Howells, Richard D.
July 8, 2015
CURRICULUM VITAE
NAME:Richard Donald Howells, Ph.D.
HOME ADDRESS:34 Rickland Drive
Randolph, NJ 07869
OFFICE ADDRESS:UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
185 South Orange Avenue
University Heights
Newark, NJ 07103-2714
973-972-5652 (Office)
973-972-4772 (Laboratory)
973-972-5594 (FAX)
(email)
1.EDUCATION
a.Undergraduate
1973-1976B.A., Biochemistry
Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, NJ
b.Graduate and Professional
1976-1978Graduate Studies in Biochemistry
Rutgers University
1978-1982Graduate Studies in Microbiology, Pharmacology
Ph.D., Pharmacology
New York University
New York, NY
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Eric J. Simon
2.POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING
a.Internships and Residencies -
b.Research Fellowships
1982-1984Postdoctoral Fellow
Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology
Roche Institute of Molecular Biology
Nutley, NJ 07110
Supervisor: Dr. Sidney Udenfriend
3.MILITARY -- None
4.LICENSURE
a. N. J. Medical License -- N/A
b.Other State Medical Licenses -- N/A
5.CERTIFICATION
a.Specialty Board -- N/A
b. Subspecialty Board -- N/A
6.NARCOTICS CERTIFICATION
a. N. J. CDS
Researcher R000654 - expiration date: 3/31/16
b.U.S. DEA
Researcher RHO 223040 - expiration date: 10/31/15
7.UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS
1986-1988Adjunct Assistant Professor
Laboratory of Neurobiology and Behavior
The Rockefeller University
New York, NY 10021
9/1987-6/1994Assistant Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
Newark, NJ 07103
7/1994-6/2003Associate Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
Newark, NJ 07103
12/1998-presentAssociate Professor
Department of Neurosciences (joint appointment)
UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
Newark, NJ 07103
7/2003-6/2013Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
Newark, NJ 07103
8/2003-9/2011Assistant Dean for the M.D./Ph.D. Program at New Jersey Medical School
7/2011-6/2013Professor
Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cancer Track
UMDNJ-Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Newark, NJ 07103
7/2011-6/2013Professor
Cell Biology, Neuroscience and Physiology Track
UMDNJ-Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Newark, NJ 07103
7/2013-presentProfessor
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School
Newark, NJ 07103
7/2013-presentProfessor
Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cancer Track
Rutgers-Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Newark, NJ 07103
7/2013-presentProfessor
Cell Biology, Neuroscience and Physiology Track
Rutgers-Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Newark, NJ 07103
7/2014-presentProfessor
Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School
Newark, NJ 07103
8. HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS -- N/A
9.OTHER PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS AND MAJOR VISITING APPOINTMENTS
1978-1981Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Pharmacology
New York University Medical Center
New York, NY 10016
1984-1985Research Associate
Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology
Roche Institute of Molecular Biology
Nutley, NJ 07110
Supervisor: Dr. Sidney Udenfriend
1985-1987Research Fellow
Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology
Roche Institute of Molecular Biology
Nutley, NJ 07110
Supervisor: Dr. Sidney Udenfriend
10.AWARDS AND HONORS
1992Selected for Special Review Committee (SRCD-26), National Institute on Drug Abuse
1994Served as reviewer for United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation
1995Chosen as Faculty Judge for Graduate Student Association Research in Excellence Awards
1996Member of Advisory Committee on Personnel for Research B, American Cancer Society
Served as grant reviewer for Israel Science Foundation
Recipient of International Narcotic Research Conference travel award
Served as grant reviewer for City University of New York Research Award Program
1997Served as grant reviewer for United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation
Served on National Institute on Drug Abuse Training and Career Development Special Emphasis Panel
1998Served as reviewer for Arkansas Science and Technology Authority Basic Research Grant Program
Served as reviewer for U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation
Recipient of International Narcotic Research Conference travel award
Scientific consultant for Weitzman & Weitzman, Counselors at Law, Maplewood, NJ
1999Chosen as Faculty Judge for Graduate Student Association Research in Excellence Awards
Chosen as panelist on use of DNA chip arrays by Affymetrix
2000Selected as grant reviewer for National Science Foundation
Recipient of Research Recognition Award, UMDNJ
2001Recipient of nomination for the Golden Apple Teaching Award-UMDNJ-NJMS
