Biopharmaceutical Sciences

Biopharmaceutical Sciences Faculty

	Faculty	Title
	Maria V. Barbolina	Assistant Professor
	Research Interests: Characterization of novel molecular mechanisms leading to epithelial ovarian carcinoma progression and metastasis with an emphasis on the role of microenvironmental stimuli and cell-cell interactions.
	William T. Beck	Professor and Department Head
	Research Interests: Cancer Pharmacology. Molecular and genetic mechanisms of regulation of genes associated with multidrug resistance in tumors, with a focus on transporters and topoisomerases. Post-translational protein modification; sumoylation and drug response. Roles of splicing factors in the development and therapeutic response of ovarian cancers. Pharmacogenomics.
	Robert E. Gaensslen	Professor of Forensic Science Head of Program in Forensic Science and Director of Graduate Studies
	Research Interests: Examination of biological evidence; Identification and individualization of blood, body fluid, and tissue evidence; DNA typing and applications of DNA technology to forensic science; Methods for the enhancement and development of latent fingerprints; Forensic laboratory approaches to assessing and addressing the drug-facilitated sexual assault problem; Approaches to the individualization of pattern evidence
	Richard A. Gemeinhart	Associate Professor of Pharmaceutics and Bioengineering, Assistant Head for Graduate Programs, and Director of Graduate Studies for the Biopharmaceutical Sciences Graduate Program
	Research Interests: Utilization of biologic motifs for creating polymeric systems for controlled cellular response, applications include tissue regeneration and drug targeting. Understanding polymer-cell and polymer-drug interactions. Delivery of complex molecules including small molecules, poly(nucleic acids), peptides, and proteins.
	Seungpyo Hong	Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutics
	Research Interests: Targeted Drug Delivery using Polymeric Nanomaterials, Capturing Devices for Specific Target Cells, Nano-scale Polymer-Cell Interactions
	Hyun-Young Jeong	Assistant Professor
	Research Interests: Altered pharmacokinetics in pregnancy, molecular pharmacology, drug metabolism, regulation of drug metabolizing enzymes, clinical pharmacokinetics, population pharmacokinetics, nuclear receptors
	Norman L. Katz	Professor of Pharmacology
	Research Interests: Pharmacology of substance abuse and dependence, pharmacology education, pharmacy education.
	Ronald L. Koch	Associate Professor of Pharmaceutics and Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine
	Research Interests: Oral-controlled release and metabolism of drugs, percutaneous drug delivery systems, and formulation of extemporaneously prepared dosage forms.
	Craig M. Miller	Instructor
	Coordinator: Human Physiology and Pathophysiology course sequences.
	Adam Negrusz	Associate Professor of Forensic Science Assistant Director, Forensic Science Program Director, Animal Forensic Toxicology Laboratory
	Research Interests: Detection of illicit drugs in hair and other specimens, equine doping, “date-rape” drugs, forensic urine drug testing, drugs-facilitated sexual assaults, analytical method development.
	Hayat Onyuksel	Professor of Pharmaceutics and Bioengineering Associate Head of Biopharmaceutical Sciences
	Research Interests: Self assembled lipid aggregates as delivery systems for small organic molecules, peptides, proteins and genes. Parenteral formulation of water insoluble compounds. Targeted imaging and treatment of breast cancer and rheumatoid arthritis.
	R. Francis Schlemmer	Associate Professor of Pharmacodynamics
	Research Interests: Behavioral pharmacology of psychotherapeutic drugs and drugs of abuse, development of primate models of mental disorders. Use of the Student Response System to Enhance Learning in the Large Classroom
	Debra A. Tonetti	Associate Professor of Pharmacology
	Research Interests: Protein Kinase C signaling as a mechanism of tamoxifen-resistant breast cancer, identification of therapeutic targets in breast and endometrial cancers, interaction of soy phytoestrogens with tamoxifen for the chemoprevention of breast cancer.
	Donald P. Waller	Professor of Pharmacology
	Research Interests: Reproductive pharmacology and toxicology, STD prevention in women, environmental toxicology.
	Zaijie Jim Wang	Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutics
	Research Interests: Neuropharmacology; Molecular mechanisms of chronic pain and opioid dependence; Pharmacology of natural products. Pharmacogenetics of analgesics and addictive drugs.