Degree Programs Offered: Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy
Director of Graduate Program: Professor Lauren M. Aleksunes, EOHSI Building, Busch Campus (848-445-5518)
Website: http://jgpt.rutgers.edu
Members of the Graduate Faculty
Lauren M. Aleksunes, Associate Professor of Pharmacology and
Toxicology,
EMSP; Pharm.D., Ph.D., Connecticut
Drug transport of toxicants in the brain, placenta, and kidneys
Tracy Anthony, Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences, SEBS;
Ph.D., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)
Amino acid control of protein synthesis and gene expression
during hepatotoxicity
Gary Aston-Jones, Director, Rutgers Neuroscience and Brain
Health Institute; Ph.D., California Institute of Technology
Reward processing and addiction
Emily S. Barrett, Associate Professor of Epidemiology, EOHSI; Ph.D., Harvard
The Infant Development and the Environment Study (TIDES)
William J. Belden, Associate
Professor of Biochemistry and Microbiology, SEBS; Ph.D., SUNY (Buffalo)
Chromatin-remodeling and
epigenetics; circadian clock-regulated gene expression; noncoding RNA
Joan W. Bennett, Distinguished Professor of Plant Biology and
Pathology, SEBS: Ph.D., Chicago
Fungal production of toxic chemicals
Yana Bromberg, Associate Professor of Biochemistry and
Microbiology, SEBS; Ph.D., Columbia
Bioinformatics approaches to protein function prediction and
genome variation analysis
Andrew
Brooks, Associate Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health, SPH; Ph.D., Rochester
Proteomics, genomics, and biomarkers and
their application to toxicologyBrian Buckley,
Administrative Director of Laboratories, EOHSI; Ph.D., North Carolina
State
Analytical chemistry of environmental samples
Joanna Burger, Professor of Biology, SAS; Ph.D., Minnesota
Heavy metal dynamics in estuarine ecosystems
Stephen Burley, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and
Chemical Biology, SAS; Ph.D., Oxford
Proteomics of cancer chemotherapeutics
Suzie Chen, Professor of Chemical Biology, EMSP; Ph.D., Einstein
Mouse model of melanoma; regulation of cell signaling by
G-protein-coupled receptor Keith R. Cooper, Professor of Microbiology, SEBS; Ph.D., Rhode Island
Xenobiotic metabolism in aquatic animals; animal models
Emanuel M. DiCicco-Bloom,
Professor of Neuroscience and Cell Biology/Pediatrics, RWJMS; M.D., Cornell
Pediatric neurology; neurogenesis
Cheryl Dreyfus, Professor and Chair of Neuroscience and
Cell Biology, RWJMS; Ph.D., Cornell
Regulation of brain development and repair
Nancy
L. Fielder, Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health, SPH; Ph.D., Bowling Green
Neurobehavioral and health
effects in human exposure to hazardous substancesPhilip Furmanski, Distinguished Professor of Chemical
Biology, EMSP; Ph.D., Temple
Molecular mechanisms of tumor progression; experimental
therapeutics; immunotherapy cancer
Donald R.
Gerecke, Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, EMSP;
Ph.D., Harvard
Molecular biology of the extracellular matrix in skin
Peter J. Gillies, Professor
of Nutritional Sciences, SEBS; Director, Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health; Ph.D., McMaster (Canada)
Nutrigenomics and the relationships between nutrition and metabolic syndrome disorders
Marion K.
Gordon, Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology,
EMSP; Ph.D., Rutgers/UMDNJ
Gene expression of extracellular matrix
molecules during development
Andrew Gow, Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, EMSP; Ph.D., Temple
Molecular
mechanisms of nitric oxide control of pathophysiological processesJudith Graber, Assistant Research Professor of Environmental Epidemiology and Statistics, EOHSI; Ph.D., Illinois
Tobacco use among dust-exposed workersGrace L. Guo, Associate Professor
of Pharmacology and Toxicology, EMSP; Ph.D., Kansas
Roles of nuclear receptors in chemical metabolism
Ronald Hart, Professor of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, SAS, and Director, Stem Cell Program, Human Genetics Institute of New Jersey; Ph.D., Michigan (Ann Arbor)
Stem cells to study neurogenesis and neural disease
Peter C. Kahn, Professor of Biochemistry and Microbiology,
SEBS; Ph.D., Columbia
Protein folding; subunit assembly; ligand interactions;
hydration; dioxins and related compounds
Howard Kipen, Professor of Environmental and
Occupational Health, SPH; M.D., California (San Francisco)
Occupational health Ah-Ng Tony Kong, Distinguished Glaxo Professor and Director of Pharmaceutics, EMSP; Ph.D., SUNY (Buffalo)
Pharmaceutics, pharmacokinetics, and drug metabolism
Debra L. Laskin, Distinguished Professor and Chair of Toxicology, EMSP; Ph.D., Medical College of Virginia
Immunology; immunotoxicology; monoclonal antibodies; flow cytometry
Jeffrey D.
