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Our World-class Faculty
Frank Cantelmo John Conry Judith Beizer Chul-Hoon Kwon. Ph.D. Diana Bartelt, Ph.D. Senshang Lin
Frank Cantelmo, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biological SciencesJohn Conry, Pharm.D., Associate Clinical Professor of Clinical Pharmacy PracticeJudith Beizer, Pharm.D., Clinical Professor of Clinical Pharmacy Practice
Chul-Hoon Kwon. Ph.D.Diana Bartelt, Ph.D.Senshang Lin

Frank Cantelmo, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
Cantelmo has developed an introductory-level ecology course that recently was recognized by the College Board as one of 25 U.S. college courses that best conform to Advanced Placement Environmental Science standards.

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John Conry, Pharm.D., Associate Clinical Professor of Clinical Pharmacy Practice
Conry has been volunteering once a week at Project Renewal, a New York City medical-outreach clinic.

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Judith Beizer, Pharm.D., Clinical Professor of Clinical Pharmacy Practice
Beizer was elected Vice President of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists, based on her longtime advocacy for the health-care rights of senior citizens and patients with chronic illnesses.

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Chul-Hoon Kwon, Ph.D.
Kwon’s research focuses on designing more effective cancer drugs to treat solid tumors, “which are particularly resistant,” he says, “to radiation and chemotherapy.” His most recent research includes studies of sulfur-containing compounds as novel anticancer prodrugs, “with a particular emphasis on the exploitation of selective enzyme processes for their activation.” He will be presenting his latest research at the Centennial American Association of Cancer Research 2007 in Los Angeles. Read more >>

Diana Bartelt, Ph.D.
The Director of St. John’s Institute for Biotechnology spent her sabbatical research leave engaged in cutting edge cancer research at OSI Pharmaceuticals, assisting in the identification of target proteins or genes known to be involved in the progression of some cancers of the pancreas, lung and liver.
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Senshang Lin, Ph.D.
Through his 2006 Fulbright Award, Senshang Lin conducted research on a new way to fight breast cancer through the topical administration of gonadotropin-releasing hormone, which suppresses the growth of cancer cells. Lin conducted his research and taught at Kaohsiung Medical University in Taiwan.
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St. John's Science News and Notes

Faculty and Students from Pharmaceutical Sciences attend Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting
Twenty-three faculty and graduate students from St. John’s University Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions traveled to Seattle, Washington to attend the prestigious Society of Toxicology (SOT) 47th Annual Meeting and ToxExpo from March 16-20 and to represent St John’s significant strength in this area of research. 
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Science Students Receive Accolades for Outstanding Research
St. John’s University science students have earned distinctions of excellence for research in their respective fields of science. Vennesa Williams and Dwayne Punnette attribute their success to the support from their faculty advisors, the strong St. John's science ethos. These two international students also owe their success to their own diligence and love for science.
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College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions Joins Federally Funded Geriatric Education Consortium
A 3-year federal grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has enabled St. John’s College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Profession to become a partner in the Long Island Geriatric Education Consortium (LIGEC), an organization whose mission is to “train health professionals to incorporate relevant geriatric/gerontologic topics into their continuing education programs and academic curriculum.” 
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