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`B. Michniak-Kohn
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`michniak@dls.rutgers.edu
`bomichniak@gmail.com
`Cell: (732) 991 0909
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`Bozena “Bo” B. Michniak-Kohn
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`25, Riverview Avenue
`Piscataway, NJ 08854
`Tel: (848) 445 3589
`Center for Drug Delivery/NJCBM
`Fax: (732) 445 5006
`Life Sciences Building, Room 109
`Rutgers - The State University of NJ
`145 Bevier Road
`Piscataway, NJ 08854
`www.michniaklab.org and
`www.centerfordermalresearch.org
`www.derm.rutgers.edu
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`EDUCATION
`Bachelor of Science (Pharmacy) with Honors, School of Pharmacy, DeMontfort University, Leicester,
`England, 1977.
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`Doctor of Philosophy (Pharmacology), School of Pharmacy, De Montfort University, Leicester, England,
`1980. Title: “An Investigation of the Mechanism by which Aluminium and Other Polyvalent Cations
`inhibit Eccrine Sweating”. Advisor: Prof. Basil Northover, Ph.D.
`Internships and Residencies
`Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, Internship for Pharmaceutical License, 1980-1981 (M.R.
`Pharm. S. awarded in 1981).
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`Postdoctoral experience
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`1981-1983 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL College of Pharmacy, Postdoctoral Fellow with
`Professor Nicholas Bodor (Medicinal Chemistry).
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`1983-1986 University of Bradford, Bradford, England, Postgraduate School of Studies in Pharmacy,
`Senior Postdoctoral Fellow with Professor Brian W. Barry (Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery).
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`Licensure
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`Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. License #73637. February 1981-present.
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`APPOINTMENTS
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`Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey, Busch Campus,
`Professor with Tenure in Pharmaceutics, 7/09-present.
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`Founder & Director, Center for Dermal Research (CDR)- NJCBM, Rutgers-The State University of
`New Jersey, 2/11-present.
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`Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey, Busch Campus,
`Associate Professor with Tenure in Pharmaceutics, 7/05-7/09.
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`University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-NJ Medical School, Associate Professor, Dept.
`of Physiology and Pharmacology, Newark, NJ, 9/00-7/05.
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`College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, Full Professor with tenure in
`Dept. of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences-Pharmaceutics, 9/98-9/00.
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`College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, Associate Professor with tenure
`in Dept. of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences- Pharmaceutics, 9/93-8/98.
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`College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, Assistant Professor in Dept. of Basic
`Pharmaceutical Sciences-Pharmaceutics (tenure-track), 9/87-8/93.
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`Director, Laboratory for Drug Delivery, New Jersey Center for Biomaterials, Rutgers University,
`9/00-present.
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`Director, Industrial Membership Program, New Jersey Center for Biomaterials, Rutgers University, 5/02-
`2/11.
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`Engineering Research Center (ERC) for Structured Organic Particulate Systems (SOPS), Member of
`Leadership Committee, FDA Liaison, Project 2.6 and C5 Leader, 9/06-9/16.
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`UMDNJ-NJ Medical School, Newark, Dept. of Pharmacology & Physiology, Adjunct Associate
`Professor, 7/05-7/08.
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`College of Pharmacy, Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey, Busch campus, Adjunct Associate
`Professor, 9/00-6/05.
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`The Graduate School, Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey, Newark Campus, Adjunct Associate
`Professor, 9/00-6/05.
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`Department of Biomedical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ, Adjunct
`Associate Professor, 9/00-6/05.
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`College of Engineering and Science, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, Adjunct Professor in
`Bioengineering, 9/98-9/00.
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`College of Engineering and Science, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, Adjunct Associate Professor in
`Bioengineering, 9/93-8/98.
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`College of Engineering and Science, Clemson University, Clemson, SC. Adjunct Assistant Professor,
`5/92-8/93.
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`Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, Adjunct Professor at College of Pharmacy,
`Graduate Faculty Member, 9/98-9/00.
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`Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, Adjunct Associate Professor at College of
`Pharmacy, Member of Graduate Faculty at MUSC, 9/93-9/98.
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`Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, Adjunct Assistant Professor at College of
`Pharmacy, Member of Graduate Faculty at MUSC, 9/88-8/93.
