March 2011 - Present | Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer, ProteaPex Therapeutics, Inc | |
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Present | Professor, Dept. of Anatomy, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine ‐ Department of Bio-Medical Sciences | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
2013 - 2015 | Inactivation of Matrix Metalloproteinase-8 by Extracellular Matrix Protection Factor -2 in Dentin Cavity Walls |
Schoenleber Pilot Grant | |
2013 - 2014 | Development of an in vitro, whole tooth model to study effects of endogenous matrix metalloprotease activity on resin restorations |
CCDA | |
2011 - 2014 | Effect of Liposuction Technique on the Viability and Differentiation of Adipose Derived Stem Cells |
Commonwealth Universal Research Enhancement (CURE) Program | |
2005 - 2009 | MPS VI and I feline model |
NIDDK | |
Role: Collaborator | |
2005 - 2007 | Biomarkers and treatments for joint pathology in MPS VI |
National MPS Society | |
Role: Collaborator | |
2002 - 2007 | MPS VII canine model |
NIDDK | |
Role: Collaborator | |
2003 - 2005 | Joint pathology in MPS VI |
National MPS Society | |
Role: Collaborator |
Professional Service and Affiliations
2010 - Present | Reviewer, Cell Transplantation | 2010 - Present | Anatomy Program Organizer, PCOM Take Your Daughters and Sons to Work Day | 2009 - Present | Reviewer, Cytokines | 2008 - Present | President, PCOM Chapter, Sigma Xi Research Society | 2008 - Present | Reviewer, The Open Endocrinology Journal | 2007 - Present | Reviewer, Journal of Biological Chemistry | 2007 - Present | Reviewer, Journal of Cellular Physiology | 2007 - Present | Anatomy Program Organizer, PCOM National Youth Leadership Forum | 2003 - Present | Organizer, PCOM Sigma Xi Annual Research Forum | 2013 | Co-Chair, PCOM Faculty Forum | 2011 - 2013 | Organizer, PCOM Annual Research Day | 2008 - 2013 | Chair, PCOM Research Committee | 2007 - 2010 | Chair, PCOM Anatomy Department Faculty Search Committee | 2009 | Moderator, Small Group PCOM Research Retreat | 2008 - 2009 | Chair, PCOM Anatomy Department Technician Search Committee | 2006 - 2007 | Faculty-at-large Representative to Executive Faculty, PCOM | 2005 - 2006 | Chair, PCOM Adhoc Committee on Research Personnel | 2003 - 2005 | Vice President, PCOM Chapter, Sigma Xi Research Society |
Honors and Awards
- National Catholic Education Association Distinguished Graduate Award 2014
- People’s Choice Award 2012, Wharton Business Plan Competition
- University City Science Center QED Proof-of-Concept Program Top Ten Finalist 2010: “Metalloprotease peptide derivative therapeutics for osteoarthritis.”
- East Coast Connective Tissue Society Young Investigator Award 1999: “MMP-13 expression during chondrocyte maturation.”
- Orthopaedic Research Society New Investigator Recognition Award 1997: “Changes in TGFß activation and isoform profiles accompany endochondral ossification.”
- Orthopaedic Research Society New Investigator Recognition Award Semi-Finalist 1996: “Endogenously produced articular chondrocyte factors inhibit growth plate chondrocyte maturation.”
1992 | PhD, Thomas Jefferson School of Law ‐ Developmental Biology/Teratology | |
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1986 | BS, Drexel University ‐ Biology | |
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