Members of the Graduate Faculty

Tamar Barkay, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, CC; Ph.D., Maryland
Mercury and bioindicator organisms

Ira Black, Professor of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, UMDNJ-RWJMS; M.D., Harvard
Neural stem cell biology

Joanna Burger, Professor of Biology, FAS-NB; Ph.D., Minnesota
Heavy metal dynamics in estuarine ecosystems

Suzie Chen, Associate Professor of Chemical Biology, EMSP; Ph.D., Albert Einstein
Molecular mechanisms of cell growth and differentiation

John L. Colaizzi, Professor of Pharmacy and Dean of the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, EMSP; Ph.D., Purdue
Pharmacokinetics

Allan H. Conney, New Jersey Professor of Pharmacology, EMSP; Ph.D., Wisconsin
Experimental therapeutics and drug metabolism

Keith R. Cooper, Professor of Microbiology, CC; Ph.D., Rhode Island
Xenobiotic metabolism in aquatic animals; animal models

David T. Denhardt, Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, FAS-NB; Ph.D., California Institute of Technology
Mechanisms of mammalian cell signaling and regulation of gene expression

Emanuel M. DiCicco-Bloom, Associate Professor of Neuroscience and Cell Biology/Pediatrics, UMDNJ-RWJMS; M.D., Cornell
Pediatric neurology; neurogenesis

John L. Falk, Professor of Psychology, FAS-NB; Ph.D., Illinois
Behavioral mechanisms and drugs of abuse; animal models of alcoholism

Michael A. Gallo, Professor of Environmental and Community Medicine, UMDNJ-RWJMS; Ph.D., Albany Medical College
Food additives; phototoxins; dermatotoxicology; dioxin; molecular biology of estrogen receptors

Donald R. Gerecke, Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, EMSP; Ph.D., Harvard
Molecular biology of the extracellular matrix in skin

Michael Gochfeld, Professor of Environmental and Community Medicine, UMDNJ-RWJMS; Ph.D., CUNY (Queens); M.D., Albert Einstein
Environmental toxicology; behavioral development and occupational medicine

Marion K. Gordon, Research Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, EMSP; Ph.D., Rutgers/UMDNJ-RWJMS
Gene expression of extracellular matrix molecules during development

William N. Hait, Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology, UMDNJ-RWJMS; M.D., Ph.D., Medical College of Pennsylvania
Cancer research and multidrug resistance

Diane E. Heck, Assistant Research Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, EMSP; Ph.D., Rutgers
Biology of nitric oxide

Jun-Yan Hong, Associate Professor of Environmental and Community Medicine, UMDNJ-RWJMS; Ph.D., UMDNJ
Biochemistry

Michael M. Iba, Associate Professor of Toxicology, EMSP; Ph.D., Illinois
Metabolic and molecular basis of arylamine carcinogenesis; developmental toxicology

Sungchul Ji, Associate Professor of Pharmacy, EMSP; Ph.D., SUNY (Albany)
Mechanisms of liver injury; noninvasive biophysical probes

Stanley E. Katz, Professor of Microbiology, CC; Ph.D., Rutgers
Agricultural microbiology; pesticides; food additives

Frederick C. Kauffman, Professor of Pharmacology, EMSP; Ph.D., Illinois
Influence of intermediary metabolism on xenobiotic metabolism; neurotoxicology

Howard Kipen, Associate Professor of Environmental and Community
Medicine, UMDNJ-RWJMS; M.D., California (San Francisco) Occupational health

Ah-Ng Tony Kong, Professor of Pharmaceutics, EMSP; SUNY (Buffalo)
Pharmaceutics, pharmacokinetics, and drug metabolism

Samuel Kuna, Visiting Professor of Toxicology, EMSP; Ph.D., New York
Analgesics

George H. Lambert, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, UMDNJ-RWJMS; M.D., Illinois
Pediatric and reproductive environmental health

Debra L. Laskin, Chairperson and Professor of Toxicology, EMSP; Ph.D., Medical College of Virginia
Immunology; immunotoxicology; monoclonal antibodies; flow cytometry

Jeffrey D. Laskin, Professor of Environmental and Community Medicine, UMDNJ-RWJMS; Ph.D., SUNY (Buffalo)
Carcinogenesis and differentiation in cell culture