Served as invited reviewer of new National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Cutting-Edge Basic Research Awards (CEBRA) program
2002Recipient of Certificate of Appreciation from the Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Glen Hanson, PhD, DDS, for dedicated service to NIDA as a founding member of the Training and Career Development Subcommittee
2003Nominated for Master Educator Award, UMDNJ-NJMS
2004Thesis mentor and nominator of Keith Christoffers, recipient of the Faculty Organization Student of the Year Award
2005Successfully nominated Matt Hosler, MD/PhD, for the Stanley Bergen, MD, Award
2008Successfully nominated Ken Wannemacher, graduate student, for the Joseph Fu Memorial Scholarship
2008Successfully nominated Alexandra Terskiy, MD/PhD student, for the Dean Morris Schaefer Award
2008 Successfully nominated Rivka Stone, MD/PhD student, as an Executive Women of NJ Scholar
2009Successfully nominated Alexandra Terskiy, MD/PhD student, for the Philanthropic Educational Organization Scholar Award
2010Successfully nominated Rivka Stone, MD/PhD student, for the Philanthropic Educational Organization Scholar Award
2011Successfully nominated Rivka Stone, MD/PhD student, for Stanley Bergen Award
2011Successfully nominated Rivka Stone, MD/PhD student, as an Executive Women of NJ Scholar
2012Received NJMS Faculty Award, Twenty Five Years of Dedicated Distinguished Service to New Jersey Medical School
2013Received the 2013 Foundation of UMDNJ Excellence in Research Award
11.BOARDS OF DIRECTORS/TRUSTEES
2004 – presentMember of the Irene and Eric Simon Brain Research Foundation Advisory Committee
- MAJOR COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
- National and Regional
1996Member of Advisory Committee on Personnel for Research B, American Cancer Society
1997Member of NIH/NIDA Training and Career Development Special Emphasis Panel
1998Member of NIH/NIDA Special Emphasis Panel ZDA1-MXS-MO1
Member of NIH/NIDA Special Emphasis Panel ZDA1-MXS-M21
Member of NIH/NIDA Special Emphasis Panel ZDA1-MXS-M09
Member of NIH/NIDA Special Emphasis Panel ZDA1-MXS-M30
Member of NIH/NIDA Special Emphasis Panel ZDA1-MXS-M12
Member of NIH/NIDA Special Emphasis Panel ZDA1-MXS-M33
1999Member of NIH/NIDA Special Emphasis Panel ZDA1-MXS-M20
Member of NIH/NIDA Training and Career Development Study Section (NIDA-K)
Member of NIH/NIDA Special Emphasis Panel ZDA1 KXA-N (03)
2000Member of NIH/NIDA Training and Career Development Study Section (NIDA-K)
Member of NIH/NIDA-K Conflicts Special Emphasis Panel ZDA1 RXL E-07-S
2001Member of NIH/NIDA Training and Career Development Study Section (NIDA-K)
Member of NIH/NIDA Cutting-Edge Basic Research Award (CEBRA) Review Committee ZDA1 TXL-Q10
2002Member of NIH/NIDA Training and Career Development Study Section (NIDA-K)
Member of NIH/NIDA-K Special Emphasis Panel ZDA1 KXA-N(16)
Member of NIH/NIDA-K Special Emphasis Panel ZDA1 KXA-N(17)
Member of NIH/NIDA-K Special Emphasis Panel ZDA1 KXA-N(19)
2003Member of NIH/NIDA-K Training and Career Development Subcommittee
2004Member of NIH/NIDA-K Training and Career Development Subcommittee
2008Co-chaired the GPCR II Symposium, Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Washington DC November 2008
b. Medical School
1988-1989Ad Hoc Committee for Student Admissions
1988-presentParticipant in annual NJMS Convocation Ceremony
1989LCME accreditation participant
1990Search Committee: Chairperson of Pediatrics
1990-1992Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
1993-1996Academic Programs and Policies Committee
1994-1995Faculty Committee on Appointments and Promotions
1995-1997Faculty Council
1997-2011M.D./Ph.D. Program Committee
1998-2001Search Committee: Chairperson of Pediatrics
1999-2003Founding Course Director for Molecular and Cellular Biology, Core Curriculum, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
1999-presentStudent Advisor for medical students
2000Department of Pediatrics Internal Review Committee
2000-presentDMD/PhD Advisory Committee
Member of Biomedical Research Support Committee
2003-2005Faculty Council
Interviewer for Chair, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
2003-2011Chairman, MD/PhD Program Committee
Executive Council, Graduate School of Biomedical Science
2004-2005Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) Self-Study Taskforce: Medical Students
Admissions Subcommittee, LCME Taskforce
2005Liaison Committee on Medical Education, Site Visit Participant
2005Middle States Accreditation Site Visit Participant
2005-2010Search Committee: Chairperson of Neurology and Neuroscience
2006-2007HHMI Quantitative Neuroscience Organizing Committee
2007-2008HHMI Quantitative Neuroscience Faculty Search Committee
2007-presentMember, Grant Review Committee for FUMDNJ awards, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
2009Reviewer for the NIH Challenge Award applications in the ZRG1 MDCN-A (58)R meeting
2014-presentElected member to the Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences Faculty Council
