Alumni - Current Positions
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(updated 06/2026)
| Name | Year of Graduation | Advisor's Name | Thesis Project | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea Powell | 1984 | Chan, Walter | The Role of Prostaglandins in Primary Dysmenorrhea: Physiologic and Pharmacologic Considerations (NSAID, Uterine-PG, Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs | Pharmacologist, Federal Drug Administration |
| Katharyn Spiegel | 1984 | Pasternak, Gavril | Biochemical and Pharmacological Evidence for Multiple Mu Opiate Receptors in the Rat | Staff Scientist, Parke-Davis Pharmaceutical Research Division |
| Robert J. Storella, Jr. | 1984 | Riker, Walter | Pharmacologic Differences between a Fast and a Slow Neuromuscular System in the Rat (Transmission, Frequency, D-Tubocurarine) | Asst. Professor of Neuroscience, Alleghany University, Health Science Department of Anesthesiology |
| Jeffrey Sprouse | 1983 | Riker, Walter | Motor Nerve Functional Dependence on Adrenocortical Secretions in the Rat | Research Fellow, Lundbeck Research USA |
| Laura-Marie Aaronson | 1982 | Okamoto, Michiko | Effects of Diazepam on Ethanol Withdrawal | |
| James Burke | 1982 | Levi, Roberto | Pharmacological Studies on the Cardiovascular Effects of Leukotrienes C(4), D(4) and E(4), Components of Slow Reacting Substance of Anaphylaxix | Associate Professor and Associate Director, Invasive and Interventional Cardiology, Department of Physiological Sciences, Temple University Medical School, Philadelphia, PA |
| Geoffrey Ling | 1982 | Inturrisi, Charles | Physical Dependence and Tolerance to Methadone in the Rat | Vice Chair of Neurology & Director of Critical Care Medicine, Lieutenant Colonel, Medical Corps, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences |
| Jason G. Umans | 1982 | Inturrisi, Charles | The Role of Active Drug Metabolites in the Pharmacologic Effect of Opiates (Heroin, Morphine, Meperidine, Methadone) | Scientific Director of Penn Medical lab, the core laboratory of MedStar Research Institute. Associate Professor of Medicine and of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Georgetown Univeristy |
| Geoffrey Allan | 1980 | Levi, Roberto |
Pharmacological Studies Concerning the Role of Prostaglandins and Thromboxane A2 in Cardiac Anaphylaxis |
Former Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer of Insmed Incorporated |
| Julie L. Eiseman | 1980 | Alvares | Alterations Induced in Heme Pathway Enzymes and Monooxygenases by Gold | Research Associate Professor, Dept of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, The Hillman Cancer Institute, University of Pittsburgh |
| Udom Chantharaksri | 1977 | Fuchs, Anna-Ritta | Studies of the Effect of Prostaglandins and Prostaglandin Synthetase Inhibitors on Testicular Steroidogenesis | Retired, Former Lecturer of Pharmacology, Mahidol University. Thailand |
| Dennis Grab | 1977 | Zedeck, Morris | Studies in Rat with the Carcinogen Methyl-azoxymethanol Acetate: Mechanism of Inhibition of Hepatic Protein Synthesis and of Organotropy. | Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Division of Medical Microbiology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine |
| Hazel H. Szeto | 1977 | Inturrisi, Charles | The Pharmacokinetics of Placental Transfer of Meperidine in the Pregnant Ewe | Professor of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacology, Weill Cornell Medical College |
| Norman Boisse | 1976 | Okamoto, Michiko | Physical Dependency characteristics of a Long Acting Barbiturate, Barbital, Compared to the Short Acting Pentobarbital | Assoc. Professor, Dept of Pharmaceutical Science, Northeastern University, Bouve College of Health Sciences |
| Edward Hall | 1976 | Riker, Walter | Glucocorticoid Effects on Motor Nerve Function during Early Degeneration. | Director, Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center, Professor, Departments of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Neurology and Neurosurgery, University of Kentucky |