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