Full Time Faculty

Robert A. Mangione
Dean and Professor
B.S.Phm., M.S., P.D., Ed.D., St. John’s University.
Pharmacy education; Organizational Theory
mangionr@stjohns.edu

 


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Charles R. Ashby
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.A., Ph.D., University of Louisville
Neurophsiology and neurochemical studies of 5-HT and DA interaction; Genetic vulnerability to drug abuse in rats; Mechanism of action of antipsychotic drugs
ashbyc@stjohns.edu

 

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Frank A. Barile
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., St John’s University
In vitro toxicology
barilef@stjohns.edu

Michael Barletta
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S. Phm., M.S., St. John’s University; Ph.D., New York Medical College
Cardiovascular pharmacology using animal models for myocardial infarction, cardiac arrhythmias, ischemic heart disease and thrombosis
barlettm@stjohns.edu

Blasé C. Billack
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S., University of Richmond; Ph.D., Rutgers University.
Research Interests: Role of BRCA1 in DNA damage repair and transcription
billackb@stjohns.edu

 

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Jerome Cantor
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Science
B.A., Columbia University; M.D., University of Pennsylvania.
Experimental lung pathology
cantorj@stjohns.edu

Joanne M. Carroll
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S. Molloy College; M.A., CUNY, Hunter College; Ph.D. CUNY.
Molecular mechanisms regulating gene expression in neural and endocrine cells
carrollj@stjohns.edu

Joseph M. Cerreta
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Fordham University.
Molecular biology of connective tissue alterations in the lung
cerretaj@stjohns.edu

Zhe-Sheng Chen
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
M.D., Guangdong Medical and Pharmaceutical College, P.R. China; M.S., Sun Yat-Sen University of Medical Sciences, P.R. China; Ph.D, Kagoshima University, Japan;
Cancer pharmacology and experimental therapeutics, especially cellular mechanisms of multi-drug resistance and its reversal.
chenz@stjohns.edu

 

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Sue M. Ford
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S., Cornell University; M.S., Ph.D., Michigan State University
Use of cell culture to study responses of kidney to toxicants; nutrition.
fords@stjohns.edu

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Marc Gillespie
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.A., University of Vermont, Ph.D., University of Utah
The development of a simple biochemical system that allows us to evaluate the function assembly and disassembly of neuronal SNARE complex
gillespm@stjohns.edu

 

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Diane Hardej
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.A., Queens College; M.S., Ph.D., St. John’s University
Gastrointestinal toxicity, environmental toxicology, metal and metalloid toxicity, in vitro and alternative toxicology methods
hardejd@stjohns.edu

 

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Amrit Lal Kapoor
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S. Phm., M.S., Punjab University, India; Dr.Sc.Nat., Eidgenossische Technische Hoschscule, Zurich, Switzerland
Binding and displacement studies in vivo and in vitro to evaluate drug interactions
kapoora@stjohns.edu

Vijaya L. Korlipara
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S. Phm., Banaras Hindu University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Design and synthesis of receptor selective probes for opioid and neurokinin receptors
korlipav@stjohns.edu

Chul-Hoon Kwon
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S., Phm., Howard University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Design, synthesis and evaluation of pro-drugs, especially in anti-tumor agents and anticonvulsants; Chemical aspects of drug metabolism and toxicology
kwonc@stjohns.edu


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Cesar A. Lau-Cam
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S. Phm., University of San Marcos, Peru; M.S., Ph.D., University of Rhode Island
Effect of natural product (amino acids, carbohydrates, vitamins, plant constituents) on the biochemistry, pharmacology, and toxicology of ethanol
laucamc@stjohns.edu

Senshang Lin
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S. Phm., Taipei Medical College, Ph.D., Temple University
Pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic, transmucosal drug delivery
linse@stjohns.edu

Woon-Kai Low
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ph.D. degree in biochemistry from the University of Toronto
loww@stjohns.edu


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Martha L. Mackey
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy and Administrative Sciences
B.A., M.A., J.D., St. John’s University
Pharmacy Law; Pharmacy Education
mackeym@stjohns.edu

