Advisory Council to the Chair
Johannes von Lintig, Vice Chair for Research
Phoebe Stewart, Vice Chair for Educational Programs
Derek Taylor, Vice Chair for Innovation, Translation, and Entrepreneurship
Pharmacology Departmental Committee on Appointments, Promotions, and Tenure (DCAPT)
Monica Montano, Chair of the Committee
George Dubyak, Professor, Department of Physiology and Biophysics
Marcin Golczak
Beata Jastrzebska
Phoebe Stewart
Derek Taylor
Johannes von Lintig
Bing Cheng Wang, Director of the Division of Cancer Biology, Department of Medicine, MetroHealth
Strategic Planning / Physical Facilities Committee
Johannes von Lintig, Chair
Jason Mears
Masaru Miyagi
Yuan Gao
Edward Yu
Melinda Zikursh, Chakrapani Lab Manager, Facilitator
Faculty Council Representatives
Basic Science At-Large Representative: Phoebe Stewart [2022-Present]
Pharmacology Representative: Monica Montano[2024-Present]
*Representatives are expected to report at regular Faculty Meetings
Safety Officer
Melinda Zikursh, Department Lab Manager
Pharmacological Sciences Seminar Series and Special Seminars
Wei Huang, Director
Beata Jastrzebska
Johannes von Lintig
Yonggend Tao
Chinyere Iweka
Zhemin Zhang
Student Representatives: Will Gregor and Haley Aharoni
Annual Research Symposium
Beata Jastrzebska, Director
Chinyere Iweka
Yuan Gao
Fang Chen
Student Representatives: Anelise Hutson & Jaclyn Swigris
Educational Oversight and Curriculum Committee
Phoebe Stewart, Co-Chair of the Committee; Vice Chair for Educational Programs
Jason Mears, Co-Chair of the Committee; Director of Graduate Pharmacology Education, T32 (MTTP) Director
John Mieyal, Emeritus Professor, Pharmacology Department
Marvin Nieman, Vice Provost for Graduate Studies
Johannes von Lintig, Vice Chair for Research, T32 (Visual Sciences) Director
Marcin Golczak, Director of Undergraduate Pharmacology Education
Monica Montano, Director of Dental Pharmacology Education
Tawna Mangosh, Director of Medical Pharmacology Education and of MSTPS in Pharmacology
Amy Wilson-Delfosse, Adjunct Member
Student Representatives: Abinaya Gargy and William Gregor
Master’s Curriculum Sub-Committee
Phoebe Stewart, Chair
Tawna Mangosh, Co-Chair
Marvin Nieman
Johannes von Lintig
Marcin Golczak
John Mieyal, Emeritus Professor
Graduate Program Steering Committee
Jason Mears, Chair of the Committee; Director of the Graduate Program, T32 Co-Director,
Marvin Nieman, T32 Director, Vice Provost of Graduate Studies
John Mieyal, Emeritus Professor, Pharmacology Department
Monica Montano, Director of Dental Pharmacology Education
Johannes von Lintig, Vice Chair for Research
Student Representatives: Anelise Hutson and Jaclyn Swigris
Graduate Student Recruitment GSR
Phoebe Stewart, Chair of the Committee; BSTP Admissions Committee Representative
Jason Mears
Derek Taylor
Johannes von Lintig
Marcin Golczak
Fang Chen
Chinyere Iweka
Yuan Gao
Student representatives: Anna Dudziak and Emily Craig
Qualifying Examination Committee
Youwei Zhang, Chair of the Committee
Jason Mears, Co-Chair of the Committee,
Phoebe Stewart
Johannes von Lintig
Marcin Golczak
Beata Jastrzebska
John Mieyal, Emeritus Professor
Student Representatives: Amelia Pfaff and Quinn Caron
Journal Club and Responsible Conduct of Research Sessions