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`Other Professional Positions and Major Visiting Appointments
`College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina, Columbia SC, Visiting Assistant Professor in Basic
`Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2/86-9/87.
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`Graduate Programs at Rutgers University
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`Member, Graduate Program in Pharmaceutical Science, 2000-present.
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`Member, Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering, 2004-present.
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`Member, Graduate Program RWJ Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 2006-present.
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`Member, Graduate Program in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, 2007- present.
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`Member, Graduate Program in Chemistry and Chemical Biology, 2014-present.
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`Member (active) of Collaborative Interdisciplinary Programs at Rutgers
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`New Jersey Center for Biomaterials-NJCBM
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`Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ)
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`NIH T32 Postdoctoral Training in Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials Science
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`RESEARCH INTERESTS AND EXPERIENCE
`Optimization of topical, transdermal and transmucosal drug delivery; development of novel permeation
`models and computational modeling.
`• Design and evaluation of novel dermal penetration enhancers and retardants & their structure-activity
`relationships.
`• Design and testing of novel formulations for topical and transdermal drug delivery including creams,
`emulsions, gels and micro-and nano-carrier systems.
`• Physical approaches to enhancing dermal drug delivery: iontophoresis, microneedles as well as
`formulation optimization.
`• Visualization of drug transport pathways in skin using Raman, Fourier Transform Infra-Red
`spectroscopy, electron and confocal microscopy.
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`Investigation of permeability and formulations for drug delivery into nails.
`• Development of novel human tissue cultured skin equivalents for permeability testing.
`• Computational approaches to predicting skin transport of drugs.
`• Drug delivery into the oral cavity: optimization of oral transmucosal (buccal), transgingival and
`sublingual drug delivery.
`• Pharmacokinetics and ADME studies.
`• Biorelevant drug release/dissolution testing of pharmaceutical dosage forms.
`• Design & development of oral edible as well as transdermal drug-containing polymer films.
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`AWARDS AND HONORS
`Michniak –Kohn Awards:
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`Elected to The Kosciuszko Foundation Collegium of Eminent Scientists as a Distinguished Fellow of the
`Collegium for Outstanding Achievements and Contributions to the Polish Scientific Community,
`February, 2015.
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`Rutgers University Student Employment Office 2012 Supervisor of the Year Award.
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`Rutgers University Aresty Research Center for Undergraduates Faculty Research Mentor of the Year
`Award, April 2011.
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`Awarded Fellow status of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, July 2008. Awards
`ceremony at the AAPS annual meeting, Nov. 16th, 2008 in Atlanta, GA.
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`Awarded the 2007 Meggers Award from the Society for Applied Spectroscopy for paper entitled
`“Infrared Kinetic/Structural Studies of Barrier Reformation in Intact Stratum Corneum Following
`Thermal Perturbation” Applied Spectroscopy, 2007, 60 (12), 1399-1404. Co-authors: Pensack, Moore and
`Mendelsohn.
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`The Controlled Release Society New Jersey Student Chapter Annual Innovated Controlled Delivery
`Concept Award has been named after Dr. Bozena B. Michniak-Kohn (awarded for first time in 2008).
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`Awarded New South Wales (Australia) Cancer Institute’s Premier Award for Outstanding Cancer
`Research 2007 for five year grant submitted by Khachigian, L. et al. entitled “Novel Gene-Targeted
`Therapies for Basal Cell Carcinoma”. Listed as Associate Investigator I on study.
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`Received Most Cited Paper Award 2005 in European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics for
`Wang, Y., Thakur, R., Fan, Q., Michniak, B. Transdermal iontophoresis: combination strategies to
`improve transdermal iontophoretic drug delivery, Vol. 60, Issue 2 (2005), 179-191.
`Awarded the Lady Davis Fellowship at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, 2000-2001.
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`Recipient of Researcher of the Year Award 1998, College of Pharmacy, University of SC.
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`The 1981 Best Publication Prize in the Int. J. Cosm. Sci. for the paper "Studies on the mechanism of
`topical anhidrosis due to polyvalent cations" 3(1), 29-36. First Author: B. Michniak.
