ABOUT ME
2018 – Present: Professor of Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences, Touro College of Pharmacy/ School of Osteopathic Medicine
https://tcop.touro.edu/academics/doctor-of-pharmacy/faculty/list/sidhartha-d-ray.php
2011 – 2018: Professor & Founding Chair: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manchester University [Tenured]
2004 – 2011: Professor of Pharmaceutical sciences – A & MS Coll. of Pharmacy Health Sciences (Tenured)
1999 – 2003: Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical sciences – A & MS Coll. of Pharmacy Health Sciences (Tenured 1999)
1994 – 1999: Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, Toxicology & Medicinal Chemistry, A & MS Coll. of Pharmacy & Health Science
EDITORIAL APPOINTMENTS:
(i) “EDITOR: SIDE EFFECTS OF DRUGS: ANNUAL”, Elsevier Publications [A practitioners serial published since 1977] http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/bookseries/03786080
(ii) Associate Editor: Archives of Toxicology- January 2015 – Present….
Editorial Board Member: 1998 – Dec 2014 [Impact factor: 6.62]
[http://www.springer.com/biomed/pharmaceutical+science/journal/204?detailsPage=editorialBoard]
(iii) A. Editor: Oxidative Medicine & Cellular Longevity: 2009 – Present [Impact Factor- 4.49]
http://www.hindawi.com/journals/omcl/editors/
B. http://www.hindawi.com/journals/isrn/editors/toxicology/
(iv) Member, Edi. Board: Experimental & Clinical Sciences, 2011- Present
http://www.excli.de/editorial_board.php
(v) Member Edi. Board: Advances in Translational Medicine Research
http://scholarlypages.org/editorial-borad.php?jid=translational-medicine
(vi) Associate Editor: Encyclopedia of Toxicology (World Series), 2011 to Present; http://mrw.elsevier.com/txe3new/editors.html
http://store.elsevier.com/Encyclopedia-of-Toxicology/isbn-9780123864543/
(vii) Member, Edi. Board: European Journal of Toxicological Sciences, 2012 – Present
http://scik.org/index.php/ejts/announcement/view/21
(viii) Member, Edi. Board: Journal of Toxicological Education (An Int. Journal dedicated to Teaching methods) http://www.jtoxed.org/index.php/jtoxed/about/editorialTeam
(ix) Member, Editorial Board: Journal of Pharmacology & Clinical Toxicology-
http://www.jscimedcentral.com/Pharmacology/editors.php
(x) Guest Editor 1997: Comments on Toxicology Special Issue: Apoptosis in Health & Disease, 1997 (https://books.google.com/books?id=fSWdF5JzTtEC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false)
(xi) Toxicology Letters (Editorial Board member): 1999-2003
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science: Ravenshaw College (Ravenshaw University)- Chemistry, Biology, 1971-1975, India http://www.ravenshawuniversity.ac.in/
Master of Science (Life Sciences): University of Indore (DAVV); 1975-1977; Indiahttp://www.dauniv.ac.in/
Research Fellow in Medical Virology-Immunology: Central Research Institute (ICMR-Govt of India)- 1977-1978 http://www.nti.org/facilities/145/
Research Fellow in Medical Microbiology-Immunology: Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India- 1978-1979 http://pgimer.edu.in/PGIMER_PORTAL/PGIMERPORTAL/home.jsp
PhD (Doctor of Philosophy in Life sciences): University of Indore (DAVV): 1979-1984; India
http://www.dauniv.ac.in/ http://www.dauniv.ac.in/new.php (School of Life Sciences
POSTDOCTORAL
1984-1986: Joint Graduate Program in Toxicology-JGPT-Rutgers University [ERNEST MARIO COLLEGE OF PHARMACY-EOHSI] (NIAAA-RO1: Title-Ethanol & acetaminophen induced mechanisms of liver injury-Intralobular metabolic heterogeneity; biochemical & molecular drug action mechanisms) [First Postdoc. Fellow of JGPT]
1986-1988: Post-Doc: Dept. of Biology, Molecular Biol – Univ. of California at Santa Cruz (RO1: NIH: Title – Hormonal regulation of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: Endocrinetoxicology, in vivo & in vitro toxicology
1988-1989: Res. Associate: Dept. of Pharmacol. & Toxicol – Univ. of Miss. Medical Center (RO1- NIEHS: Title – Role of cellular regeneration during hepatotoxic reactions in vivo & in vitro; Potentiation of halocarbon toxicity by various alcohols)
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE/SR. RESEARCH ASSOCIATE/RES. TOXICOLOGIST:
1989 – 1992: 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]
1992 – 12/1993: Sr. Res. Assoc/Research Toxicologist- 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)
ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES (UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE LEVEL)
Chair: Research committee
Member: Curriculum Committee
Member, Curricular Assessment Committee-Professional & Graduate Programs
Member-Hon. Degree Awards Committee-AMS College of Pharmacy
ACPE’s Graduate Reaserch LIASON
ASSOCIATE GRAND MARSHALL-PHARMACY GRADUATION COMMENCEMENT
Member: Disciplinary Committee-Professional & Graduate Programs
NATIONAL LEVEL [Elected office]
2016-2018: Secretary: AACP”s GRADUATE EDUCATION-SIG
[ https://www.aacp.org/article/sig-cabinet ]
• VOLWILER AWARDS COMMITTEE (PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES) (AACP) 2011-2012
• SOCIETY OF FREE RADICAL BIOLOLGY & MEDICINE’S SR. INVESTIGATOR & DISCOVERY AWARDS COM 2009-PRESENT
• SFRBM’S LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS COMMITTEE: 2009-Present
• NIH–NLM–TOXLEARN PROJECT: 2007-Present toxlearn.nlm.nih.gov/
• SOCIETY OF TOXICOLOGY-EDUCATION COMMITTEE–2007-2010
• SOCIETY OF TOXICOLOGY-Undergraduate Task Force Subcommittees–2007-Present
SOCIETY OF TOXICOLOGY’s UG Education Initiatives Task Force: 2016- 2018
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
• Guest Editor of ‘Comments on Toxicology’ (Spl.Issue on Apoptosis in Health & Disease) , 1997
Organizer/Chairperson Continuing Education-Symposiums at the National Meetings
• 2002: Regulation of Drug and Chemically-Induced Apoptotic Cell Death: New In Vivo Perspectives(SOT Meeting, Nashville, TN)
• 1996: Apoptosis: Recent Advances in Detection and Regulation (SOT Meeting, Los Angeles, CA)
GRANT REVIEWER (NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL)
(i) 2014 – 2017: Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada.
(ii) 2014 – 2018: American Assoc of Colleges of Pharmacy- NIA applications
(iii) 2009: Wyeth Consumer Group/FDA Acetaminophen poisoning Focus Group, USA
(iv) 2007-2011: Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada (NSERC).
(v) 2008: Association for International Cancer Research, London, UK.
(vi) 2005: Consultant: NIH grant, Div. of Basic Biomed. Scs, School of Vet. Medicine, Tuskegee Univ., Alabama.
(vii) 2001-2004: Reviewed grants for Univ. Grants Committee, Research Grants Council of Hong Kong.
(viii) 1999: Served as an expert reviewer for an International grant requested by Israel Academy of Sciences.
(ix) 1998: Served as an expert and reviewed a large U.S. Dept. of Energy’s Multicenter grant.
