College of Pharamacy Faculty Profile

Ph.D. Program Academic & Industrial Experience (cont’d) x 2003- 2007 Professor and Chair of Pharmacology; Professor, Research Institute in Pharmacological Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, University, MS x 2007- 2009 Professor of Pharmacology; Professor, Research Institute in Pharmacological Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, University, MS x 2009-2013 Radioiodination Specialist, American Radiolabeled Chemicals, St. Louis, MO x 2009-present Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Nova Southeastern Univ., Fort Lauderdale, FL x 2010-present Clinical Affiliate Assistant Professor, College of Pharmacy, Nova Southeastern Univ., Fort Lauderdale, FL x 2010-present Research Associate, The Institute for Ethnomedicine, Jackson, WY x 2010-2014 Courtesy Professor, Dept. Physiology and Functional Genomics, Univ., Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL x 2011-present Adjunct Professor of Bioethics, Health Professions Division, Nova Southeastern Univ., Fort Lauderdale, FL x 2012-2013 Professor, Research Service, Miami VA Medical Center, Miami, FL x 2012-present Adjunct Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Georgetown Univ., Washington, DC Administrative Experience x 1991-2003 Director, Peptide Radioiodination Service Center, Washington State University, Pullman, WA x 2003-2009 Director: Peptide Radioiodination Service Center, University of Mississippi, University MS x 2012-Present Director, Peptide Radioiodination Shared Resource, Georgetown University, Washington, DC Scholarly Activities x Published more than 190 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals x Authored 39 book chapters and other miscellaneous scholarly publications x Co-Edited “Angiotensin and Blood Pressure Regulation” with Joseph Harding, John Wright and Charles Barnes. Academic Press 1987. x Co-Edited Special issue of the International Journal of Hypertension “Brain Angiotensin and Beyond” with Marc de Gasparo, Patrick Vanderheyden and Ovid Baltatu. March 2013. x Organized symposia for Society for Veterinary Medical Ethics and edited the Published Proceedings Oct. 1997 x Founding Editor of the Newsletter of the Society for Veterinary Medical Ethics 1994. x Organized symposium for the Southeastern Pharmacology Society Meeting September 2006. x NIH supported research on renin-angiotensin system and radioligand preparation Advocacy for medical uses of cannabis (marijuana) Research Focus x Renin-angiotensin system and regulation of the cardiovascular system by the brain x Development and analysis of novel compounds to study the renin-angiotensin system x Radioligand preparation and use to study receptors x Development of a novel rodent brain atlas x Novel functions of the renin-angiotensin system