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Faculty and Staff

Center for Biotechnology

Director

Dr. Alan W. Seadler
Director, Center for Biotechnology

Edward V. Fritzky Chair in Biotechnology Leadership
Associate Academic Vice President for Research

Entreprenurial activity in the biomedical industry, translational research, product research and development.

421 Health Sciences Building
Office Phone: 412.396.1568
Email: seadlera@duq.edu

Faculty

Dr. Philip E. Auron
Professor of Biological Sciences

Eukaryotic gene regulation and signal transduction.

Office Phone: 412.396.5657
Email: auronp@duq.edu

 

Dr. Lawrence H. Block
Professor of Pharmaceutics

Drug delivery, pharmacokinetics, transport phenomena, and pharmaceutical engineering.

Office Phone: 412.396.6362
Email: block@duq.edu

Dr. Peter Castric
Professor of Biological Sciences

Vaccines and bacterial pathogenesis.

Office Phone: 412.396.6319
Email: castric@duq.edu

Dr. F. Richard Clemente
Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy

Sensory nerve stimulation for the treatment of causalgia. Synaptosomal neurotransmitter levels in neuropathetic dorsal horns treated with sensory nerve stimulation.

Office Phone: 412.396.5548
Email: clemente@duq.edu

Dr. Aleem Gangjee
Professor of  Medicinal Chemistry

Cancer drug development and discovery.

Office Phone: 412.396.6070
Email: gangjee@duq.edu

 

Dr. Jelena Janjic
Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutics

Design, synthesis, formulation and biological testing of multifunctional nanoreagents with focus on molecular imaging and drug delivery.

Office Phone:  412-396-6369
Email:  janjicj@duq.edu

 

Dr. Jeffry D. Madura
Professor of Chemistry

Theoretical models for the study of the structure, function and dynamics of biological systems.

Office Phone: 412-396-6341  (Voice)
Office Phone: 412-396-4129 (Voice)
Fax: 412-396-5683
Email: madura@duq.edu

Dr. Wilson S.  Meng
Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Peptide immunotherapy, T-cell epitope prediction, dendritic cell biology, cancer genetic immunization.

Office Phone: 412.396.6366
Fax: 412.396.4660
Email: meng@duq.edu

Dr. Clifford R. Pohl
Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy

Neuroendocrine control and feedback mechanisms using the reproductive axis as the model system. Growth-related signals to the nervous system inducing the pulsatile release mechanisms at puberty.

Office Phone: 412.396.5546
E-mail: pohl@duq.edu

Dr. David W. Seybert
Dean, Bayer School of Natural & Environmental Sciences
Professor of Biochemistry

Modifications of plasma proteins by lipid peroxidation products, oxidation of lipid bilayers and oxidative enzymatic reactions.

Office Phone: 412.396.4877
Email: seybert@duq.edu

Dr. David L. Somers
Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy

Sensory nerve stimulation for the treatment of causalgia. Synaptosomal neurotransmitter levels in neuropathetic dorsal horns treated with sensory nerve stimulation.

Office Phone: 412.396.4776
Email: somers@duq.edu

Dr. John F. Stolz
Professor of Biological Sciences

Microbial ecology, bioremediation, and biomineralization.

Office Phone: 412.396.6333
Email: stolz@duq.edu

Dr. Christopher K. Surratt
Division Head of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Associate Professor of Pharmacology

Structure - function studies on brain receptors for opiates and psychostimulants, toward rational design of pharmacotherapies to combat physical dependence and addiction.

Office Phone: 412.396.5007
Fax: 412.396.4660
Email: surratt@duq.edu

Dr. Paula A. Witt-Enderby
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology

Mechanisms underlying human melatonin receptor function and regulation using recombinant cell culture models.

Office Phone: 412.396.4346
Email: wittp@duq.edu