Faculty - M.S. and Ph.D. Mentors

Robert A. Mangione
Dean and Clinical Professor of Clinical Pharmacy Practice
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 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 Barile
Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., St John’s University. In vitro toxicology
barilef@stjohns.edu

Michael Barletta
Professor 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 infarcton, cardiac arrhythmias, ischemic heart disease and thrombosis
barlettm@stjohns.edu

Andrew J. Bartilucci
Dean Emeritus and Executive Vice President Emeritus
B.S. Phm., St. John’s University; M.S., Rutgers University; Ph.D., University of Maryland

Nesrine Z. Baturay
Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.A., Douglass College; M.S., Seton Hall University; Ph.D., New York University. Investigation of environmental influences on cancer potentiation and the relationship of subcellular components to tumor promotion
baturayn@stjohns.edu

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

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

Joanne M. Carroll
Associate Professor 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 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 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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Henry Eisen
Professor Emeritus
B.S. Phm., St. John’s University; M.S., Rutgers University; Ph.D., University of Connecticut

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Sue M. Ford
Associate Professor 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 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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Amrit Lal Kapoor
Professor 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

Kwon H. Kim
Associate Professor of Pharmacy and Administrative Sciences
B.S. Phm., Chung-Ang University; M.S., Ph.D., St. John’s University. Transdermal and transmucosal drug delivery, controlled release and targeted delivery systems
kimk@stjohns.edu

Vijaya L. Korlipara
Professor 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 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 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
Associate Professor of Pharmacy and Administrative Sciences
B.S. Phm., Taipei Medical College, Ph.D., Temple University. Pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic, transmucosal drug delivery
linse@stjohns.edu

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Martha L. Mackey
Associate Professor 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 of Pharmacy and Administrative 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 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

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Rajesh Nayak
Assistant Professor 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 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 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 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 of Pharmacy and Administrative 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 of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.A., La Sale College; Ph.D., Temple University. Molecular mechanisms of cellular injury and protection
schannef@stjohns.edu

Jun Shao
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy and Administrative 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
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy and Administrative 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-basterial agents; Development of new oral hypoglycemic agents
stephanr@stjohns.edu

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

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Kenneth Wu
Associate Professor 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 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 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
Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S. Phm., St. John’s University; Ph.D., University of Connecticut. Biosynthesis of pyrethrins; Tissue culture as a method to study drug metabolism
zitos@stjohns.edu