Paul Edward Gottschall

POLAND - Paul Edward Gottschall, passed away peacefully on Oct. 8, 2026 at St. Mary’s Alzheimer’s Center with his loving family by his side. Paul was born June 29, 1956 to the late William (Bud) and Viola Gottschall and was the youngest of six children. During his youth, Paul was an avid player of basketball and tennis, however his main love was pitching for the baseball team at Chaminade Julienne High School (Dayton). In his later years his passions were research and playing the guitar.

Driven by an endless thirst for knowledge, Paul earned his doctorate in neuroendocrine physiology at

Michigan State University, became an instructor and research assistant at Tulane University and followed that with a career as a Professor at the University of South Florida College of Medicine. He finished his working career at the Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine (UAMS).

Dr. Gottschall’s discoveries in Alzheimer’s research received nearly $5 million in research funding during his career. On a national level, he gave more than 50 invited talks to a mix of academic institutions as well as industry divisions including ParkeDavis, Pfizer, Abbott, SmithLinke Beecham (GlaxoSK) and NIH workshops. Dr. Gottschall served on the NIH Clinical and Neuroimmunology and Brain Tumor Study section reviewing over 300 NIH grants. Additionally he was a reviewer for the MS Society, Welcome Trust Foundation, Alzheimer’s Association, National Science Foundation, UK Stroke Association, VA Administration as well as other organizations and institutions.

Along with educating graduate students and SURF students, Dr. Gottschall served on numerous dissertation and qualifying exam committees. He mentored young faculty in the INBRE and COBRE programs and served as the course director of the UAMS Pharmacology Graduate programs for 6 years and as the director of department seminars for 2 years.

Paul is survived by his wife, Patricia (Poland), son Peter (Little Rock), and daughter Elizabeth (Poland), his siblings, William (Bill), Tom, Margaret, James (Jim) and Jerry, in addition to numerous nieces and nephews.

Reflecting on his journey of 70 years, we will remember his kindness, thoughtfulness and love as a husband and father. His unwavering spirit of perseverance was always punctuated by moments of laughter which will never be forgotten.

Liturgy will be held at St. Edwards Church, Youngstown, Oct. 14 at 11:30 AM with burial to follow at Belmont Park Cemetery. The family invites guests to a gathering immediately following the Rite of Committal ceremony. In lieu of flowers, thoughts and condolences, memorial contributions can be made by planting a tree in an Ohio National Forest. Please see McCauley Funeral Home website for details.

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