Edmond J. LaVoie, Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, EMSP; Ph.D., SUNY (Buffalo)
Metabolism and structure-activity studies of pharmacological agents

Paul J. Lioy, Professor of Environmental and Community Medicine, UMDNJ-RWJMS; Ph.D., Rutgers
Air pollution exposure, measurement, and assessment

Herbert E. Lowndes, Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, EMSP; Ph.D., Cornell
Neurotoxicology

Larissa A. Pohorecky, Professor of Neuropharmacology, CAS; Ph.D., Chicago
Alcohol and psychological stress on brain monoamines and behavior

Ronald D. Poretz, Professor of Biochemistry, CC; Ph.D., SUNY (Buffalo)
Inherited susceptibility to neurotoxicants; drug delivery; cancer prevention and therapy

Kenneth R. Reuhl, Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, EMSP; Ph.D., Wisconsin
Developmental neuropathology and neurotoxicology

David J. Riley, Professor of Medicine, UMDNJ-RWJMS; M.D., Maryland
Respiratory physiology; respiratory toxicology, effects of oxidants on tissue metabolism and molecular biology

Mark Robson, Associate Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health, UMDNJ-SPH; Ph.D., Rutgers
Public health; agrochemical toxicology

Joseph D. Rosen, Professor of Food Science, CC; Ph.D., Rutgers
Mutagenesis; mycotoxins

Eric Rubin, Associate Professor of Medicine, UMDNJ-RWJMS; M.D., Tulane
Cancer therapeutics; drug transporters

Karen M. Schaich, Associate Professor of Food Science, CC; Sc.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
EPR studies of free radicals; lipid oxidation; co-oxidation of macromolecules

Robert Snyder, Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, EMSP; Ph.D., SUNY Upstate Medical Center (Syracuse)
Benzene; bone marrow disease; drug metabolism; carcinogenesis

Patricia K. Sonsalla, Associate Professor of Neurology, Psychiatry, and Pharmacology, UMDNJ-RWJMS; Ph.D., Utah
Neurotoxicology, monoamines, and CNS function

Kevin S. Sweder, Assistant Professor of Chemical Biology, EMSP; Ph.D., California Institute of Technology
DNA repair and replication of damage-containing DNA directly related to biochemical mechanisms of carcinogenesis

Paul E. Thomas, Professor of Chemical Biology and Pharmacognosy, EMSP; Ph.D., Ohio State
Antibody probes of the regulation and membrane topology of cytochrome P-450

Thresia Thomas, Associate Professor of Molecular Genetics, UMDNJ-RWJMS; Ph.D., Indian Institute of Science
Hormones and breast cancer; cyclins; polyamines

Jay A. Tischfield, Professor of Genetics, FAS-NB; Ph.D., Yale
Genetics

George Wagner, Professor of Psychology, FAS-NB; Ph.D., Chicago
Neural and behavioral toxicology

Judith Weis, Professor of Zoology, FAS-NB; Ph.D., New York Environmental factors; pollutants; estuarine organisms

Lori White, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Microbiology, CC; Ph.D., Dartmouth Medical School, Wisconsin (Madison)
Biochemistry and environmental toxicology

Gisela Witz, Professor of Environmental and Community Medicine, UMDNJ-RWJMS; Ph.D., New York
Benzene metabolism, tumor promotion, oxygen radical toxicity

Chung S. Yang, Professor of Pharmacognosy, EMSP; Ph.D., Cornell
Nitrosamines, carcinogenesis, molecular biology of cytochrome P-450

Renping Zhou, Associate Professor of Chemical Biology, EMSP; Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Development of the brain: function of growth factors and their receptors

Associate Members of the Graduate Faculty

Carol R. Gardner, Research Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, EMSP; Ph.D., Texas
Woman's Immunotoxicology; immunology; radiation biology

Peter C. Kahn, Associate Professor of Biochemistry, FAS-NB; Ph.D., Columbia
Carcinogens; Agent Orange

Gail Zeevalk, Assistant Professor of Neurology, UMDNJ-RWJMS; Ph.D., CUNY
Mitochondrial toxins; energy metabolism; glutamate receptors; excitotoxicity ischemia