Members of the NJ CounterACT Center of Excellence

Jeffrey D. Laskin, Ph.D.
Director and Principal Investigator
Distinguished Professor, Environmental and Occupational Health, Rutgers School of Public Health; Chief, Division of Toxicology, Rutgers EOHSI; Rutgers University

Debra L. Laskin, Ph.D.
Vesicant-induced Pulmonary Injury
Distinguished Professor & Chair, Pharmacology & Toxicology, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University

Lauren Aleksunes, Pharm.D., Ph.D., D.A.B.T.
Investigator
Professor, Pharmacology & Toxicology, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University

Marion K. Gordon, Ph.D.
Vesicant-induced Ocular Injury
Associate Professor, Pharmacology & Toxicology, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University

Patrick Sinko, Ph.D.
Pharmaceutics
Distinguished Professor, Parke-Davis Endowed Chair, Pharmaceutics, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University

Diane E. Heck, Ph.D.
Pharmacology & Drug Development
Professor & Chair, Department of Environmental Health Science, School of Health Sciences and Practice, New York Medical College

Ned D. Heindel, Ph.D.
Medicinal Chemistry
Howard S. Bunn Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, Lehigh University

Donald R. Gerecke, Ph.D.
Investigator
Associate Professor, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University

Robert P. Casillas, Ph.D.
Investigator
Director, Nonclinical Consulting, Latham BioPharm Group

Clifton R. Lacy, M.D.
Investigator
Distinguished Professor and Founding Director of the Institute for Emergency Preparedness and Homeland Security; Professor, Department of Medicine, Rutgers University

Hong Duck Kim, Ph.D.
Investigator
Associate Professor, Department of Public Health, New York Medical College, School of Health Sciences and Practice

Joshua P. Gray, Ph.D.
Education & Training
Professor and Section Chief of Chemistry, Department of Science, United States Coast Guard Academy

Carol Gardner, Ph.D.
Investigator
Associate Research Professor, Pharmacology & Toxicology, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University

Laurie Joseph, Ph.D.
Investigator
Associate Research Professor, Pharmacology & Toxicology, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University

Raymond Rancourt, Ph.D.
Investigator
Assistant Research Professor, Pharmacology & Toxicology, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University

Jules Mitchel, MBA, Ph.D.
Investigator
President and CEO, THI Pharma Services Inc. New York, New York