2014-presentMember of the Basic & Clinical Science Integration Working Group, Rutgers- School of Dental Medicine
2014-presentMember of the Course Directors Committee, Rutgers- School of Dental Medicine
2015-presentMember of the Executive Council, Rutgers- School of Dental Medicine
c. Hospital--N/A
d.Department
1989Dental Biochemistry Curriculum Committee
1990-1992,
1994-1999Coordinator, Departmental Seminar Series
1995-2002Graduate Student Committee
1998Faculty Search Committee
2001Departmental Subcommittee on Ph.D. Course Requirements
Faculty Search Committee
2002Faculty Search Committee
Departmental Self Study Committee, Medical Biochemistry Subcommittee
2004Recitation Subcommittee, Molecular and Genetic Medicine Curriculum Committee
2008Graduate Program Subcommittee
2009-presentInterviewer for Graduate Student Recruitment Day (BMB, Neuroscience, MBGC track, CBNP track
Doctoral Thesis Committees
1989Ms. Yu-Chu Huang - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
1990Dr. Anthony Iacopino - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
1991Ms. Jenfen Liu - Oral Biology
1992Ms. Theresa Matkovits - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Mr. Amartya Basu - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Mr. Zhi-Fang Chou - Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
1994Mr. Keith Rosenbach - Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Mr. Zuwei Qian - Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Mr. Juan Herrero - Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
1995Mr. Kajal Chowdhury - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
1996Mr. Ming Zhang - Neuroscience, Rutgers-Newark
Mr. Wenwu Gao - Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Ms. Diane Kozireski - Neuroscience
Mr. Huicong Cai - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Mr. Nan Zhang - Pharmacology and Physiology
1997Ms. Rong Shu - Physiology, Pharmacology and Toxicology
Mr. Kajal Chowdhury - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Mr. Wen Yang - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Mr. Weikang Tao - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Mr. Syed Reza - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Mr. Peter Alfinito – Neuroscience
1998Ms. Yingxia Liu - Neuroscience
Ms. Jin Jin - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Mr. Steve Tuske- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Mr. Frank Barletta- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
1999Ms. Cristine Woititz-Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Ms. Kathy Piparo- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
2000Mr. Basil Hantash- Pharmacology and Physiology
Mr. Bin Tian- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
2002Ms. Grace Pinhal-Enfield- Anatomy and Molecular Medicine
2003Ms. Lorena Maria Equez - Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
2004Mr. Matthew Hosler- MD/PhD Program
Mr. Elie Needle- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Ms. Ligia Westrich- Neuroscience
2005Ms. Olga Chernysh- Pharmacology and Physiology
Mr. Joseph Quispe- Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine
2006Mr. Luis Muniz- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Ms. Qi Wang- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
2007Mr. Walid Abushahba- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Mr. Baskar Balan- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
2009Ms. Anna Angelova- Pharmacology and Physiology
2010Ms. Wenting Luo- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Ms. Victoria Prince- MD/PhD Program
Mr. Kevin Christian Donahue- MD/PhD Program
2012Mr. Raghavendra Shamanna- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Ms. Danielle Scarola- Neuroscience (Master’s thesis committee)
Qualifying Examination Committees
1989Ms. X. Y. Cai - Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Mr. Louis Scala - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Ms. Jun Yin - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
1990Mr. Simi Vincent - Pharmacology
Ms. Kristen Gustafson - Anatomy
Ms. Jenfen Liu - Oral Biology
Ms. Sarah S. Kolla - Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Mr. Atul Deshpande - Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
1991Mr. Debaprasad Saha- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
1992Mr. Huicong Cai- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Mr. William Wang- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
1993Ms. Mandana Shahrestanifar- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
1995Ms. Carolyn Harmon - Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Mr. Ming Zhang - Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
1996Ms. Jin Jin - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Ms. Karen Sooy - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Mr. Christopher Schaefer - Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Mr. Peter Alfinito - Neuroscience
