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Hafeez Faridi is an Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Chicago State University
College of Health Sciences and Pharmacy. He earned his M.Phil and Ph.D. degrees in
life sciences from Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi, India. Prior to joining CSU,
he served as an assistant professor at the department of internal medicine, Rush University
Medical Center, Chicago IL. Dr. Faridi completed his postdoctoral training from The
University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami. FL. His postdoctoral work focused
on the discovery of novel small molecules targeting integrin CD11b. His research led
to the discovery of novel integrin CD11b targeting small molecules with anti-inflammatory
properties. He has presented his findings at various international meetings.
His research interests are (1) Screening and characterization of small molecules with
anti-inflammatory properties. (2) Understanding the physiological mechanisms in chronic
kidney disease and identifying the therapeutic targets. Dr. Faridi has published his
research work in well known, peer-reviewed journals, such as Science Signaling, and
Journal of Clinical Investigation (JCI). He is involved in multidisciplinary and collaborative
research in the area of drug discovery including inflammation, cancer and chronic
kidney diseases.
Dr. Faridi is a member of several scientific and professional organizations, including
the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) and the American Society of
Nephrology (ASN). Dr. Faridialso serves as an active member on various institutional
committees including curriculum committee and self-study committee. Dr. Faridi is
also an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, College
of Medicine, Rush University Medical Center. Chicago, IL.
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Nadeem Fazal is a Fulbright Scholar. He received his MD from King Edward Medical University, Lahore,
Pakistan, and Ph.D. in Immunology/Microbiology from The University of Birmingham,
England, United Kingdom. He is a member of the American Association of Immunologists
(AAI) and American Society for Microbiology (ASM). He completed his Post-doctoral
training, Fellowship and later served as faculty at Stritch School of Medicine Loyola
University Chicago, Illinois.
Dr. Fazal began his teaching career at the Department of Microbiology and Immunology,
Rawalpindi Medical College, The University of Punjab, Lahore. He also served as faculty
at Chicago State University Department of Biological Sciences. Currently, Professor
of Biomedical Sciences at Chicago State University College of Health Sciences and
Pharmacy he has a vast experience in teaching health sciences in different universities
worldwide. His experience includes teaching at The University of Birmingham, United
Kingdom, King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Rawalpindi Medical College, Rawalpindi,
King Faisal University, Dammam, KSA, Azerbaijan Medical University, Baku, Robert Morris
University Illinois, and City Colleges of Chicago. He has received President’s and
Young Scientist Award from Societies of General Microbiology (SGM), American Society
for Microbiology (ASM) and British Society for Immunology (BSI). He was a recipient
of Rowtham Bequest Award from The University of Birmingham, England, United Kingdom.
He also received numerous Faculty Excellence Awards in Teaching from President of
Chicago State University.
Dr. Fazal’s research interests include investigating mechanisms of cellular immune
responses to acute injury/infection and pharmacological agents modulating such host
responses. He has more than 116 articles published in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
His areas of expertise include Immunology, Microbiology, Cell Biology, and Infectious
Diseases. Since joining the College of Pharmacy at Chicago State University, he has
mentored more than 50 research students in his laboratory. Students working under
his supervision have presented at local and national meetings and have won student
awards for best presentations. He is a recognized Mentor at National Research Mentoring
Network, USA and Careers Network University of Birmingham, United Kingdom. Dr. Fazal
has been a member of numerous scientific and professional organizations, including,
The American Physiological Society (APS), The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG),
and The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP). He also received the
Faculty Excellence Award in Research from President of Chicago State University.
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Elmer J. Gentry is an Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Chicago State University College
of Health Sciences and Pharmacy. Dr. Gentry received his B.S. from Missouri Western
State College (1993 in Chemistry) and M.S. (1996) and Ph.D. (1999) in Medicinal Chemistry
from the University of Kansas. He served on the faculty at Midwestern University,
College of Pharmacy-Glendale from 1999-2007.
He was named the 2007 Teacher of the Year for both the first and second-year pharmacy
classes at the College of Pharmacy-Glendale. Additionally, he has received the Edgar
C. Little Outstanding Chemistry Graduate Award from Missouri Western State College,
the Pharmacy Graduate Student Honors Symposium Award from the University of Kansas,
and an American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education Pre-doctoral fellowship from
1997-1999. He was honored as the National Advisor of the Year runner-up by the Phi
Delta Chi pharmacy fraternity.
Dr. Gentry is a member of numerous scientific and professional organizations and has
served as the Chair of the Section of Teachers of Chemistry of the American Association
of Colleges of Pharmacy. His research interests include synthetic manipulation of
antimicrobial agents to modulate potency and spectrum of activity, use of combinatorial
chemistry for drug discovery and development, and improving the delivery of science
courses for professional and pre-professional students.
