Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty

Chair, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

i [dot] mercier [at] usciences [dot] edu | 215-596-7151

Breast and prostate cancers continue to be the most commonly diagnosed cancers among Americans. My laboratory focuses on the characterization and molecular targeting of key proteins involved in breast and prostate tumorigenesis, using both in...

Adeboye Adejare PhD

Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences

a [dot] adejar [at] usciences [dot] edu | 215-596-8944

My group is interested in the areas of design and synthesis of small organic molecules to probe neurodegeneration. We are also interested in in vitro models of drug absorption and ability to cross blood brain barrier; drug...

Bin Chen, PhD

Director, Graduate Program in Pharmacology/Toxicology

b [dot] chen [at] usciences [dot] edu | 215-596-7481

Our research focuses on understanding the mechanism of anticancer agents and designing mechanism-based approaches for therapeutic enhancement. We are particularly interested in studying the mechanism of photosensitizing agents, which generate...

Anil D'mello PhD

Director, Undergraduate Program in Pharmaceutical Science

a [dot] dmello [at] usciences [dot] edu | 215.596.8941

Dr. D’mello received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Pittsburgh and a B.Pharm from the University of Bombay. He teaches Pharmacokinetics in the Undergraduate, Professional and Graduate programs. He is the recipient of the...

Pardeep Gupta PhD

Director, Industrial Pharmacy Laboratory

p [dot] gupta [at] usciences [dot] edu | 215.895.1141

Dr. Gupta has spent nearly 26 years at University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in controlled drug delivery systems, pharmaceutical solutions, drug stability, drug diffusion and pharmaceutical rate...

Peter J. Harvison PhD

p [dot] harvis [at] usciences [dot] edu | 215-596-8979

My research interests are primarily concerned with the effects of metabolism on the biological activity of chemicals (including drugs) to which humans and other mammals may be exposed. Although metabolism usually results in the formation of...

Amalia M. Issa, PhD, MPH, FCPP

Founding Director, Personalized Medicine & Targeted Therapeutics

a [dot] issa [at] usciences [dot] edu | 215-596-7033

Amalia M. Issa, PhD, MPH, FCPP is a pharmacologist and internationally renowned scientist in the field of personalized genomic medicine (precision medicine). Dr. Issa was one of the first scientists to develop a new and unique area of health...

Jean-Francois Jasmin, PhD

Associate Provost for Research and Graduate Education

j [dot] jasmin [at] usciences [dot] edu | 215-596-8512

For more information, see https://sites.google.com/usciences.edu/jean-francois-jasmin

Kamal Jonnalagadda PhD

Director, Pharmaceutics Graduate Program

k [dot] jonnal [at] usciences [dot] edu | 215.596.8942

Dr. Jonnalagadda earned a Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska and a B.Pharm. from BIT, in India. He studies the design, characterization and modeling of polymeric biomaterials for specific pharmaceutical applications, including solid dosage...

Ra'ed S. A. Khashan PhD, RPh

Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences

r [dot] khashan [at] usciences [dot] edu | 215-596-7153

At Molecular Modeling & Simulation Laboratory (MMSL), our research employs computer power to identify novel theoretical models that will aid in discovering new molecular entities, mastering difficult biological processes, and improving the...

Zhiyu Li PhD

Director of Undergraduate Pharmacology/Toxicology Program

zh [dot] li [at] usciences [dot] edu | 267.295.3105

Dr. Li's research interest on biopharmaceutics is to utilize human endogenous proteins as carriers for drug formulation, targeting and delivery. He has developed a human serum albumin-based platform to create recombinant albumins that can...

Jeffrey Moore

Manager, Pharmaceutics Teaching Laboratories

j [dot] moore [at] usciences [dot] edu | 215.596.8987

Mr. Moore studies the formulation and product development in many of the more common pharmaceutical dosage forms, including tablets, capsules, semi-solid ointments and other forms.

Clyde M. Ofner III PhD

c [dot] ofner [at] usciences [dot] edu | 215.596.8881

Dr. Ofner has been a professor of pharmaceutics in the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy at University of the Sciences in Philadelphia since 1987. His responsibilities include teaching courses in pharmacy, pharmaceutical chemistry and...

Elias W. Packman DSc

Asha Suryanarayanan, PhD, FPGEC

a [dot] suryanarayanan [at] usciences [dot] edu | 215-596-7152

Dr. Suryanarayanan earned her bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy from the University of Mumbai, India. She subsequently earned her PhD degree from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks and completed postdoctoral fellowships at the University of...

Ruy Tchao PhD

r [dot] tchao [at] usciences [dot] edu | 215.596.8978

Dr. Tchao earned a PhD from the University of Manchester and a BS from the University of Nottingham, both in England. He studies the role of desmosomes in tumor cell motility and invasion, and the development of in-vitro assays as alternatives...

Shanaz Tejani-Butt PhD

s [dot] tejani [at] usciences [dot] edu | 215.596.8594

Dr. Tejani-Butt has conducted numerous research projects that have focused on the general area of Neuropsychopharmacology and include, among others: Role of Central Monoaminergic Systems in Psychiatric Disorders, Thyroid Axis Hormones, Animal...

Jason Wallach, PhD

j [dot] wallach [at] usciences [dot] edu | 215-596-8806

Dr. Wallach teaches courses in Laboratory Biomethods, Pharmacology and Toxicology Laboratory Techniques, Psychopharmacology, Pathology, Simulated Physiology Labs and Toxicology. Dr. Wallach also has an appointment to the Substance Use Disorders...

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