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Professor of Toxicology
and Medical Microbiology & Immunology Programs
AMS College of Pharmacy & Health Scs.
                                        &

Professor, Dept. of Pharmacy & Clinical Sciences
Creighton Univ. School of Pharmacy & Health Scs. (Co-appt)


Fellow of The American College of Nutrition

Editorial Appointment:  Archives of TOXICOLOGY

Education 6/1975- 6/1984
BS -  1975 - cHEMISTRY/BIOLOGY-Ravenshaw COLLEGE, UTKAL UNIVERSITY, INDIA
MS -  1977 - LIFE SCIENCES- UNIVERSITY OF INDORE (davv), INDORE, INDIA
Ph.D.1984 - LIFE SCIENCES (CHEMICAL BIOLOGY)- UNIVERSITY OF INDORE (DAVV), INDORE, INDIA
FACN--1999: american college of nutrition, usa


6/1984- 12/1993
Post-Doc: Joint Graduate Program in Toxicology--JGPT-Rutgers University
[RENAMED ERNEST MARIO COLLEGE OF PHARMACY-EOHSI]
(NIAAA-RO1: Title--Ethanol & acetaminophen induced mechansims of liver injry-Intralobular metabolic heterogenity; biochemical & molecular mechanisms) [First Postdoc. Fellow of JGPT]

Post-Doc: Dept. of Biology & Molecular Biol.--Univ. of California at Santa Cruz
(NIH: title--Hormonal regulation of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome:
Endocrinetoxicology study in vivo & in vitro
)

Res. Assoc.: Dept. of Pharmacol. & Toxicol.--Univ. of Miss. Medical Center
(NIEHS: title--Role of cellular regeneration during halocarbon hepatotoxicity in vivo & in vitro; Potentiation of halocarbon toxicity by various alcohols )

Res. Assoc./Sr. Res. Assoc.--UNM Coll. of Pharmacy-Toxicology Program
(NIH/NIGMS: title--Mechanisms of acetaminophen-induced liver injury; Mechanisms of
cell injury & cell death: APOPTOSIS IN VIVO)
[First Res. Assoc./PDF of UNM-Tox. Prog]

Sr. Res. Assoc.--Medical College of Virginia, richmond--Environ. & Mol. Tox. Program--
(NIEHS-RO1: Title--Molecular mechanisms of cell injury & cell death--Protective role of antioxidants/tocopherol derivatives on xenobiotic-induced cell injury cell death in vitro & in vivo)


Positions Held--1/1994 to Present: 

1994-1999:       Assistant Professor--AMS Coll. of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
1999-2003:       Associate Professor--
AMS Coll. of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
2004-Present:   Professor--
AMS Coll. of Pharmacy & Health Sciences

 


Teaching Responsibilities

DOCTOR OF PHARMACY PROGRAM

PH-430: Iatrogenic Diseases, 3 Credit-Core [Spring 2009]

PH-132: Medical Microbiology & Immunology (3 Credit-Core) [Spring 2009]

PH-271: Advanced Medical Microbiology (3 credit-Elective) [Spring/Fall 2009]

PH-599: Research Projects in Pharmacy(3 Credit-Elective) [Spring/Fall]

PH-000: Toxicogenomics [In Prep]

GRADUATE PROGRAM

PTM-910: Toxicology of Drugs & Chemicals (3 Credit-Core) [SUMMER 2009]

PTM-917: Molecular Toxicology (3 Credit Elective) [Spring/Fall on occasion]

PTM-802: Exp. Methods in Pharmacology & Toxicology (4 Credit-Core) [Spring 2009]

PTM-707: Carcinogens, Teratogens & Mutagens [3 Credit-Elective; Offered on occasion]

PTM-070- Special Problems in Pharmacy (3 Credit-Elective) [Spring/Fall]

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES-COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY LEVEL--

Member, Curriculum Committee 

Hon. Degree Awards Committee

ACPE LIASON-GRADUATE RESEARCH COMMITTEE

At the National Level [elected office]

SOCIETY OF FREE RADICAL BIOL. & MEDICINE'S SR. INVEST. AWARDS--LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD/DISCOVERY AWARDS COMMITTEE:  2009-2011

NIH--NLM--TOXLEARN PROJECT: 2007-2010

SOCIETY OF TOXICOLOGY-EDUCATION COMMITTEE--2007-2010


1988-Present

manuscript Reviewer for international journals
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Archives of Toxicology                                                             Phytotherapy Research

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Toxicology Letters/ & Toxicology                                             Redox Report

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Digestive Disease Sciences                                                       NIH Journal of Alcohol

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Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry                                        Chemical Research Toxicology

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Brain Research Bulletin                                                            Biochem. Biophys. Acta.