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`Participant in Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Association (P.M.A.) Coordinated Industry Program for
`Pharmacy Faculty (Burroughs Wellcome, Research Triangle Park, NC) August 1989.
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`Elected for membership of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society (May, 1993).
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`Honorary member of Golden Key Honor Society.
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`Michniak-Kohn Lab. Member Awards since 2011:
`Michniak-Kohn Pharm.D/Ph.D student Rose Soskind received the third prize in the Poster Competition at
`the 71st Annual Society for Cosmetic Chemists Scientific Meeting and Technology Showcase, December
`11-12, 2017, The Westin New York at Times Square.
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`Michniak-Kohn Pharm.D/Ph.D student Rose Soskind received the Samuel Bergen, Jr., MD Medal of
`Excellence Award, May, 2017.
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`Michniak-Kohn Ph.D. student Anika Haq Alam was elected Presidemt of the Rutgers Univeristy AAPS
`Student Chapter, 2017.
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`Michniak-Kohn Ph.D. student Anika Haq Alam received the Teaching Assistant/Graduate Assistant
`Professional Development Fund Award 2015-2016; The Rutgers Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
`Fellowship Foundation Award, 2016-2017 and the Rutgers Unverstity Pre-dissertation Award, 2016-
`2017.
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`Michniak-Kohn Ph.D. student Dina Ameen received the Teaching Assistant/Graduate Assistant
`Professional Development Fund Award in 2016 and in 2017.
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`Michniak-Kohn Ph.D. graduate student Dina Ameen received the 2016 AAPS Graduate Student Travel
`Award. Covered registration and travel to AAPS annual meeting Denver, CO Nov. 14-17, 2016.
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`Michniak-Kohn Ph.D. graduate student Tannaz Ramezanli received the 2015 IPEC Foundation Graduate
`Student Scholarship Award. Covered registration and travel to AAPS annual meeting in Orlando, FL,
`Oct. 25-29, 2015.
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`Michniak-Kohn Ph.D. graduate student Mania Dorrani received the AAPS & Catalent Applied Drug
`Delivery Institute’s 4th Annual Global Academic Competition for Life Science Leaders of Tomorrow
`Award, with her review “Topical SiRNA Delivery: Challenges and Prospects” May 28, 2015.
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`Michniak-Kohn Pharm.D./ Ph.D. student Rose Soskind received an American Foundation for
`Pharmaceutical Education AFPE Gateway Scholarship for Doctorate Studies, June 2015-2016.
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`Michniak-Kohn Ph.D. graduate student Mania Dorrani received the American Society of Iranian
`Pharmaceutical Scientists (ASIPS) Graduate Student Award, November 2015.
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`Controlled Release Society CRS 2014 Outstanding Student Chapter of the Year Award for the NJ/
`NY/PA CRS Student Chapter (I am Faculty Advisor) presented at CRS annual meeting July13-15, 2014
`in Chicago.
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`Michniak-Kohn Ph.D. graduate student Tannaz Ramezanli was awarded the SCC Third Best Poster
`Award at the 69th Society of Cosmetic Chemists SCC Annual Meeting, Hilton Hotel, New York City,
`Dec. 11-12, 2014.
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`Michniak-Kohn Ph.D. graduate student Pei-Chin Tsai was awarded the AAPS Graduate Student Research
`in Biotechnology Award in 2014. Presented at the AAPS annual meeting in San Diego, CA, November 2-
`6, 2014.
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`Michniak-Kohn Ph.D. graduate student Tannaz Ramezanli received the AAPS & Catalent Applied Drug
`Delivery Institute’s 3rd Annual Global Academic Competition for Life Science Leaders of Tomorrow
`Award, with her review of “Stem Cells as Novel Carriers for Cancer Therapy” June 11, 2014.
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`Michniak-Kohn Ph.D. graduate student Pei-Chin Tsai was awarded the NYSCC Third Best Poster Award
`at the NYSCC 2014 Sun Exposure Symposium October 15th 2014, The Pines Manor, Edison NJ.
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`Michniak-Kohn Ph.D. graduate student, Krizia Karry received award in “Professionals and Post-Docs”
`Category for the “On-Site Chemometrics Shootout” at the 17th International Diffuse Reflectance
`Conference (IDRC 2014) held in Chambersburg, PA August 2-8th, 2014.
