodhi, A. Santini, Ourlad Alzeus G. Tantengco, Sandeep Ramchandra Pai, A. Chettupalli, Granica Sebastian, Nikola M. Stojanović, Devesh Tewari, Vineet Mittal, Vandana Garg, Mohammad Akhlaquer Rahman, Rajan Logesh, I. Berindan‐Neagoe, Rohit Sharma, A. Jóźwik, Maima Matin, Emil D. Parvanov, N. Strzałkowska, Farhan Bin Matin, O. Litvinova, Jivko Stoyanov, M. Michalczuk, Ewelina Zima-Kulisiewicz, Okyaz Eminaga, Awanish Mishra, Nishat Jahan, Joanna Bensz, Tanuj Joshi, Aman Upaganlawar, K. Patni, Aleksandra Zielińska, Dalibor Hrg, Artur Stolarczyk, Olga Adamska, George Perry, Michał Ławiński, Agnieszka Kamińska, Mario Štefanović, B. N. Siddiquea, S. Frazzini, Luciana Rossi, Marek Wieczorek, Michel-Edwar Mickael, Leif A Garbe, A. Atanasov, Bairong Shen
Current Research in Biotechnology, 2025
Enhancing human gut health: Global innovations in dysbiosis management
Reda El Boukhari, Maima Matin, L. Bouissane, Michał Ławiński, O. Lushchak, R. Singla, Michel-Edwar Mickael, Jordi Mayneris‐Perxachs, M. Grafakou, Shuhua Xu, Bowen Liu, Jiayi Guan, A. Półtorak, Arkadiusz Szpicer, Agnieszka Wierzbicka, Nikolay T. Tzvetkov, Maciej Banach, J. O. Horbańczuk, A. Jóźwik, Marco Cascella, Bairong Shen, V. Pirgozliev, Dongdong Wang, O. Litvinova, Olga Adamska, Agnieszka Kamińska, Marcin Łapiński, Artur Stolarczyk, I. Berindan‐Neagoe, L. Milella, A. Yeung, Prashanth Suravajhala, A. Bishayee, R. Lordan, László Barna Iantovics, R. Lagoa, M. Michalczuk, Jivko Stoyanov, A. D. Kinghorn, B. Jalil, W. Weckwerth, Bey Hing Goh, Meng‐Yao Li, G. Chaubey, G. Russo, S. Frazzini, Luciana Rossi, M. Battino, Wei Jia, Qi Su, Xiaoqiang Ma, J.M. Rollinger, S. Rittmann, H. Sheridan, John J. Walsh, Gérard Lizard, Tomasz M. Karpiński, Ana Sanches Silva, Jakub Piwowarski, Liwei Xie, Tai-Ping Fan, Francesca Giampieri, A. El Midaoui, Ka‐Hing Wong, Ren-You Gan, A. Fatimi, A. Atanasov
iMeta, 2025
Sex and the Clock: Time to Consider Sexually Dimorphic Rhythms in Circadian Research.
R. Lordan
Journal of Biological Rhythms, 2025
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Projects
Circadian Regulation of Metabolism and Aging
2020 - Present: This project aims to understand the role of circadian misalignment and its contribution to metabolic diseases and aging, with a focus on Bmal1.
Lipid Mediators of Inflammation
2016 - Present: Platelet-activating factor (PAF), prostaglandins, and leukotrienes play a pivotal role in inflammatory signaling. We are interested in the development of novel therapeutic agents targeting these inflammatory mediators.
COVID-19 Research and Review Consortium
2020 - 2021: COVID-19 Review Consortium at UPenn. Our aim is to distill the existing COVID-19 literature into reviews that document the most reliable research to date in the areas of pathogenesis, therapeutics, prophylactics, and diagnostics.
2018 - 2021: Heart Healthy Salmon Nutraceuticals
The aim of this project was to assess the antioxidant properties and elucidate the structures of antithrombotic polar lipids from farmed Atlantic salmon using C30RP-UHPLC-HRAM-MS/MS for the development of novel nutraceuticals.