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Free Radical Biology & Medicine                                               Biochemical Pharmacology

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Toxicology & Applied Pharmacology                                        General Pharmacology

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Journal of Toxicology & Environmental Health                         J. Food. Sci & Mol. Nutrition

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Toxicological Sciences                                                              Cell Biology & Toxicology

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Chemico Biological Interactions                                                Analytical Biochemistry

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Antioxidant & Redox Signaling                                                 Cancer Cell International

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Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics        Clinica Chemica Acta

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NIH-NIAAA: Alcohol & Research World                                       Microbiology

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Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology                                   Food Toxicology & Molecular Nutrition

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Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology

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Journal of Agriculture & Food Chemistry

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Journal of Food and Analytical Chemistry

Honors & Awards

 David Newton Award Winner for Excellence in Teaching Pharmacy 2005

Biennial "Abraham Krasnoff Memorial Award for Lifetime Scholarly Achievement" 2008

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American Academy of Clinical Toxicolgy Research Award Winner -- 1996

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GUEST EDITOR: COMMENTS ON TOXICOLOGY (SPL. ISSUE ON APOPTOSIS IN HEALTH & DISEASE)--1997

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Editorial Board Member-- Toxicology Letters, 1999-2003

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Author of "Apoptosis and Cell Death", Vol. I, Chapter-9, Pp. 175-213, in Bryan Ballantyne's 'General and Applied Toxicology'; McMillan Publishing, 1999. 

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Principal Author of the Review Chapters "APOPTOSIS" in 'Encyclopedia of Toxicology', Ed. Philip Wexler, 2nd Eds, Vol-I, Pp. 153-178, Elsevier Science Publishing, 2005. Also the Principal author of the review article on "Dimethylnitrosamine".

 

Press Releases
bullet Ingredient in Turmeric Powder Can Thwart Drug-induced Liver Injury, Says Long Island University Pharmacy Professor Sidhartha Ray
bullet Acetaminophen Overpowers Some Cell-Protecting Genes
bullet Polyphenols Punch Back At Common Drugs
bullet Long Island University's Pharmacy Professor Sidhartha Ray Investigates NSAID Diclofenac and Kidney Toxicity
bullet Acetaminophen-Induced Liver Damage May Be Thwarted By Grape Seed Extract
bullet http://stuyspectator.com/2008/02/15/11-stuyvesant-students-are-named-intel-finalists-and-semifinalists-at-four-stuyvesant-has-most-finalists-in-nation/

ORGANIZER / CHAIRPERSON CE-SYMPOSIUMS AT THE NATIONAL MEETINGS

bullet 2002: Regulation of Drug and Chemically-Induced Apoptotic Cell Death: New In Vivo Perspectives (SOT Meeting, Nashville, TN)
bullet1996: Apoptosis: Recent Advances in Detection and Regulation (SOT Meeting, Los Angeles, CA)

GRANT REVIEWER (NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL)

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US Dept. of Energy

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University Grants Committee: Hong Kong

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Israel Academy of Sciences

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NSERC, Canada

 

INVITED SPEAKER AT THE NATIONAL / INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES

 

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Ehrlich-II, International Conference to honor 100th year of Nobel Prize winning ceremony of Paul Ehrlich, held at Nuremberg, Germany, October 3-5, 2008.

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International Conference on Food Factors, Meeting held at Kyoto, Japan (Dec, 2007). Presentation Title: Antioxidants micromanage oxidative stress (OS) and Cyt c release during drug or carcinogen-induced liver cell death in vivo?