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`Michniak-Kohn Ph.D. graduate student Tannaz Ramezanli received the American Society of Iranian
`Pharmaceutical Scientists (ASIPS) Graduate Student Award, November 2014.
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`Michniak-Kohn Post Doctoral Fellow, Oluwatoyin “Olu” Adeleke, Ph.D. from the Center for High
`Performance Computing, Material Science and Manufacturing, Pretoria, South Africa was awarded a
`Fulbright Fellowship for 2014-2015 to work on the design and development of orodispersible buccal
`polymer films containing isoniazid and rifampicin.
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`Michniak-Kohn Post Doctoral Fellow, Oluwatoyin “Olu” Adeleke, Ph.D. from the Center for High
`Performance Computing, Material Science and Manufacturing, Pretoria, South Africa was awarded the
`the L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science Sub-Saharan Africa Fellowship, November 26, 2014.
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`Rutgers University Aresty Best Poster Presentation Award 2011 awarded to Michael Chiou from
`Michniak-Kohn group for “Permeation of nicotine across Polyderm human skin equivalent”. The poster
`was presented at the annual Rutgers University 7th Aresty Undergraduate Research Symposium April 29th
`2011.
`Controlled Release Society CRS 2011 Outstanding Student Chapter of the Year Award for the NJ CRS
`Student Chapter ((I am Faculty Advisor) presented at CRS annual meeting in National Harbor, Maryland.
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`OTHER TRAINING
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`Leadership Program for Senior Women in Engineering and Science: CHANGING THE FUTURE FOR
`WOMEN IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, funded by the New Brunswick Strategic Plan Initiative
`for 2015-16.
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`OASIS Training in Mentoring sponsored by the Office of Promotion of Women in Science, Engineering
`and Mathematics (WiSEM), Rutgers University, Spring 2009.
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`MEMBERSHIP ON BOARDS
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`Member of Board of Trustees for the Textile Research Institute, TRI Princeton, NJ. Elected August 2015.
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`Member of the Board of Directors of the International Pharmaceutical Excipients Council of the Americas
`Foundation (IPEC Americas), appointed January 2016.
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`Editorial Board Member for the “Clinical Dermatology Research Journal”, SciTechnol at
`http://www.scitechnol.com. Peer-reviewed journal in all areas of Dermatology.
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`Honorary Editorial Board Member of the journal “Research and Reports in Transdermal Drug Delivery”-
`Dove Medical Press, Ltd., New Zealand. Appointed in Spring 2015.
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`Editorial Board Member for the “Journal of Drug Research and Development”, Sciforshen, CA USA.
`Appointed October 2014.
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`Guest Editor of Special Issue of Pharmaceutics Journal "Advanced Transdermal Drug Delivery" (ISSN
`1999-4923; CODEN: PHARK5) March 2013.
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`Editorial Member of the Journal of Outlook on Emerging Drugs from SciTechnol, International Publisher
`of Science, Technology and Medicine, Henderson, NV (an OMICS Group Initiative) -appointed May
`2012.
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`Member of Working Group to revise the ASTM Standard Guide for Classification of Therapeutic Skin
`Substitutes (Designation F2311-08) appointed August 2012.
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`Member of Advisory Board, Office for the Promotion of Women in Science, Engineering and
`Mathematics, Rutgers University, 2015-present.
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`Founding Member and Honorary Editorial Board Member of the open access journal “Research and
`Reports in Transdermal Drug Delivery”- http://www.dovepress.com- invited November 2011.
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`Guest Editor of Special issue of Pharmaceutics Journal (ISSN 199-4923;
`http://www.mdpi.com/journal/pharmaceutics) “Transdermal Drug Delivery” appointed February 2011.
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`Editorial Board for Journal of Pharmaceutics & Drug Delivery JPDDR- Omics Publishing Group- Open
`Access- appointed May 2011.
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`Editorial Board for Journal of Drug Delivery (Hindawi Publishing Company) - appointed 2010.
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`Editorial Board for The Open Nanomedicine Journal (Bentham Science Publishers, Ltd.), 2008 to 2014.
