Frank A. Barile, Ph.D.

Professor of Clinical and Applied Toxicology
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
St. Albert’s Hall Room B63, Queens Campus
8000 Utopia Parkway
St Albert’s Hall Rm 164A
Queens, NY 11439
Phone: (718) 990-2640
Fax: (718) 990-1877
barilef@stjohns.edu


Educational Background

B.S., 1977, St. John’s University, Pharmaceutical Sciences     
M.S., 1980, St. John’s University, Toxicology
Ph.D., 1982, St. John’s University, Pharmacology  


Teaching

Undergraduate Courses
D&D Neuro, D&D Cancer Chemotherapy, Pharmacotoxicology, Clinical Immunology, Anatomy & Physiology

Graduate Courses
Advanced topics in Clinical Toxicology, Cell culture methods


Research

Areas of Specialization
in vitro toxicology
   
Publications (most recent)
Clinical Toxicology: Principles and Mechanisms, 2nd edition, F.A. Barile; Informa HealthCare, U.K., New York; February 2010; ISBN: 1-4200-9225-1.

Calabro, A.R., Gazarian, D.I., Barile, F.A. (2010). Effect of metals on β-actin and total protein synthesis in cultured human intestinal epithelial cells. J. Pharmacol. Toxicol. Methods, in press [Epub ahead of print].
   
Barile F.A. (2010). Validating and troubleshooting ocular in vitro toxicology tests. J. Pharmacol. Toxicol. Methods, 61:136-145.

Calabro, A.R., Konsoula, R., Barile, F.A. (2008). Evaluation of in vitro cytotoxicity and paracellular permeability of intact monolayers with mouse embryonic stem cells, Toxicology In Vitro, 22:1273-1284.

Principles of Toxicology Testing,  F.A. Barile; Taylor & Francis, Ltd., Boca Raton, FL.; July 2007; ISBN: 0-8493-9025-7.

Presentations (most recent)
A.R. Calabro, F.A. Barile. Effects of arsenic on mouse embryonic stem cell gene expression for differentiation. U.S. Society of Toxicology (U.S. SOT) 49th Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, March 2010.

D. Gazarian, F.A. Barile. Effects of acute metal exposure  on DNA repair gene expression in differentiating mouse embryonic stem cells. U.S. SOT 49th Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, March 2010.

A.R. Calabro, F.A. Barile. Growth factors and extracellular matrices influence the expression of genetic markers during the differentiation of mouse stem cells. U.S. SOT 48th Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, March 2009.

D. Gazarian, F.A. Barile. Epigenetic cytotoxicity of metals on mouse embryonic stem cells. U.S. SOT 48th Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, March 2009.
 

Professional Experience
Full Professor (tenured)
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
St. John’s Univ. College of Pharmacy, NY; 2008-Present

Associate Professor (tenured)
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
St. John’s Univ. College of Pharmacy, NY; 2000-2008

Associate Professor (tenured)
Department of Health Sciences
City University of New York at York College, Jamaica, New York; 1991-2000

Assistant Professor
Department of Natural Sciences
City University of New York at York College; 1984-1990

Consultant Scientist
Dept. Pediatrics, Pulmonary Division
Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York; 1985-1988

Research Associate
Dept. Pediatrics
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York; 1982-1984 

Research Consultant
Dept. of Pathology, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Columbia University, New York, New York; 1983-1984