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Yunbo Robert Li, M.D., Ph.D.Professor and Department Chair Tele: 540-231-1465 |
ABOUT DR. LI: Dr Li received his MD and MS/MPH from China and PhD from The Johns Hopkins University. He completed postdoctoral training at Johns Hopkins and University of California at Berkeley. Dr Li’s previous working institutes include University of Sydney, UC Berkeley, Johns Hopkins, St. John’s, and Ohio State University. He joined VCOM in 2006 as a professor of pharmacology. Dr Li is currently an adjunct professor at the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and an affiliate professor at Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences. Dr Li is an author of over 100 publications. He has recently completed a monograph “Antioxidants in Biology and Medicine: Essentials, Advances, and Clinical Applications” (in press). The research in his laboratories has been supported by grants from NCI, NHLBI, NIDDK, HPRF, and AICR. He has been a mentor for over 30 graduate students, medical/pharmacy students, postdoctoral fellows, research scientists, and assistant professors. Dr Li serves as a reviewer for Hopkins NIEHS center grants, NIH grants, and over 30 scholastic journals. He is currently serving as Co-Editor-in-Chief (to act as managing editor for China and India) for Toxicology Letter and as an editor/board member for six other respected scientific journals. Dr Li has over 15 years of teaching experience in the areas of free radical biology, toxicology, and pharmacology. He also developed two graduate courses in a previous institute. |
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Adrienne Z. Ables, Pharm.D.Discipline Chair Tel: (864) 327-9812 |
EXPERTISE: ABOUT DR. ABLES: Dr. Ables earned her BS degree from Rutgers College of Pharmacy and her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Medical University of South Carolina. Prior to joining VCOM she was a Professor at the Spartanburg Family Medicine Residency Program where she developed and implemented novel curricula for residents such as the Scholars’ Program. Dr. Ables has authored many publications, some of which were coauthored with family medicine residents whom she mentored. She serves as a reviewer for over 10 medical journals including the Annals of Family Medicine, American Family Physician, Pharmacotherapy and Pediatrics and was an Associate Editor for the Tarascon Pocket Pharmacopoeia for ten years. Dr. Ables volunteers her services in the Spartanburg Community with regular educational presentations including “The Healthy Heart Workshop” to the SC state health plan employees and “Discussion of Psychotropic Medications” to the Bipolar Support Group. She has been teaching medical students, pharmacy students and medical residents for over 20 years and is pleased to share this experience with VCOM students. |
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Ronnie B. Martin, D.O.Associate Dean for Clinical Academic Affairs Tele: 540-231-4000 |
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Beverly Rzigalinski, Ph.D.Professor Tele: 540-231-1744 |
ABOUT DR. RZIGALINSKI: Dr. Rzigalinski received her BS in Biology from Rutgers, an MS in Biochemistry & Toxicology from New York Univ., and a PhD. in Biochemistry and Pharmacology from Eastern Virginia Medical School and Old Dominion Univ. Dr. Rzigalinski teaches neuropharmacology, drug development, and pharmacology of diabetes. She has held appointments at Beth Israel Hospital (NY), Environmental Systems Inc. (as CEO), Medical College of Virginia, and University of Central Florida in Orlando. She has served on many national and international committees, study sections, and review panels. Her research focuses on 1) intracellular free calcium signaling and its alterations in neurological disorders, particularly trauma and 2) the applications of nanotechnology to aging and age-related disorders. She is investigating nanoparticle free radical scavengers as a new generation of nanopharmaceuticals for neurodegenerative and inflammatory disorders. The lab is supported by current and past funding from the NIA, NINDS, Commonwealth Health Research Board, Harvey Peters Foundation, and United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation. |
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Hong Zhu, M.D. Assistant Professor |
ABOUT DR. ZHU: Dr Zhu received her MD and MS (toxicology and environmental medicine) from China and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at The Johns Hopkins University. She had worked as a faculty member at Hopkins and as a research scientist in several major universities before she joined VCOM in 2007. Dr Zhu’s research program involves the prevention and treatment of oxidative stress and inflammation-associated degenerative diseases. She is currently teaching anticancer drugs and immunosuppressive agents for the pharmacology curriculum. |
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