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`Editorial Board of “The Open Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine Journal” (Bentham Science
`Publishers), 2014 to present.
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`Editorial Advisory Board for “Recent Patents on Drug Delivery and Formulation” (Bentham Science
`Publishers, Ltd.), 2009-present.
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`Editorial Advisory Board for “Transdermal” Journal, CSC Publishing Inc., Saint Paul, MN, 2009-2011.
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`Editor of Special Issue on “Skin Nanotechnology” for the Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology (2009-
`2010).
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`Co-Editor of Controlled Release Society Newsletter, 2002 to present.
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`Member of Scientific Advisory Board of the International Pharmaceutical Excipients Council of the
`Americas Foundation (IPEC), June 2007- November 2015.
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`Member of Advisory Board for “Drug Delivery” annual review journal, 2009-to present.
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`Member of Scientific Advisory Board for Applied Research & Photonics, Inc., 470 Friendship Road, Ste.
`10, Harrisburg, PA 17111 (2011-present).
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`Member of Scientific Advisory Board for Polytherapeutics Inc., Bridgewater, NJ (2010-present).
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`Member of the Scientific Advisory Board for Encapsulation Systems, Inc., Broomall, PA, 2007- present.
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`Member of Advisory Board, Office for the Promotion of Women in Science, Engineering and
`Mathematics, Rutgers University, 2006- 2012.
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`Honorary Editorial Board of the American Journal of Drug Delivery-Adis Press, 2003-2005.
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`Consulting Editor, the American Journal of Drug Delivery-Adis Press, 2005-2007.
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`TEACHING EXPERIENCE
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`Introduction to Pharmaceutics 30:721:301 and accompanying Pharmaceutical Compounding
`Laboratory Course. 3 Credit Course. Fall 2015 (210 students), Fall 2016 (210 students), Fall 2017
`(220 students), 3 x 80 minute lectures on diffusion and dissolution, radioactive decay and linear
`regression calculations and rheological principles.
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`Drug Delivery 30: 721:320 and accompanying Pharmaceutical Compounding Laboratory Course. 4
`credit course. Spring 2014 (219 students), Spring 2015 (215 students), Spring 2016 (214 students) &
`Course Coordinator, Spring 2017 (215 students) & Spring 2018 (220 students) & Course
`Coordinator. Teaching 5 x 80 minute lectures on mucosal, buccal, nasal, uterine, rectal, vaginal drug
`delivery, biomaterials and drug delivery, transdermal and topical drug delivery I-III and liposomal/drug
`carrier drug delivery. Also arranged visit annually by United States Pharmacopeia speakers for one
`lecture.
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`Pharmacy Seminar 16:720:602. 1 credit course. Course Coordinator for Fall 2013 and Spring 2017.
`Graduate course with weekly seminars by graduate students and visiting seminar speakers.
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`Drug Delivery 30: 721:320 and accompanying Pharmaceutical Compounding Laboratory Course. 4
`credit course. Spring 2013 (211 students). Teaching 5 x 80 minute lectures on mucosal, buccal, nasal,
`uterine, rectal, vaginal drug delivery, biomaterials and drug delivery, transdermal and topical drug
`delivery I-III and liposomal/drug carrier drug delivery.
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`Introduction to Pharmaceutics 30:721:301 and accompanying Pharmaceutical Compounding
`Laboratory Course. 3 Credit Course. Fall 2012 (212 students), Fall 2013 (219 students) and Fall
`2014. 3 x 80 minute lectures on diffusion and dissolution, radioactive decay and linear regression
`calculations and rheological principles.
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`Pharmaceutical Organic Nanotechnology 16:155:544 in CBE and 125:590: Drug Delivery
`Fundamentals and Applications in BME. 3 Credit Graduate Course. Spring 2013 (28 students).
`This course covers the basics as well as the most novel approaches to nanotechnology, nanocarriers and
`drug delivery. One 80 min. lecture.
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`Dermaceutics 16:720:523 and 16: 137:603 (cross-listing with Professional Science Masters’
`Program), 3 Credit Graduate Level course. Course Coordinator Spring 2012 (31 students), Spring
`2015 (53 students with 9 remote dial in students from Ohio and University of Maryland) and Spring
`2018 (41 students with 8 remote dial ins from companies and remore sites). This course covers the
`physiology & biochemistry of skin, skin diseases, principles of percutaneous absorption, skin diffusion &
`metabolism, in vitro and in vivo animal testing, human clinical testing, imaging and instrumental
`methods. Ten three hour lectures.