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Mohammad Newaz is Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology at Chicago State University College of
Health Sciences and Pharmacy. He is the former Department Chair of Pharmaceutical
Sciences. Before joining CSU Dr. Newaz was Associate Professor / Senior Scientist
and Head of Hypertension Unit in the Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Texas Southern
University, Houston, Texas. Dr. Newaz received his MD from the University of Chittagong,
Bangladesh (1992) and Ph.D. from the National University of Malaysia (1998). He has
held faculty positions at the University of Science and Technology Chittagong, Bangladesh,
National University of Malaysia and International Islamic University Malaysia before
joining the Center for Cardiovascular Diseases in 2000. His research focus is primarily
on hypertension and vascular physiology using an integrated investigative approach
with special emphasis on understanding molecular events contributing to the pathogenesis
of hypertension and its complications
Dr. Newaz is a member of many professional societies, including the American Heart
Association, the American Physiological Society. He has received numerous honors and
awards, including the Young Investigator Award from High Blood Pressure Council of
American Heart Association, Young Investigator Award from the renal section of The
American Physiological Society, Caroline Tun Suden professional opportunity award
from The American Physiological Society, Young Investigator Award from The International
Society of Hypertension, FASEB MARC fellowship and Grant-in-Aid from American Heart
Association. He has published more than 40 peer-reviewed research paper in high impact
journals, book chapters and invited reviews in the field of hypertension and vascular
biology. Dr. Newaz presented his research works extensively at conferences locally
and internationally and was also an invited speaker at several Universities in the
US.
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Melany P. Puglisi is a Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Chicago State University College of Health
Sciences and Pharmacy. She received her B.A. in chemistry from Southampton College,
now part of Long Island University, in 1991. Her graduate studies were carried out
at the University of Guam where she received her M.S. in Biology in 1995 and the University
of Mississippi, School of Pharmacy where she received her Ph.D. in pharmacognosy.
Dr. Puglisi completed her postdoctoral studies at Scripps Institution of Oceanography
at the University of California at San Diego and the Smithsonian Museum of Natural
History Marine Station in Fort Pierce, FL. Prior to joining CSU, she was a faculty
member in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic
Medicine. In 2008, Dr. Puglisi joined CSU as a founding faculty member in the College
of Pharmacy. Dr. Puglisi’s research interests include: 1) Marine natural products
drug discovery, 2) Chemical/ecological interactions between marine organisms and microorganisms,
and 3) Scholarship of Teaching and Learning as it relates to improved students’ outcomes
in the Pharmacy curriculum. She participated in numerous research expeditions in the
tropical Atlantic and Pacific including the 2005 NOAA Florida Coast Deep Corals research
cruise. Dr. Puglisi has numerous publications in natural products, microbial chemical
ecology, and the scholarship of teaching. She developed the website biochemistryrox.com
as a supplement to her course. She is also the lead editor of the book Chemical Ecology:
The Ecological Impact of Marine Natural Products (CRC press). Dr. Puglisi received
multiple Teacher of the Year awards, a Faculty Preceptor of the Year award, the CSU
Service Excellence and CSU Research Excellence Awards.
Dr. Puglisi is a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Natural. She served
a member of the Executive Committee of the American Society of Pharmacognosy for eight
years and continues to serve as the Secretary to the ASP Foundation. She is a member
of several scientific organizations including the American Society of Pharmacognosy
and America Society of Women in Science.
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Md Obayed Raihan is an Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Chicago State University College
of Health Sciences and Pharmacy. He received his Ph.D. in Neurobiology from the Department
of Neurobiology at the University of Science and Technology of China. He completed
his Master of Pharmacy (M.Pharm.) and Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm.) degrees at the
Department of Pharmacy, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. With a career spanning
14-years in academia, Dr. Raihan held positions at the Department of Pharmacy at the
International Islamic University Chittagong, Bangladesh initially as a Lecturer, and
later at the Jashore University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh progressing
from Lecturer to Assistant Professor and eventually Associate Professor. In 2023,
he joined the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the College of Health Sciences
and Pharmacy, Chicago State University, USA as an Assistant Professor. Prior to this
role, Dr. Raihan served as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Biomedical
Sciences at the School of Medicine and Health Sciences and Biomedical Engineering
at the School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, University of North Dakota,
USA.
His research interests encompass fundamental and translational studies in neurodegeneration,
neuroprotection, drug repositioning, and computer aided drug design (CADD). Notably,
Dr. Raihan began his early career as a Quality Control Pharmacist at Kemiko Pharmaceuticals
Limited, Bangladesh. His research endeavors have involved extensive work with cognitive
neuroscience using transgenic mouse models of Synucleinopathy (Parkinson’s) and Alzheimer’s
diseases, focusing on glial cells characterization, including microglia and astrocytes,
for biomarker identification and the development of glia-targeted therapeutics. Dr.
Raihan serves as an editorial board member for Aging Communications and The Eurasian
Journal of Medicine, and he also contributes as a reviewer to several international
journals, including the Journal of Neurochemistry, Journal of Neuroinflammation, Glia,
and Advances in Traditional Medicine, Bioscience Report, and F & C Pharmacology. He
is member of various professional organizations, including the American Association
of College of Pharmacy (AACP), American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS)
and the Society for Neuroscience (SfN).
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