Mr. Lan Jiang - Physiology and Pharmacology and Toxicology
1997Mr. Eric White - Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
1998Mr. Min Gao - Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Ms. Leena Bagle - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Mr. Michael Huening - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Mr. Frank Barletta - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Mr. Keith Christoffers - Neuroscience
Ms. Xie Xin – Neuroscience
1999Mr. Kwaben Opuni-Department of Pharmacology and Physiology
Ms. Lorena Maria Equez - Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Mr. Basil Hantash – MD/PhD Program
Mr. Elie Needle- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
2000Ms. Ling Kang- Neuroscience
Mr. Vamsi Gollapalli-Neuroscience
2001Mr. William Simmons- Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Mr. Li Cheng-Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Ms. Yifan Song-Pharmacology and Physiology
2002Dr. Wafaa El-Sayed- Pharmacology and Physiology
Ms. Judith N. Gorski- Neuroscience
Mr. Wei Bu- Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Ms. Irina Sigal- MD/Ph.D. program
Mr. Luis Muniz- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
2004Mr. Jay Turner- MD/PhD Program
Mr. Nicola Pierbon- Pharmacology and Physiology
Ms. Jiaying (Joyce) Huang- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Mr. Walson Metzger- MD/PhD Program
Mr. Shakti Ramkissoon- MD/PhD Program
2005Ms. Olga Chernysh- Pharmacology and Physiology
Mr. Nazish Sayed- Pharmacology and Physiology
2006Mr. Walid Abushahba- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Mr. Baskar Balan- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
2007Mr. Reza Razavi- Interdisciplinary Program
Ms. Jennifer Woodbury- MD/PhD Program
Ms. Mahrukh M. Bandey- Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Ms. Nicole Pannucci- MD/PhD Program
Ms. Amrita Ghosh- MD/PhD Program
2008Ms. Alexandra Terskiy- MD/PhD Program
Ms. Anna Angelova- Pharmacology and Physiology
2009Ms. Khan Nguyen- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
2010Ms. Jyoti Joshi- Interdisciplinary Program
Ms. Wenting Luo- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Mr. Thomas Comollo- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Ms. Smita Shukla- Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine
2011Ms. Mingyue Han- Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine
2012Ms. Tanya Seth- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
2013Ms. Shravanthi Chidambaram- Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cancer Track
e.Editorial Boards
Current Molecular Pharmacology
AdHoc Reviewer for the following:
Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics
Blackwell Science, Inc.
Brain Research
Cancer Research
Developmental Brain Research
European Journal of Neuroscience
Journal of Biological Chemistry
Journal of Immunology
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
Journal of Molecular Signaling
Journal of Natural Products- 2012
Journal of Neurochemistry
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
Life Sciences
Molecular Brain Research
Molecular Cell Biology, Lodish et al., Freeman Pub.
Molecular Pharmacology
National Science Foundation
Neurochemical Research
Neuroendocrinology
NIDA Drug Supply Program
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Regulatory Peptides
Brain Research Bulletin
13.MEMBERSHIPS, OFFICES AND COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
1977-presentAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science
1978-presentInternational Narcotic Research Conference
1986-present Endocrine Society
1986-presentSociety for Neuroscience
1987-present New York Academy of Sciences
1988-presentSigma Xi
1991-present American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
1998-presentAmerican Society of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
1998-presentCongressional Liaison Committee-ASPET
2007-presentAmerican Association for Cancer Research
14.MAJOR RESEARCH INTERESTS
Regulation of eukaryotic gene expression in the nervous system. Molecular basis of tolerance and physical dependence resulting from chronic opiate drug use. Molecular cloning of G protein-coupled receptors. Solubilization and purification of G protein-coupled receptors. Structure/function analysis of opioid receptors. Signal transduction pathways activated by opioids. Opioid receptor turnover, agonist-induced receptor down regulation, antagonist-induced receptor up-regulation. Ubiquitination and targets of the proteasome complex. Analysis of receptor post-translational modifications and interacting proteins by mass spectrometry. Select opioids ligands as pharmacological chaperones that stabilize and induce proper receptor folding during synthesis in the secretory pathway. Naltrindole and structural analogs as anti-cancer therapeutic agents.