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`Drug Delivery 30: 721:320 and accompanying Pharmaceutical Compounding Laboratory Course. 4
`credit course. Spring 2011 (238 students) & Course Coordinator Spring 2012 (205 students).
`Teaching 5 x 80 minute lectures on mucosal, buccal, nasal, uterine, rectal, vaginal drug delivery,
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`biomaterials and drug delivery, transdermal and topical drug delivery I-III and liposomal/drug carrier
`drug delivery.
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`Pharmaceutical Organic Nanotechnology 16: 155:544. 3 Credit Graduate Course. Course Co-
`Coordinator Spring 2011 (25 students). This course covers the basics as well as the most novel
`approaches to nanotechnology, nanocarriers and drug delivery. One three hour lecture.
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`Introduction to Pharmaceutics 30:721:301. 3 Credit Course. Fall 2010 (238 students), Fall 2011 &
`Fall 2012. 3 x 80 minute lectures on diffusion and dissolution, radioactive decay and linear regression
`calculations and rheological principles.
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`Advanced Pharmaceutics I 16:720:570:01. 3 credit course. Fall 2010 (8 students). Graduate Course
`at Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers- The State University of New Jersey. Six one hour periods.
`Lectures on States of Matter, Thermodynamics and Ionic Equilibria.
`Pharmacy Seminar 16:720:602. 1 credit course. Course Coordinator for Fall 2010 . Graduate course
`with weekly seminars by graduate students and visiting seminar speakers.
`Drug Delivery 30: 721:320 and accompanying Pharmaceutical Compounding Laboratory Course. 4
`credit course. Course Coordinator Spring 2010 (209 students). Teaching 9 x 80 minute lectures on
`mucosal, buccal, nasal, uterine, rectal, vaginal drug delivery, biomaterials and drug delivery, transdermal
`and topical drug delivery I-III and liposomal/drug carrier drug delivery.
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`Pharmaceutical Compounding Laboratory Course. 1 credit course as part of Drug Delivery II
`30:721:420. Fall 2009 (210 students). Coordinator for the lab. course with four graduate student
`Teaching Assistants.
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`Introduction to Pharmaceutics 30:721:301. 3 Credit Course. Fall 2009 (219 students). 3 x 80 minute
`lectures on diffusion and dissolution, radioactive decay and linear regression calculations and rheological
`principles.
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`Pharmaceutical Organic Nanotechnology 16: 155:544. 3 Credit Graduate Course. Course Co-
`Coordinator Spring 2009 (25 students). This course covers the basics as well as the most novel
`approaches to nanotechnology, nanocarriers and drug delivery. One three hour lecture.
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`Dermaceutics 16:720:523. 3 Credit Graduate Level course. Course Coordinator Fall 2008 (15
`students). This course covers the physiology & biochemistry of skin, skin diseases, principles of
`percutaneous absorption, skin diffusion & metabolism, in vitro and in vivo animal testing, human clinical
`testing, imaging and instrumental methods. Eight three hour lectures.
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`Drug Delivery I 30: 721:320 and accompanying Pharmaceutical Compounding Laboratory Course.
`3 credit course. Course Coordinator Spring 2008 (216 students) and Spring 2009 (210 students).
`Teaching 18 x 90 minute lectures in course on ADME, Suspensions & Emulsions, Buccal, Topical &
`Transdermal Drug Delivery, Liposomes and other Drug Carriers, Rheology and Radiopharmaceuticals
`including three exams.
`Introduction to Pharmaceutics 30:721:301. 3 Credit Course. COURSE COORDINATOR for
`undergraduate Pharm.D. course at Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers- The State University of
`New Jersey, Fall 2002, and 2003 five 80 minute lectures on Interfacial Phenomena, Rheology, Dispersed
`Systems, and Coarse Dispersions. Fall 2002 (180 students), 2003 (221 students), 2004 (292 students),
`2005 (221 students), 2006 (160 students) and 2007 (215 students): Introduction and Calculations, States
`of Matter, Chemical Stability and Kinetics, 8 lectures & 2 exams/reviews. Includes five laboratory
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`sections of a Laboratory Course where Calculations segment materials (30%) are provided by Dr.
