CV of Marta Concheiro-Guisan

Education

Ph.D. in Forensic Toxicology, Department of Anatomical Pathology and Forensic Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Dissertation: “Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry for the determination of amphetamine derivatives and other illicit drugs in biological matrices” (2002-2006)

Pharm.D. (Licenciatura de Farmacia), School of Pharmacy, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain (1997-2002)

Academic & Professional Experience

Associate Professor of Toxicology. Department of Sciences, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, New York, NY. Main duties: Lead independent research program in forensic toxicology; teach graduate and undergraduate courses in toxicology; coordinate toxicology curriculum across programs; secure and manage external research funding. Since August 2022.

Assistant Professor of Toxicology. Department of Sciences, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, New York, NY. Main duties: teaching graduate courses; coordinator of undergraduate and graduate toxicology courses; research in toxicology; grant management. January 2015-August 2022.

Research Scientist. Chemistry and Drug Metabolism Section, National Institute on Drug     Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Baltimore, MD. Main duties: laboratory staff management; research in toxicology. March 2012-December 2014.

Lecturer and Researcher (Investigador del Programa Isidro Parga Pondal). Department of Anatomical Pathology and Forensic Sciences, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Main duties: teaching undergraduate courses; research in toxicology; driving under the influence casework duties (oral fluid analysis and interpretation report). January 2010-March 2012.

Postdoctoral Fellow. Chemistry and Drug Metabolism Section, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD. Main duties: research in toxicology. January 2008-December 2009.

Staff Scientist. Cientisol S.L., Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Main duties: driving under the influence casework duties (oral fluid analysis and interpretation report); human performance casework duties (urine and plasma/blood analysis and interpretation report). January-December 2007.

Postdoctoral Fellow. Department of Anatomical Pathology and Forensic Sciences, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Main duties: research in toxicology; driving under the influence casework duties; human performance casework. April-December 2007.

Educational Leadership

Program Director, M.S. in Forensic Science. Department of Sciences, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, New York, NY. Main duties: Provide academic and administrative leadership for a graduate program in forensic science; Oversee admissions, curriculum development, program assessment, and student progression; Lead program evaluation, strategic planning, and program growth; Coordinate faculty teaching and curriculum implementation. Since August 2023.

Awards & Fellowships

CUNY Academy Travel Award Stefan Bernard Baumrin for Full-time Associate Professors. May 2023.

CUNY Academy Stewart Travel Awards for Assistant Professors for National & International Conferences. March 2019.

Postdoctoral INVEST Fellowship, National Institute on Drug Abuse International Program. January-December 2009.

Postdoctoral Fellowship, Fundación Española de Ciencia y Tecnología. January-December 2008.

Graduate Student Fellowship, Ministerio de Ciencia y Educación de España. January 2003-December 2006.

Graduate Student Fellowship, Consellería de Educación e Ordenación Universitaria da Xunta de Galicia. October-December 2002.

Research Assistantship, Consellería de Educación e Ordenación Universitaria da Xunta de Galicia. October 2001-June 2002.

Honors

Senior Mentor Award from the Office for Student Research and Creativity, John Jay College, City University of New York. 2024.

Faculty Scholarly Excellence Award from the Office for the Advancement of Research, City University of New York. 2020.

Achievement Award from The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists (TIAFT). 2018.

Best Ph.D. Award offered by the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain. 2006.

Best Ph.D. Award offered by the Eloy Diez Foundation, Pontevedra, Spain. 2006.

Best Pharm.D. Student Award offered by the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain. 2002

Best Graduate Student Award offered by the Regional Government of Galicia, Spain. 2002.

National Award for the best Graduate Student in Pharmacy School, offered by the Government of Spain. 2002.

Grants & Contracts

NIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes. Effective date: January 1st, 2025 – December 31st,2027. Name of PI: Marta Concheiro-Guisan & Ana Pego. Project title: “Development of new cocaine hair testing guidelines: investigation of decontamination protocols, damage/ adulteration evaluation, and cosmetic treatment impact”. Funding Agency: Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice. Total funding: $185,870.

Contract with the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Effective date: April 1st, 2024 – December 1st, 2028. Name of PI: Marta Concheiro-Guisan. Project title: “Analysis of Phosphatidylethanol”. Funding Agency: University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Total funding: $18,000.

Contract with Neogen Corporation. Effective date: August 31st, 2023 – January 31st, 2024. Name of PI: Marta Concheiro-Guisan. Project title: “NeoSal 2.0 Validation Project. Oral Fluid Method Development and Validation”. Funding Agency: Neogen. Total funding: $23,474.

Forensic Sciences Foundation Lucas Research Grant Program for 2021-2022. Effective date: October 31st, 2021 – October 31st, 2022. Name of PI: Marta Concheiro-Guisan. Project title: “Impact of Blood Preservatives and Anticoagulants on Cannabinoid Quantitative Analysis”. Funding Agency: The Forensic Sciences Foundation, INC.Total funding: $3,000.

