Academic Office:
LSUHSC School of Medicine
533 Bolivar Street
Room 309
New Orleans, LA 70112
504-568-6197
Education
BSc in teaching Biology and Environmental protection, College of Nyiregyhaza, Hungary
MSc in teaching Biology, University of Debrecen, Hungary
MSc in Molecular Biology and Medical Biology, University of Debrecen, Hungary
PhD in in Biochemistry, Biophysics, Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Szeged,
Hungary
Postdoctoral and Research Fellowships at the National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Bethesda, Maryland
Teaching
- Human Physiology for Undergraduate Nursing Students (HLSC 2410): lectures on the Vasculature- Regulation of Microcirculation and Vasculature-Capillary Fluid Exchange
- Graduate course on Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Cardiometabolic Disorders: lectures on the cardiovascular effects of alcohol misuse
- Team Up, 2023 Cohort: instructor
- Mentoring Undergraduate Students for Excellence in Scholarship (MUSES).
- Pathophysiology for Undergraduate Nursing Students (HLSC 3410): lecture on the Disorders of Cardiovascular Function and Coronary Artery Disease & Heart Failure
- Tiger Scholars Summer Physiology Lectures on Cardiovascular Introduction and the Heart as a Pump
Selected Publications
- Jia June†, Huizenga MCW†, Wirt JL, Paloczi J, Amedi A, van der Berg R, Benz J, Collin L, Deng H, Di X, Driever WF, Florea BF, Grether U, Janssen APA, Hankemeier T, Heitman LH, Lam TW, Mohr F, Pavlovic A, Ruf I, van den Hurk H, Stevens AF, van der Vliet D, van der Wel T, Wittwer MB, van Boeckel CAA, Pacher P, Hohmann A*, van der Stelt M* Discovery of a monoacylglycerol lipase inhibitor that harnesses the therapeutic potential of endocannabinoid signaling without CNS-mediated adverse side effects or physical dependence. Nat Commun. 2023;14(1):8039.
- Fu Y, Mackowiak B, Lin YH, Maccioni L, Lehner T, Pan H, Guan Y, Godlewski G, Lu H, Chen C, Wei S, Feng D, Paloczi J, Zhou H, Pacher P, Zhang L, Kunos G, Gao B. Coordinated action of a gut-liver pathway drives alcohol detoxification and consumption. Nat Metab. 2024;6(7):1380-1396.
- Paloczi J, Gunduz-Cinar O, Yokus B, Paes-Leme B, Haskó G, Kunos G, Holmes A, Pacher P. Exacerbated cardiac dysfunction from combined alcohol binge and synthetic cannabinoid use. Biomed Pharmacother. 2025 Jun;187:118053
Research Interests
Our research aims to investigate the intricate crosstalk between the gut and heart in alcohol misuse-related pathologies. By employing a multidisciplinary approach, including echocardiography, cardiac pressure-volume catheterization, laser speckle contrast imaging, cell culture models, RNAscope, histology, or other in vitro techniques, we strive to unravel the complex interplay among gut bacteria-derived substances, cardiovascular endocannabinoids, and dysfunction associated with alcohol misuse. Understanding this relationship is crucial, as endocannabinoid signaling has significant impacts on cardiac performance, vascular tone, and inflammation. Our findings will contribute to a deeper understanding of the pathophysiology involved, potentially identifying novel therapeutic targets for mitigating cardiovascular dysfunction associated with the gut-heart axis in individuals with alcohol use disorder.