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`Pharmacy Seminar 16:720:602. 1 credit course. Course Coordinator for Spring 2007 (10 students).
`Graduate course with weekly seminars by graduate students and visiting seminar speakers.
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`Advanced Pharmaceutics I 16:720:570:01. 3 credit course. Graduate Course at Ernest Mario School of
`Pharmacy, Rutgers- The State University of New Jersey, Fall 2002 (32 students), 2004 (27 students), and
`2006 (13 students); 2008; six one hour periods. States of Matter, Thermodynamics and Ionic Equilibria.
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`Advanced Pharmaceutics II 16:720:509:01. 3 credit course. Graduate Course at Ernest Mario School
`of Pharmacy, Rutgers- The State University of New Jersey, Fall 2003 (24 students), 2005 ((14 students),
`2007 (16 students), nine hours total of lectures. Rheology and rheological flow behavior, Polymer science
`and polymers in drug delivery applications, Liposomes and pharmaceutical drug carriers, Principles of
`drug dissolution.
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`Nanotechnology Based Drug Delivery 16:720:550. 3 Credit Course, Fall 2006 (50 students).
`Graduate Course at Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy in conjunction with Engineering IGERT Program
`at Rutgers. One three hour lecture on Materials for Nanoparticle Drug Delivery Systems.
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`Drug Delivery I and II 30:721:320 and 30:721:420. 3 Credit Course Courses. Undergraduate course
`at Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers- The State University of New Jersey, four 80 minute
`lectures on Skin: Structure and Function; Topical and Transdermal Dosage Forms; Diffusion through
`Membranes; Liposomes; Buccal Delivery. Enrollment for Fall 2003 Drug Delivery II was 135 students.
`Enrollment for Fall 2002 Drug Delivery II was 126. Drug Delivery I Spring 2002 enrollment was 202
`students. Spring 2001 Drug Delivery I had 187 students and Spring 2001 Drug Delivery II had 161
`students enrolled.
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`Drug Delivery I 30:721:320. Spring 2004. 3 Credit Course. Three 80 minute lectures on Diffusion in
`Membranes, Topicals, Skin Physiology: Structure and Function.
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`Controlled Drug Delivery 16:720:522. Graduate course at the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy,
`Rutgers- The State University of New Jersey, Spring 2002, two three hour lectures on skin structure,
`transdermal dosage form design, enhancement of skin permeability and development of formulations.
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`Molecular and Cellular Pharmaceutics 16:720:608. Graduate course at the Ernest Mario School of
`Pharmacy, Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey, Fall 2000, three hour lecture on transdermal drug
`delivery. Enrollment was 18 students.
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`PHRM 416 (3 credits) Pharmaceutics II. Quantitative and theoretical aspects of drug dosage design and
`evaluation. University of South Carolina, College of Pharmacy, 1988-2000. Organized and taught 100%
`of the course.
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`PHRM 517 (2 credits) Pharmaceutics III. Quantitative and theoretical aspects of specialized drug
`systems including incompatibilities, stability, and applied biotechnology. University of South Carolina,
`College of Pharmacy, 1988-2000. Organized and taught 100% of the course.
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`PHRM 628, 629, (1-4 credits) Problems in Pharmaceutics I and II. Conferences, assignments and/or
`laboratories. Contract approved by instructor, advisor, and department head is required for undergraduate
`students. University of South Carolina, College of Pharmacy, 1988-2000. Organized and taught 100% of
`course.
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`PHRM 527 (1-6 credits) Problems in Pharmacy I. Conferences, assignments and/or laboratories.
`Contract approved by instructor, advisor, and department head is required for undergraduate students.
`University of South Carolina, College of Pharmacy, 1988-2000. Organized and taught 100% of the
`course.
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`PHRM 528 (1-6 credits) Problems in Pharmacy II. Conferences, assignments and laboratory. Elective
`course. Contract approved by instructor, advisor, and department head is required for undergraduate
`students. University of South Carolina, College of Pharmacy, 1988-2000. Organized and taught 100% of
`the course.
