RUSSELL B. MELCHERT, PHD, RPH CURRICULUM VITAE PERSONAL INFORMATION Professional Address: Home Address: University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) 2900 Lewis Drive School of Pharmacy Lee’s Summit, MO 64081 2315 Health Sciences Building (816) 503-6031 2464 Charlotte Street Family: Kansas City, MO 64108-2718 Wife: Stephanie (816) 235-1609; (816) 235-5190 Fax Son: Philip (20) E-mail: [email protected] Daughter: Sarah (17) CURRENT POSITION 2010-Present: Dean and Professor UMKC School of Pharmacy; Provost: Barbara A. Bichelmeyer, Ph.D. EDUCATION 1990-1994: Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharmacology/Toxicology) – May 7, 1994 The University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1987-1990: B.S. in Pharmacy – May 12, 1990 The University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1985-1987: University Studies/Pre-Pharmacy The University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2004-2010: Chair, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy, Dean: Stephanie F. Gardner, Pharm.D., Ed.D. 2008-2010: Professor of Pharmacology (with tenure) UAMS College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences 2004-2010: Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology UAMS College of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology Department Chair: Nancy J. Rusch, Ph.D. 2001-2008: Associate Professor of Pharmacology (with tenure) UAMS College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Melchert; 09/01/16 1995-2001: Assistant Professor of Pharmacology UAMS College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Department Chairs: Allen Bradley, Ph.D. and Charles K. Born, Ph.D. (1995-1998), and Richard H. Kennedy, Ph.D. (1998-2004) 1994-1995: Post-Doctoral Fellow (NIEHS Toxicology Training Grant) The University of Texas at Austin, College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacology/Toxicology, Austin, Texas Advisor: Daniel Acosta, Jr., Ph.D. 1990-1994: Graduate Research Assistant The University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Advisor: Allison A. Welder, Ph.D. 1990-1994: Staff Pharmacist Relief Pharmacists of Oklahoma, Midwest City, Oklahoma Supervisor: Lanada S. Arnold, R.Ph. 1991: Visiting Research Assistant (July – August) Institute of Toxicology, ETH and University of Zurich Schwerzenbach, Switzerland Advisor: Urs A. Boelsterli, Ph.D. 1989: Undergraduate Laboratory Assistant (May – November) The University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Advisor: Allison A. Welder, Ph.D. 1988-1989: Pharmacy Intern Venture Pharmacy, Midwest City, Oklahoma Preceptor: Lanada S. Arnold, R.Ph. PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE February 1996-Present: Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy, License #08408 August 1990-Present: Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy, License #11116 FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS 2005-2006: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Academic Leadership Fellow 1994-1995: NIEHS Toxicology Training Grant Post-Doctoral Trainee The University of Texas at Austin 1993-1994: American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education/Sterling Winthrop Industry-Oriented Pre-Doctoral Fellowship 1991-1993: American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education Pre-Doctoral Fellowship 1993: John B. Bruce Scholarship for the Outstanding Graduate Student in Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacodynamics at The University of Oklahoma 1990-1992: The University of Oklahoma Provost's Pre-Doctoral Graduate Assistantship 1985-1986: University Scholar, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 2 Melchert; 09/01/16 AWARDS AND HONORS 2016: UMKC Pharm.D. Class of 2018 Teacher of the Year 2016: UMKC Graduate Student Council Outstanding Interdisciplinary Faculty Award 2016: American Board of Wound Management Board of Directors 2015: UMKC Pharm.D. Class of 2017 Teacher of the Year Runner Up 2015: Phi Lambda Sigma, Beta Eta Chapter Alumnus of the Year 2014: Honorary President, Missouri Pharmacy Association 2014: UMKC Pharm.D. Class of 2016 Teacher of the Year 2013: Visiting Nurse Association Board of Directors 2013: UMKC Pharm.D. Class of 2015 Teacher of the Year 2012: UMKC Student Government Association Apple Polisher’s Award 2012: UMKC Pharm.D. Class of 2014 Teacher of the Year 2010: UAMS College of Pharmacy Teacher of the Year (Selected by Entire Student Body) 2010: Student National Pharmaceutical Association Faculty/Teacher of the Year 2010: Selected by the Class of 2010 to give the Faculty Address at the Honors Convocation 2010: UAMS College of Pharmacy, Class of 2010 Most Outstanding Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences 2008: Selected by the Class of 2008 to give the Faculty Address at the Honors Convocation 2008: Chairman, American Heart Association Pulaski County Board of Directors 