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Philip Shaul, M.D.

Philip Shaul, M.D.

Titles and Appointments

Director, Center for Pulmonary and Vascular Biology

Professor

Endowed Title
Associates First Capital Corporation Distinguished Chair in Pediatrics
Schools
Medical School | Graduate School
Departments
Pediatrics
Graduate Programs
Genetics, Development and Disease
  • Biography

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    Dr. Shaul received his B.A. from Dartmouth College and his M.D. from the University of Cincinnati. He received residency training in pediatrics at the Children's Medical Center of Cincinnati/University of Cincinnati followed by fellowship training in neonatal-perinatal medicine at Women and Infant's Hospital of Rhode Island/Brown University.

    He joined the faculty of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in 1986, and is the holder of the Associates First Capitol Corporation Distinguished Chair in Pediatrics at UT Southwestern. He is the Director of the Center for Pulmonary and Vascular Biology and Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Pediatrics, and a member of the Integrative Biology Graduate Program in the Division of Basic Science. Dr. Shaul was President of the Society for Pediatric Research in 2005-2006.

  • Education
    Undergraduate
    Dartmouth College (1977)
    Medical School
    Central South Univ, Xiang-Ya S (1981)
    Medical School
    Unlisted - College or Universi (1981)
  • Research Interest
    • apolipoprotein E receptor 2 (LRP8)
    • Caveolae, lipid rafts
    • Fc receptors and cardiometabolic disorders
    • Membrane-associated estrogen receptors
    • Nitric oxide synthase
    • Scavenger receptor class B, type I (HDL receptor)
    • Vascular basis of type 2 diabetes
  • Publications
    Role of the endothelial cell apolipoprotein E receptor 2 in modulating the effects of apoE3 and apoE4 on insulin blood-brain barrier transport
    Thomas P, Nguyen V, Weaver R, Hansen K, Sacharidou A, Banks WA, Mineo C, Shaul PW, Rhea EM PloS one 2026 Feb 21
    Regulation of Insulin Transcytosis Across Endothelium in Metabolic Health and Disease
    Mineo C, Shaul PW Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology 2026 Feb 46 e321545
    Apolipoprotein E receptor 2 in endothelium promote glucose tolerance by mediating insulin delivery to skeletal muscle
    Sacharidou A, Chambliss KL, Peng J, Tanigaki K, Islam MN, Sirsi S, Lemoff A, Hoyt K, Mineo C, Shaul PW Molecular Metabolism 2025 Nov 101
    The ACTH test fails to diagnose adrenal insufficiency and augments cytokine production in sepsis
    Hao D, Wang Q, Ito M, Xue J, Guo L, Huang B, Mineo C, Shaul PW, Li XA JCI Insight 2025 Apr 10
    27-hydroxycholesterol and endothelial cell immune memory link maternal hypercholesterolemia with atherosclerosis in the offspring: Atherogenesis
    Mineo C, Shaul PW Nature Cardiovascular Research 2025 Apr 4 350-352
    Endothelial SR-B1 is dispensable for thermogenesis but promotes selective cholesterol uptake in brown adipose tissue
    Hurkmans KM, Heine M, Rinninger F, Jaeckstein MY, Mineo C, Shaul PW, Heeren J Journal of lipid research 2025 66
    Correction to: 27-Hydroxycholesterol Binds GPER and Induces Progression of Estrogen Receptor-Negative Breast Cancer (Cancers, (2022), 14, 6, (1521), 10.3390/cancers14061521)
    Avena P, Casaburi I, Zavaglia L, Nocito MC, La Padula D, Rago V, Dong J, Thomas P, Mineo C, Sirianni R, Shaul PW Cancers 2024 Dec 16
    Elevated free cholesterol levels due to impaired reverse cholesterol transport are a risk factor for polymicrobial sepsis in mice
    Wang Q, Guo L, Hao D, Ito M, Mineo C, Shaul PW, Li XA Journal of Biological Chemistry 2024 Dec 300
    Alterations in plasma protein N-glycosylation after caloric restriction and bariatric surgery
    Štambuk T, Kifer D, Greto VL, Dempster NJ, Cvetko A, Gillies RS, Tomlinson JW, Sgromo B, Mineo C, Shaul PW, Lauc G, Lingvay I, Geremia A, Arancibia-Cárcamo CV Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases 2024 Jun 20 587-596
    Relative Adrenal Insufficiency Is a Risk Factor for Pediatric Sepsis: A Proof-of-Concept Study
    Hao D, Guo L, Wang Q, Ito M, Huang B, Mineo C, Shaul PW, Li XA Journal of Infectious Diseases 2024 Apr 229 1166-1177
  • Books

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  • Honors & Awards
    • Association of American Physicians
      (2013)
    • Associates First Capitol Corporation Distinguished Chair in Pediatrics
      (2011)
    • Hall of Honor, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
      (2010)
    • President, Society for Pediatric Research
      (2005-2006)
    • Codirector, Crystal Charity Ball Center for Research in Pediatric Critical Care
      (1997)
    • Lowe Foundation Professorship in Pediatric Critical Care Research
      (1997-2011)
    • Established Investigator Award, AHA
      (1993)
  • Professional Associations/Affiliations
    • American Academy of Pediatrics, Fellow (1987)
    • American Pediatric Society (2003)
    • American Society for Clinical Investigation (1999)
    • Association of American Physicians (2013)
    • Dallas County Medical Society (1987)
    • Perinatal Research Society (1992-2013)
    • Society for Pediatric Research (1990)
    • The American Physiological Society (1999)