Beata Jastrzebska, JC Committee Chair
Chinyere Iweka
Jason Mears
Yuan Gao
Fang Chen
Student Representatives: Alexa Schnell and Haley Aharoni
Substitute Graders: Monica Montano, Jack Su, Phoebe Stewart, Masaru Miyagi
Graduate Student Organization (GSO) Officers
Anelise Hutson, President
Jaclyn Swigris, Vice-President (President-elect)
Quinn Chapman, Secretary
Mingda Liu, Treasurer
Emily Novak, Immediate Past President
Jennifer Breglio and Joyce Kim, Social Chairs
Melina Hall, BGSO Rep
Isioma Akwanamnye and Mia Bruce, Student Invited Seminar Speaker Chairs
Pharmacology Course Directors
Directors of Two-Part Core Course in Pharmacology
Johannes von Lintig, Principles of Pharmacology I: Molecular Basis of Therapeutics (PHRM401)
Phoebe Stewart, Principles of Pharmacology II: Physiological Basis of Therapeutics (PHRM402)
PHRM 528 – Contemporary Approaches to Drug Discovery
Instructor: Monica Montano
PHRM 529 – FDA Regulation in Entrepreneurship and Clinical Research
Instructor: Philip Cola
MGPR 530 – Regulatory Strategy and FDA Communications
Instructor: Tawna Mangosh
PQHS 431 – Statistical Methods
Instructor: Thomas Love
PHRM/MBIO 434 – Mechanisms of Drug Resistance
Instructors: Edward Yu and Robert A. Bonomo
BIOC 434 – Structural Biology of Proteins, Enzymes and Nucleic Acids
Instructor: Vivian Yee
PHRM 466 – Cell Signaling
Instructor: George Dubyak
PHRM 475 – Protein Biophysics
Instructor: Matthias Buck
PHRM 511 – Journal Club
Instructor: Beata Jasztrebska
PHRM 511(b) – Journal Club
Instructor: Tawna Mangosh, Chinyere Iweka, Phobe Stewart
PATH/PHRM 520 – Cancer Biology and Therapeutics
Instructors: Amar Desai, PhD and Khalid Sossey-Alaoui
PHRM 525 – Topics in Cell and Molecular Pharmacology
Instructors: TBD Faculty Sponsor (Individual Research), Tawna Mangosh, Jason Mears, Phoebe Stewart
BIOL 526 – Cell Biology and Human Disease
Instructor: TBD
PHRM 527 – Pathways to Research in Translational Therapeutics
Instructors: Clinical Mentor (TBD), Jason Mears
PHRM 610 – Internship in Experimental Biotechnology
Instructors: Internship Mentor and Phoebe Stewart
Assignments Associated with Medical / Dental / Undergrad Education
Medical Pharmacology
Tawna Mangosh, Longitudinal Pharmacology Curriculum Leader; Block 4 Co-Leader; Leader of Pharmacology Section in Block 4, Co-Director of IQ
Jason Mears, Block 4 Design Team Member - Pharmacology Section
- Inquiry Group Facilitators:
Marcin Golczak, Wei Huang, Beata Jastrzebska, Masaru Miyagi, Phoebe Stewart, Jack Su
- TBL/ Mid-Size Group Facilitators:
Marcin Golczak, Jason Mears, John Mieyal, Monica Montano, Derek Taylor, Johannes von Lintig, Tawna Mangosh, Ed Yu
- Portfolio Reviewers:
Masaru Miyagi
- Peer Teaching Observers:
Tawna Mangosh
- Interviewers of MD applicants:
Derek Taylor
- Medical Education Committees:
Tawna Mangosh, Jason Mears
Dental Pharmacology
Monica Montano, Director of Dental Pharmacology Education, and Director of the Dental Pharmacology Course (REHE 254)
Undergraduate Pharmacology
Marcin Golczak, Director of Undergraduate Pharmacology Education, and Director of the Joint Pharmacology BME undergrad/grad course (PHRM 309/409).
Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP)
Marcin Golczak, Director of the SURP and the ASPET-funded summer fellowship program