Parshotam L. Madan
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S. Phm., Birla College, India; M.S., Ph.D., University of Georgia
Controlled and targeted drug delivery systems; Bio-erodible polymers as drug delivery systems
madanp@stjohns.edu

Lin L. Mantell
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.M. and M.D., Beijing University School of Medicine in Beijing, China; Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, State University of New York at Stony Brook
mantelll@stjohns.edu 

 

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Rashmi Nair
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy and Administrative Sciences
M.S., M.B.A., Ph.D., University of Louisiana at Monroe
nairr@stjohns.edu

Rajesh Nayak
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy and Administrative Sciences
B.S. Phm., M.S. Phm., Mangalore University; Ph.D. University of Florida
Pharmaceutical outcomes research; Evaluation of health care policies and programs; Pharmacoeconomics
nayakr@stjohns.edu


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Raymond S. Ochs
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S, Purdue University; Ph.D., Indiana University
The control of metabolic pathways by hormones and energy supply; Muscle cell culture line and computer modeling
ochsr@stjohns.edu


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Somnath Pal
Professor, Department of Pharmacy and Administrative Sciences
B.S. Phm., M.S., Jadavpur University; M.B.A., Calcutta University; Ph.D., University of Iowa
Drug utilization studies
pals@stjohns.edu

 

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Sandra E. Reznik
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
A.B., Harvard University; M.D., Ph.D., Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Pharmacology/Developmental Pathology.
rezniks@stjohns.edu     

Bhagwan D. Rohera
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S. Phm., M.S., Saugar University; Ph.D., University of Basel, Switzerland.
Compaction of powder systems; Controlled drug delivery; Formulation and process optimization
roherab@stjohns.edu


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Francis A.X. Schanne
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.A., La Salle College; Ph.D., Temple University.
Molecular mechanisms of cellular injury and protection
schannef@stjohns.edu

Abu T. Serajuddin
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S., Phm., Dhaka University, Bangladesh; M.S., Columbia University; Ph.D., St. John’s University
serajuda@stjohns.edu

Jun Shao
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S. Phm., Zhejiang University; M.S., China Pharmaceutical University; Ph.D. West Virginia University
Biotechnology and drug delivery; Traditional Chinese medicine for cancer
shaoj@stjohns.edu

Emilio Squillante
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S. Phm., M.S., Ph.D., University of Rhode Island
Supercritical fluids; Dissolution, pharmacokinetic and bioavailability to studies; Drug analysis; Transdermal absorption studies
squillae@stjohns.edu

Ralph A. Stephani
Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S., Holy Cross College; Ph.D., SUNY, Buffalo
Synthesis and evaluation of new analgesic agents; Synthesis and evaluation of new anti-bacterial agents; Development of new oral hypoglycemic agents
stephanr@stjohns.edu

 

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Tanaji Talele
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S. in Pharmacy, University of Poona College of Pharmacy; Master of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Medicinal Chemistry and Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry, University of Mumbai, in India
talelet@stjohns.edu

Louis Trombetta
Chair and Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Fordham University.
Metal neurotoxicology, oxidative stress and environmental neurotoxicology
trombetl@stjohns.edu


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Wenchen Kenneth Wu
Chairperson and Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy and Administrative Sciences
B.S., Taipei Medical College; M.B.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Pharmacoeconomics; computer applications in pharmacy; pharmacy management
wuw@stjohns.edu

John N.D. Wurpel
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S., Belmont Abbey College; M.S. Fairleigh Dickinson University; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Effects of neuropeptides on CNS; neurophysiology of seizures
wurpelj@stjohns.edu


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Byron C. Yoburn
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.A. Boston University; M.A., Hollins College; Ph.D., Northeastern University
Molecular aspects of opioid receptor regulation, drug tolerance and dependence
yoburnb@stjohns.edu


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S. William Zito
Associate Dean and Professor, Department fo Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S. Phm., St. John’s University; Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Medicinal and natural products chemistry
zitos@stjohns.edu