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Visited Choseon Pharmaceuticals, presented seminar at the Institute of Basic Science Research, Seoul, S. Korea--August 2006

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APOPTOSIS-2006, Intl. Cong. held at Luxemburg, Jan-2006. Presentation Title: How Phytochemicals Maneuver Antitoxic and Anticancer signals in vivo.

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3rd Intl. Symp. on Natural Antioxidants: Molecular Mechanisms and Health Effects,  Shanghai, China, June 2005. Presentation Title: How Natural Antioxidants Propagate Anti-Cell Death Message to Normal Cells and Pro-Cell Death Message to Cancer Cells In Vivo?  

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Worldnutra-2004 meeting held in San Francisco, CA (Nov, 2004). Title: Antitoxic Properties of Polyphenolic Phytochemicals in vivo.

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228th Am. Chem. Soc. meeting held in Philadelphia (Aug 2004). Title:“Molecular Regulation of Antiapoptotic and Antinecrotic Pathways by Citrus Bioflavonoids”.

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UGC Visiting Lecture Series--Ravishankar University, Raipur, India, 2003.

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Served as a judge for the “Young Investigator Award”, Society of Free Radical Biology & Medicine, Seattle, WA (Nov, 2003).

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Int. Conference on Food Factors & Antioxidants meeting held in Tokyo, Japan (Dec, 2003). Presentation Title: Oxidative Stress is the Master Operator of Drug & Chemically-Induced Programmed & Unprogrammed Cell Death: Implications of Natural Antioxidants In Vivo.

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University of Dortmund: Leibniz-Institute for Working Environment and Human Factors (IfADo), Dortmund, Germany, 2003.

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Society of Free Radical Research, Asia, International Congress held in Seoul, Korea, Nov 2003. Tentative Ttile: “Drug and Chemically Induced Free Radical-Mediated Patterns of Target Organ Cell Death In Vivo”

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Society of Free Radical Research, Europe, International Congress held in Ioannina, Greece, June-2003. Title: “Oxidative Stress Orchestrates Both Apoptotic & Necrotic Cell Death In Vivo: A New Molecular Toxicology Perspective”.

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World APOPTOSIS Congress-2003, International Meeting held at the European Convention Center, Luxemberg, Jan-2003. Session's Title: Pharmacology of Apoptosis. Presentation Title: “Lessons Learned from Drug and Chemically Induced Apoptotic Death in the Liver and Kidneys In Vivo”.

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39th Annual Meeting of Am. Coll. of Nutrition, Albuquerque, NM, from Oct 1-4, 1998. Sympo. Title: Oxidative Stress & Apoptosis: Cancer Signaling Mechanisms.

 

SESSIONS CHAIR AT THE NATIONAL / INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS

 

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Society of Free Radical Biology & Medicine's Annual meeting held at Indianapolis, IN, Nov 19-23, 2008. Session's title: Antioxidants & Redox Biology.

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Ehrlich-II, International Conference to honor 100th year of Nobel Prize winning ceremony of Paul Ehrlich, held at Nuremberg, Germany, October 3-5, 2008. Sessions Chair: Antiinflammatory & Analgesics.

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Society of Toxicology's 2007 Annual meeting, Charlotte, NC. Session's Title: Natural Products.

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Society of Free Radical Biology & Medicine's 2004 Annual meeting, US Virgin islands. Session's title: Antioxidants & Redox Cycling.

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Society of Toxicology's 2002 Annual meeting held in Nashville, TN. Session's Title: Metals- Cadmium & Mercury.

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Society of Toxicology's 2001 Annual meeting held in San Francisco, CA. Session's Title: Apoptosis-I

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Society of Toxicology's 1997 Annual meeting held in Cincinnati, OH. Session's Title: Apoptosis.

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Society of Toxicology's 1996 Annual meeting held in Los Angeles, CA. Podium session Title: In Vivo, Metal toxicology.

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Society of Toxicology's 1995 Annual meeting held in Baltimore, MD. Podium session Title: APOPTOSIS.

 

U.S. Patent  
Ray et. al., June, 2001: Prevention and treatment of acetaminophen toxicity with grape seed proanthocyanidin extract.

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