Srdjan Joksimovic, PharmD, PhD

Research Assistant Professor of Neurology
Penn Research Associate, CHOP
Department: Neurology
Graduate Group Affiliations
Contact information
3615 Civic Center Blvd.
Abramson, Suite 409
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4319
Abramson, Suite 409
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4319
Email:
joksimovis@chop.edu
joksimovis@chop.edu
Education:
PharmD (Pharmacy)
School of Pharmacy University of Belgrade, 2006.
PhD (Pharmacology)
School of Pharmacy University of Belgrade, 2013.
Permanent linkPharmD (Pharmacy)
School of Pharmacy University of Belgrade, 2006.
PhD (Pharmacology)
School of Pharmacy University of Belgrade, 2013.
Selected Publications
Timic Stamenic T, Joksimovic SM, Fine-Raquet B, Tadic VP, Tesic V, Jevtovic-Todorovic V, Todorovic SM.: Role of Thalamic CaV3.1 T-Channels in Fear Conditioning. Int J Mol Sci 2025.Sanner K, Kawell S, Evans JG, Elekovic V, Walz M, Joksimovic SL, Joksimovic SM, Donald RR, Tomic M, Orestes P, Feseha S, Dedek A, Ghodsi SM, Fallon IP, Lee J, Hwang SM, Hong SJ, Mayer JP, Covey DF, Romano C, Timic Stamenic T, Chemin J, Bourinet E, Poulen G, Longon N, Vachiery-Lahaye F, Bauchet L, Zorumski CF, Stowell MHB, Hildebrand ME, Eisenmesser EZ, Jevtovic-Todorovic V, Todorovic SM: Facilitation of Ca V 3.2 channel gating in pain pathways reveals a novel mechanism of serum-induced hyperalgesia. bioRxiv 2025.
Adam CD, Schellinger ED, White A, Joksimovic SM, Takano H, Coulter DA: Chemogenetic Breakdown of the Dentate Gate Causes Seizures and Spatial Memory Deficits. bioRxiv 2024.
Brier Fine-Raquet, Francesca M Manzella, Srdjan M Joksimovic, Robert M Dietz, James E Orfila, Dayalan Sampath, Vesna Tesic, Navya Atluri, Douglas F Covey, Yogendra H Raol, Vesna Jevtovic-Todorovic, Paco S Herson, Slobodan M Todorovic: Neonatal exposure to a neuroactive steroid alters low-frequency oscillations in the subiculum. Experimental Biology and Medicine June 2023.
Srdjan Joksimović, Sonja Joksimović: Advanced approaches for selective investigation of neuronal function and circuitry: the future of developing novel therapeutic strategies in neuropharmacology? Archives of Pharmacy April 2023.
Joksimovic SM, Ghodsi SM, Heinsbroek JA, Orfila JE, Busquet N, Tesic V, Valdez R, Fine-Raquet B, Jevtovic-Todorovic V, Raol YH, Herson PS, Todorovic SM: CaV3.1 T-type calcium channels are important for spatial memory processing in the dorsal subiculum. Neuropharmacology. Elsevier Ltd. March 2023.
Joksimovic SM, Sampath D, Krishnan K, Covey DF, Jevtovic-Todorovic V, Raol YH, Todorovic SM.: Differential effects of the novel neurosteroid hypnotic (3β,5β,17β)-3-hydroxyandrostane-17-carbonitrile on electroencephalogram activity in male and female rats. Br J Anaesth 127(3): 435-446, Sept 2021.
Tat QL, Joksimovic SM, Krishnan K, Covey DF, Todorovic SM, Jevtovic-Todorovic V.: Preemptive Analgesic Effect of Intrathecal Applications of Neuroactive Steroids in a Rodent Model of Post-Surgical Pain: Evidence for the Role of T-Type Calcium Channels. Cells 9: 2674, Dec 2020.
Raol YH, Joksimovic SM, Sampath D, Matter BA, Lam PM, Kompella UB, Todorovic SM, González MI.: The role of KCC2 in hyperexcitability of the neonatal brain. Neurosci Lett 738: 135324, Nov 2020.
Manzella FM, Joksimovic SM, Orfila JE, Fine BR, Dietz RM, Sampath D, Fiedler HK, Tesic V, Atluri N, Raol YH, Jevtovic-Todorovic V, Herson PS, Todorovic SM.: Neonatal Ketamine Alters High-Frequency Oscillations and Synaptic Plasticity in the Subiculum But Does not Affect Sleep Macrostructure in Adolescent Rats. Front Syst Neurosci 14: 26, May 2020.