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š Education:
Postdoctoral Training, Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah (1997-1998)Postdoctoral Training, Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah (1994-1996)Ph.D., Physiology, Institute of Physiology Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, Ukraine (1984)M.S., Biochemistry (honors), Mordovsky State University, Russia (1977)
š Research Interests:
BiopharmaceuticsNanoscale-based targeted drug deliveryTranslational medicinePersonalized nanomedicineCoronavirus and therapeutic antibodiesPreclinical evaluation of anticancer therapeuticsAnimal models of cancer, lung diseases, and fibrosisHypoxiaMultidrug resistanceNanotechnology (polymers, dendrimers, liposomes, etc.)Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
š Honors and Memberships:
Fellow of AAPS, CRS, and AIMBEPast President of Controlled Release SocietyExecutive Editor of Advanced Drug Delivery ReviewsEditor of Pharmaceutical ResearchRecipient of numerous awardsMember of Editorial Board of more than ten scientific journalsMember of Study Sections at NIH, DOD, American Heart Association, and other national and international review panels
š Publication Record:
Author and co-author of more than 400 publicationsPublished in prestigious journals with high impact factors including PNAS, Nature Nanotechnology, Cancer Research, Clinical Cancer Research, Advanced Drug Delivery Review, Journal of Controlled Release, Small, ACS Nano, etc.Current h-index is 67, manuscripts cited 19,230 times
š¼ Research Funding:
Research supported by grants from NIH, NSF, DOD, and other national and international sources.
š©āš« Teaching and Academic Contributions:
Actively involved in teaching and mentoring graduate studentsServed as Chair of the Department of Pharmaceutics and Acting Director of The Graduate Program in Pharmaceutical Science at RutgersAffiliated with multiple graduate programs and research centers at RutgersAdjunct positions and contributions to other academic institutions
š©āš« Professional Profile and Current Research Interests:
Dr. Tamara Minko is a Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Pharmaceutics at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. She is also a member of the Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, and Rutgers Center for Digestive Health and New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health. Dr. Minko’s diverse research interests encompass various aspects of pharmaceutics, nanoscale-based targeted drug delivery, translational medicine, personalized nanomedicine, coronavirus, therapeutic antibodies, preclinical evaluation of anticancer therapeutics, animal models of cancer and lung diseases, hypoxia, multidrug resistance, nanotechnology, and pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics.She has an extensive publication record with over 400 peer-reviewed papers, books, textbook chapters, conference proceedings/abstracts, and patents. Her research has been published in prestigious journals such as PNAS, Nature Nanotechnology, Cancer Research, Clinical Cancer Research, Advanced Drug Delivery Review, Journal of Controlled Release, Small, and ACS Nano. Dr. Minko holds an impressive h-index of 67, and her manuscripts have been cited over 19,230 times. She is recognized as a Fellow of AAPS, CRS, and AIMBE.
š Appointments, Affiliations, and Experience:
Distinguished Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey (2011 – Present)Chair, Department of Pharmaceutics, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey (2008 ā Present)Acting Director, The Graduate Program in Pharmaceutical Science, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (2008 ā 2009)Member, Rutgers Center for Digestive Health and New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (2008-Present)Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey (2007 ā 2011)Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey (2003-2007)Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey (2000-2003)