2007: Selected by the Class of 2007 to give the Faculty Address at the Honors Convocation 2006: President, American Heart Association Pulaski County Board of Directors 2006: UAMS College of Pharmacy Teacher of the Year (Selected by Entire Student Body) 2006: Selected by the Class of 2006 to give the Faculty Address at the Honors Convocation 2006: UAMS College of Pharmacy, Class of 2006 Most Outstanding Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences 2006: Student National Pharmaceutical Association Faculty Member of the Year 2005: President-Elect, American Heart Association Pulaski County Board of Directors 2004: Member of the Cardiology Study Section of the Veterans Affairs Merit Review 2003: Selected by the Class of 2003 to give the Faculty Address at the Honors Convocation 2002: American Heart Association Little Rock Division Board of Directors 2002: UAMS College of Pharmacy Teacher of the Year (Selected by Entire Student Body) 2002: UAMS College of Pharmacy, Class of 2002 Most Outstanding Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences 2001: Selected by the Class of 2001 to give the Faculty Address at the Honors Convocation 1999: UAMS College of Pharmacy Teacher of the Year (Selected by Entire Student Body) 1999: UAMS College of Pharmacy, Class of 2001 Teacher of the Year 1998: UAMS College of Pharmacy, Class of 1998 Most Outstanding Professor in the Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences 1997: UAMS College of Pharmacy, Kappa Psi Teacher of the Year 1994: Sigma Xi Award for Basic Research, 1994 OUHSC Graduate Education Research Day 1994: Nominated for 1994 OUHSC Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award 1994: Alpha Epsilon Lamda (Graduate Student Honor Society) 1993: Phi Delta Chi Pharmaceutical Fraternity Outstanding Alumnus (Rho Chapter, OUHSC) 1993: Student Travel Award for the 1993 Annual Meetings of the Society of Toxicology 1991: Hope E. Hopps Student Travel Award, 1991 World Congress on Cell and Tissue Culture 1991: Student Travel Award for the 1991 Annual Meetings of the Society of Toxicology 3 Melchert; 09/01/16 1990: Merck, Sharp, and Dohme Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement in Pharmacodynamics and Toxicology 1988: Rho Chi Society (Pharmaceutical Honor Society) 1985: Salutatorian, Liberal High School, Liberal, Kansas (Graduated 2nd in Class of 162) INSTRUCTION: UMKC DOCTOR OF PHARMACY CORE CURRICULUM 2015-Present: Pharmacology II (Pharm 7362). Lipid Lowering Agents, Antihypertensive Drugs, Vasodilators & Anti-Anginal Drugs, Drugs for Heart Failure, Antiarrhythmic Drugs. 22 Contact Hours. 2012-2014: Pharmacology II (Pharm 7362). Lipid Lowering Agents, Antihypertensive Drugs, Vasodilators & Anti-Anginal Drugs, Drugs for Heart Failure. 19 Contact Hours. INSTRUCTION: UMKC DOCTOR OF DENTAL SURGERY CORE CURRICULUM 2016-Present: Introduction to Pharmacology (Dent 6564). Introduction to Pharmacology, How Drugs Act: Molecular & Cellular Aspects. 4 Contact Hours. INSTRUCTION: UMKC SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES (GRADUATE STUDENT COMMITTEES) 2015-2016: Ph.D. Committee Member for Byeongtaek Oh. Dissertation: Development and evaluation of nanocarriers against atherosclerosis. 2015-2016: Ph.D. Committee Member for Animkh Ray. Dissertation: Novel approaches for targeted delivery of cancer therapeutics to nuclei of malignant cells. 2015-2016: Ph.D. Committee Member for Sujay Shah. Dissertation: Novel folic acid targeted nanomicelles for delivery of hydrophobic drugs tot eh back of the eye. 2014-2015: Ph.D. Committee Member for Anusha Ande. Dissertation: Cytochrome P450 enzymes and oxidative stress in tobacco/nicotine mediated HIV pathogenesis. 2014-2015: Ph.D. Committee Member for Ravi D. Vaishya. Dissertation: Effect of nanomicelle size on trans-scleral permeability of dexamethasone and strategies to minimize octreotide acylation during sustained release from biodegradable polymers. 2011-2013: Ph.D. Committee Member for Ankit Shah. Dissertation: HIV-1 gp120 and methamphetamine-mediated induction of proinflammatory cytokines/chemokines and oxidative stress in astrocytes: implications in neuroinflammation. INSTRUCTION: UAMS DOCTOR OF PHARMACY CORE CURRICULUM 2007-2010: Course Coordinator for Pharmacology II (PhSci 4134). Antibacterial, Antifungal, and Antiviral Agents. 35 Contact Hours. 2007-2010: Pharmacology I (PhSci 4124). Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids, Histamine and Antihistamines, Non-Steroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs, Drugs Used to Treat Asthma, Drugs for Gastrointestinal Ulcer, Drugs for Gastrointestinal Hyper- or Hypo-Motility. 14 Contact Hours. 2004-2010: Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (PhSci 5623). Gene Therapy, Pharmacogenomics, Antisense Oligonucleotides, Therapeutic Antibodies. 9 Contact Hours. 2003-2007: Course Coordinator for Pharmacology II (PhSci 4134). Cardiovascular Drugs, Antibacterial, Antifungal,