Elizabeth Hayden, PhD
- Assistant Professor
Biography
Dr. Hayden is an assistant professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences with a strong commitment to teaching, research, and student mentorship. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Science and Master’s degree in Pharmacology before completing her PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Her research focuses on hepatic drug transporters, pharmacokinetics, and mechanisms influencing drug disposition, with particular interest in translational and proteomic approaches to understanding variability in drug response. She has contributed to various peer-reviewed publications, including a white paper on transporter regulation with the international transporter consortium.
Dr. Hayden is dedicated to creating an engaging, supportive learning environment that encourages critical thinking and scientific curiosity. She values mentorship and strives to help students develop confidence in both foundational concepts and applied problem-solving.
Education & Training
- Bachelors of Science in Biomedical Science. University at Buffalo, 2017
- Masters of Science in Pharmacology and Medicinal Chemistry, University of Glasgow, 2018
- Doctorate in Pharmaceutical Sciences, University at Buffalo, 2025
Research Interests
Dr. Hayden is passionate about advancing scientific knowledge in the inter-individual variability in the regulation of hepatic drug transporters.
Publications and Links
- Elizabeth R. Hayden, Mingqing Chen, Kyle Z. Pasquariello, Alice A. Gibson, James Petti, Shichen Shen, Jun Qu, Su-Sien Ong, Taosheng Chen, Yan Jin, Muhammad Erfan Uddin, Kevin M. Huang, Aviv Paz, Alex Sparreboom, Shuiying Hu, Jason A. Sprowl. Regulation of OATP1B1 Function by Tyrosine Kinase-Mediated Phosphorylation | Clinical Cancer Research | March 4th, 2021
- Kim L.R. Brouwer, Raymond Evers, Elizabeth Hayden, Shuiying hu, Cindy Yanfei Li, Henriette E. Meyer zu Schwabedissen, Sibylle Neuhoff, Stefan Oswald, Micheline Piquette-Miller, Chitra Saran, Noora Sjostedt, Jason A. Sprowl, Simone H. Stahl, Wei Yue. Regulation Of Drug Transport Proteins – From Mechanisms to Clinical Impact: A White Paper on Behalf of The International Transporter Consortium | Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics | March 20th, 2022
- Elizabeth R. Hayden, Lisa Krotz, Vivian Xu, Jessica J. Hockler, Benjamin D. Kaczynski, and Jason A. Sprowl. Coproporphyrin I as an in vitro fluorescent probe to measure OATP1B1 transport activity | Drug Metabolism and Disposition | April 2025