15.GRANT HISTORY
a.Principal Investigator
Title: The Regulation of Opioid Peptide Gene Expression in Testis
Agency:The Foundation of UMDNJ
Date: July 1, 1988-June 30, 1989
Award:$25,000
Title:Molecular Consequences of Tolerance and Dependence
Agency: Biomedical Research Support Grant (BRSG)
Date: July 18, 1988-July 18, 1989
Award:$9,998
Title:Molecular Consequences of Tolerance and Dependence
Agency:National Institute on Drug Abuse, DA05819
Date: July 1989-June 1993
Award:$476,535
Title:Equipment Grant: Departmental Autoclave Sterilizer
Agency: Biomedical Research Support Grant
Date: January 11, 1990
Award:$10,000
Title:Small Instrumentation Award
Agency:Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Administration
Date: October 1990
Award:$8,736
Title:Small Instrumentation Award
Agency: Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Administration
Date: November 1991
Award:$5,000
Title:Small Instrumentation Award
Agency:Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Administration
Date: October 1992
Award:$4,515
Title:Molecular Consequences of Tolerance and Dependence
Agency: Foundation of UMDNJ
Date: July 1, 1993-June 30, 1994
Award:$25,000
Title:Opioid Receptor Signal Transduction: Gene Regulation
Agency:Biomedical Research Support Grant
Date:April 1, 1994-May 31, 1995
Award:$15,000
Title:Structure and Function of Delta Opioid Receptors
Agency:SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals
Date:June 1996-May 1997
Award:$4,990
Title:Structure/Function Analysis of Opioid Receptors
Agency: National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Drug Abuse, DA09113
Date: July 15, 1997-June 30, 2001
Award:$501,763
Title:Regulation of Gene Expression Following Acute and Chronic Opioid Administration
Agency: NJMS Dean’s Biomedical Research Support Fund 2000
Date: October 1, 2000 - September 30, 2001
Award:$15,000
Title:Mass Spectrometry of the Opioid Receptor*
Agency:NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse, F31 DA15285
Date:February 2001- January 2002
Award:$25,000
* Served as sponsor and mentor for NRSA predoctoral fellowship to Keith Christoffers.
Title:Opioid Receptor Down Regulation: Role of the Proteasome
Agency:Foundation of UMDNJ
Date:July 1, 2002-June 30, 2003
Award:$35,000
Title:Purification and Mass Spectrometry of Opioid Receptors
Agency:National Institutes of Health/Natl. Inst. on Drug Abuse, DA09113-04
Date:April 1, 2003-March 31, 2008
Award:$971,875
Title:Cross-talk between Opioid and Oncogenic Signaling in Human Multiple Myeloma – seed grant
Agency:Foundation of UMDNJ
Date:July 1, 2007-June 30, 2008
Award:$25,000
Title:Probing Mechanisms of Kappa Opioid Receptor Regulation using Mass Spectrometry”, F31 NRSA Predoctoral Fellowship
Agency:NIH/NIDA, Kenneth Wannemacher, PI, R.D. Howells, sponsor, DA024495.
Date:September 19, 2007-September 18, 2009
Award:$28,770
Title:Training in Integrative Neuroscience in Health and Disease
Agency:NIH/NINDS, T32 NS051157, Ellen Townes-Anderson, PhD, PI, R.D. Howells, faculty mentor
Date:July 1, 2007-June 30, 2012
Award:$161,000 per year
Title:Multiple Myeloma Cell Growth Inhibition by an Opioid
Agency:New Jersey State Commission on Cancer Research, Alexandra Terskiy, PI, R.D. Howells, sponsor and mentor
Date:July 1, 2008-June 30, 2010
Award:$45,000
Title:The Ubiquitin/Proteasome Pathway and Opioid Receptor Down-Regulation – bridge grant
Agency:Foundation of UMDNJ
Date:December 1, 2008- November 30, 2009
Award:$25,000
Patent Application: UMDNJ invention Disclosure Form docket number: Dkt. 10-68; Novel Therapeutic Targets for Select Opioids, submitted by Elysa B. Goldberg, PhD, Esq., March 2013.
Title:Novel Discovery that Naltrindole Inhibits the Proliferation of Human Multiple Myeloma Cells
Agency:Office of Technology Transfer and Business Development, and the Foundation of UMDNJ