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`PHAR 701 (3 credits) Dermatological Pharmaceutics. A study of the formulation, development,
`manufacture, and control procedures of drug products used as dermatologicals. The course will include:
`anatomy and physiology of the skin; emollient, cleansing, antiseptic, hormone, photo-protective,
`photosensitizing, and hypoallergenic ointments, creams, lotions, and sprays; manufacture of selected
`members of the above group; quality control tests of the manufactured products. Graduate Course,
`University of South Carolina, College of Pharmacy, 1988-2000. Organized and taught 100% of the
`course.
`PHAR 725 (2 credits) Advanced Pharmaceutics I. Physical, chemical, and kinetic concepts which
`apply to the design and evaluation of pharmaceutical systems. Graduate Course, University of South
`Carolina, College of Pharmacy, 1988-2000. Organized and taught 50% of the course.
`PHAR 726 (3 credits) Advanced Pharmaceutics II. Application of chemical and physical concepts of
`the design and evaluation of pharmaceutical systems (dosage forms). Graduate Course, University of
`South Carolina, College of Pharmacy, 1988-2000. Organized and taught 50% of the course.
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`STAFF MEMBERS of Laboratory for Drug Delivery (LDD)
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`Sonia Trehan, Ph.D. General Manager of Industrial Projects in LDD from April 1st 2015-present.
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`Hariklia “Louli” Kourkounakis Executive Assistant/Program Coordinator for Center for Dermal
`Research CDR & LDD, Sept. 2013.
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`RESEARCH TRAINING
`1. Research Professors & Postdoctoral Fellows (since 2000):
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`Sonia Trehan, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor and Laboratory Manager for LDD, November
`15, 2017-present. Works on various skin research topics with dermatologicals both transdermal and
`topical.
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`Zheng Zhang, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor, 2010-Dec 2015. Worked on nanosphere delivery
`to skin to treat psoriasis and on the treatment of melanoma as well as acne.
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`Tarek Awad, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow in Chemical Engineering, 2013-2014. Worked on
`biorelevancy and drug dissolution of edible polymer films and other orally administered dosage forms.
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`Agnieszka Nawara-Hultzsch, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow, Fall 2013 & Spring 2014. Worked on
`delivery of novel centrally –acting (CNS) drugs using the transdermal route of administration.
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`Tom Morrow, Ph.D. NIH T32 Postdoctoral Fellow, 2010-2012. Worked on polymeric nanospheres to
`deliver drugs such as curcumin, paclitaxel, betamethasone and Vitamin D3 to skin for psoriasis, wound
`healing and other skin diseases.
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`Larisa Sheihet, Ph.D. Research Assistant/Associate Professor, 2006-2011. Worked on nanosphere
`delivery to skin to treat psoriasis.
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`Jayeeta Ghosh, Ph.D. NIH T32 Postdoctoral Fellow, 2009-2010. Worked on modeling of skin
`membranes and effects of enhancers and retardants on stratum corneum lipid mobility.
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`Ferez Nallaseth, PhD., Visiting Research Associate Professor, 2006-2013. Worked on stem cell
`research /gene and protein mapping in human skin equivalents.
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`Victor Meidan, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow (Ph.D. 1996, University of Aston, Birmingham, U.K.).
`Expertise: pharmaceutics and drug delivery, liposomes, tissue culture. Iontophoretic delivery of drugs.
`Sept. 2002- 2003.
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`Jianjun Luo, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow in Chemical Engineering. Supercritical fluid processing
`technology and the production of nano-and microspheres for drug delivery applications. Sept. 2002-
`2004.
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`Prafulla Chandra, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow in Chemistry. Electrospinning, characterization and
`validation of poly(DTE) carbonate polymer scaffolds for a tissue engineered human skin model. Jan
`2006-Oct. 2009. 25% effort in Michniak Laboratory.
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`Kalyana Pingali, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow in Chemical Engineering. Influence of pharmaceutical
`processing parameters on product performance and dissolution. 50% effort in Michniak-Kohn laboratory
`(2006-2010).
`2. Doctoral Stu