Ciaran Shaughnessy
(he/him)
Assistant Professor
Biology
BIO & RESEARCH INTERESTs
Dr. Shaughnessy is an Assistant Professor of Integrative Physiology in the Department of Integrative Biology at Oklahoma State University.
Research Interests:
The Shaughnessy Lab takes a broad approach to studying osmoregulatory and stress physiology and the endocrine programs which control them. We integrate investigations at the molecular, cellular, organ, and organismal levels to gain mechanistic insights into physiological function. Our research can be applied in evolutionary, ecological, and translational contexts.
Research Interests:
The Shaughnessy Lab takes a broad approach to studying osmoregulatory and stress physiology and the endocrine programs which control them. We integrate investigations at the molecular, cellular, organ, and organismal levels to gain mechanistic insights into physiological function. Our research can be applied in evolutionary, ecological, and translational contexts.
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS
- Assistant ProfessorOklahoma State University, Biology, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States1 Jul 2025 - present
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Assistant ProfessorOklahoma State University, Integrative Biology, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States2023 - 30 Jun 2025
DEGREES
- Ph.D., Organismic and Evolutionary BiologyUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, United States2020
- M.Sc., Biological SciencesDePaul University, Chicago, IL, United States2015
- B.S., ChemistryIllinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, United States2012
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
- NSF Postdoctoral FellowUniversity of Denver, Denver, CO, United States2021 - 2023Postdoctoral Fellowship
- NIH Postdoctoral FellowNational Jewish Health, Denver, CO, United States2020 - 2021Postdoctoral Fellowship
CAMPUS
- Oklahoma State University - Stillwater
AVAILABILITY
- Career advice
- Collaborative projects
- Masters or PhD research supervision
- Membership of an advisory committee
- Mentoring (long-term)
- Mentoring (short-term)
- Speaking engagements
- Media inquiries
- Undergraduate research supervision
- Industry projects
- Inclusion, diversity, equity, and access (IDEA) support
DEPARTMENT
- Biology