Laskin, Professor and Chief of Environmental and Occupational Health, SPH;
Ph.D., SUNY (Buffalo)
Carcinogenesis and differentiation in cell culture
Robert J. Laumbach, Associate Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health, SPH;
M.D., UMDNJ-RWJMS
Respiratory and cardiovascular effects of human exposure to air pollutants
Edmund J. LaVoie, Chair and Professor of Medicinal
Chemistry, EMSP; Ph.D., SUNY (Buffalo)
Synthesis and structure-activity studies of pharmacological
agents
John
P. McGann, Associate Professor of Psychology, SAS; Ph.D., Yale
Neuroscience
of smell; optical imaging; cellular/systems/behavioral
Christopher J. Molloy, Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, EMSP; Ph.D., Rutgers
Drug discovery involving the molecular mechanisms of inflammation and carcinogenesis
Reynold A. Panettieri Jr., Professor of Medicine for
Translational Medicine and Science, RWJMS; M.D., Pennsylvania
Understanding airway smooth muscle function in asthma
and COPD Sally Radovick, Professor of Pediatrics, RWJMS; M.D., Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine
Understanding the role of metabolic function on reproduction
Kenneth R. Reuhl, Professor of
Pharmacology and Toxicology, EMSP; Ph.D., Wisconsin
Developmental
neuropathology and neurotoxicology
Mark Robson, Professor of Entomology and Director of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, SEBS; Ph.D., Rutgers
Public health; agrochemical toxicology
Troy A. Roepke, Assistant Professor of Animal Sciences,
SEBS; Ph.D., California (Davis)
Effect of environmental influences and stresses, both
naturally occurring and anthropogenic, on the physiological functions of
organismsDipak K. Sarkar, Board of Governors Professor of Animal Sciences, SEBS; Director, Endocrine Program and Director, Biomedical Division, CAS; Ph.D., Calcutta; D.Phil., Oxford
Cellular and molecular neuroendocrinology
Stephan Schwander, Associate Professor, Department Chair of
Environmental and Occupational Health, SPH; M.D., Johana Wolfgang Goethe (Germany); Ph.D., Hamburg-Eppendorf (Germany)
Translational research
Patricia
K. Sonsalla, Professor of Neurology, Psychiatry, and
Pharmacology, RWJMS; Ph.D., Utah
Neurotoxicology; monoamines;
CNS function
Phoebe Stapleton, Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, EMSP; Ph.D., West Virginia
Microvascular perturbations and exposures to environmental chemicals
Nanjo Suh, Professor of Chemical Biology, EMSP; Ph.D., Illinois (Chicago)
Cancer prevention with triterpenoids and vitamins
Jay A. Tischfield, Professor of Genetics, SAS; Ph.D., Yale
Genetics
Mehmet
Uzumcu, Associate Professor of Animal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Ohio State
Reproductive endocrinology and toxicology; ovary and testis
development; endocrine disruptors in gonadal development
Charles J. Weschler, Adjunct Professor of Exposure
Science, EOHSI; Ph.D., Chicago
Indoor pollutants and ozone reactions
Lori A. White, Associate
Professor of Biochemistry and Microbiology, SEBS; Ph.D., Dartmouth
Molecular mechanisms of xenobiotic-induced
pathologiesGisela Witz, Professor Emeritus of Environmental and Occupational Health, SPH; Ph.D., New York
Benzene metabolism; tumor promotion; oxygen radical toxicity
Long-Jun Wu, Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, SAS; Ph.D., Science and Technology (China)
Microglia-neuron communication in normal and diseased brains
Chung S. Yang, Distinguished Professor of Pharmacy, EMSP; Ph.D., Cornell
Nitrosamines; carcinogenesis; molecular biology of cytochrome P-450
Helmut
Zarbl, Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health, SPH/EOHSI; Ph.D., McGill (Canada)
Cancer biology and genetics; genomics; toxicogenomics and toxicology
Renping Zhou, Professor of Chemical Biology, EMSP; Ph.D., California
(Berkeley)
Development of the brain: function of growth factors and
their receptors
Hao Zhu, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, FAS-C; Ph.D., Case Western Reserve
CheminformaticsWei-Xing Zong, Professor of Chemical Biology, EMSP;
Ph.D., UMDNJ
Cancer cell stress responseAssociate Member of the Graduate Faculty
Carol
R. Gardner, Associate Research Professor of Pharmacology and
Toxicology, EMSP; Ph.D., Texas
Woman's immunotoxicology;
immunology; radiation biology
Programs, Faculty, and Courses 