Cycle 52 PSC-CUNY Research Award. Effective date: July 1st, 2021 – July 1st, 2022. Name of PI: Marta Concheiro-Guisan. Name of co-PI: Kate Good . Project title: “Pharmaceuticals and Drugs of Abuse in New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary Water”. Funding Agency: The City University of New York. Total funding: $3,500.

Contract with the Defense Health Agency (DHA), Department of Defense (DoD). Effective date: August 1st, 2019 – September 9th, 2019. Name of PI: Marta Concheiro-Guisan. Project title: “Specimens for ethyl-glucuronide (ETG) levels for the Department of Defense HIV/AIDS prevention program Defense Health Agency (DHA)”. Funding Agency: Department of Defense through Leidos, Inc.. Total funding: $39,975.

Contract with Brown University. Effective date: March 14th, 2019 – March 13th, 2020. Name of PI: Marta Concheiro-Guisan. Project title: “Determination of Opioid Exposure During Pregnancy by Hair Analysis”. Funding Agency: Brown University. Total funding: $2,400.

Army Research Office (ARO) for Fundamental Research W911NF-17-S-0002. Effective date: January 1st, 2019 – September 1st,2019. Name of PI: Brian Giebel. Name of co-PIs: Marta Concheiro-Guisan, Rinat Abzalimov. Project title: “Determining the recognition, provenance, and fate of anthropogenic chemicals in heterogeneous and complex environments using multiple mass spectrometry fingerprinting techniques”. Funding Agency: Department of Defense. Total funding: $60,000.

Cycle 49 PSC-CUNY Research Award. Effective date: July 1st, 2018 – July 1st, 2019. Name of PI: Marta Concheiro-Guisan . Project title: “Determination of Pharmaceuticals in Biofilm Samples from the Hudson River”. Funding Agency: The City University of New York. Total funding: $3,500.

FY2016 Department of Defense Research and Education Program of Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institution Equipment/Instrumentation Program W911NF-15-R-0025. Effective date: June 1st, 2016 – June1st, 2017. Name of PI: Marta Concheiro-Guisan . Project title: “Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry in Toxicology and Environmental Sciences Research and Education Programs”. Funding Agency: Department of Defense. Total funding: $231,182.01.

Cycle 47 PSC-CUNY Research Award. Effective date: July 1st, 2016 – July 1st, 2017. Name of PI: Marta Concheiro-Guisan. Project title: “Wastewater-based epidemiology of tobacco and illicit drugs in New York City”. Funding Agency: The City University of New York. Total funding: $3,484.

Center for Drug Use and HIV/HCV Research (CDUHR) Pilot Project Award. Effective date: February 5th, 2016 –February 7th, 2017. Name of PI: Marta Concheiro-Guisan . Project title: “K2 Impact in Antiretroviral Therapy Discontinuation”. Funding Agency: Center for Drug Use and HIV/HCV Research (CDUHR) P30DA011041. Total funding: $5,000.

Shimadzu Equipment Grants for Research 2014-2015. Effective date: August 3rd, 2015 – August 3rd, 2016. Name of PI: Marta Concheiro-Guisan . Project title: Equipment Grants for Research. Mass Spectrometry Program. Funding Agency: Shimadzu Corporation. Total funding: $190,000.

Seed Money Program. Effective date: May 14th, 2015 – May 14th, 2016. Name of PI: Marta Concheiro-Guisan and Shu-Yuan Cheng. Project title: “Analysis of marijuana, prescribed narcotics and their metabolites in wastewater in New York City areas by LC-MS/MS”. Funding Agency: Office for the Advancement of Research (OAR), John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY. Total funding: $2,000.

Research Clinical Trials

Intramural Research Program (IRP) NIDA. Protocol Number: 13-DA-N482. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01851473. Effective date: 05/09/2013-01/03/2015. Clinical trial title: “Pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic interactions between intravenous cocaine and acetazolamide or quinine”. Role: Associate Investigator.

Intramural Research Program (IRP) NIDA. Protocol Number: 12-DA-N481. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01736332. Effective date: 11/27/2012-10/24/2014. Clinical trial title: “Evidence-based drug policy and legislation: amphetamines and opiates in blood, oral fluid and urine following intranasal l-methamphetamine and oral poppy seeds”. Role: Associate Investigator.

Publication in Peer-Reviewed Journals

       2026 

  1. Capasso A, Stotts AL, Xu MA, Manuel BD, Zelaya S, Casillas SJ, Villarreal YR, Dorow A, Brown JL, Xu S, Concheiro-Guisan M, Fonseca Pego AM, Wingood GM, Beegle SAP, DiClemente RJ. Safe Start, a hybrid intervention to reduce alcohol exposed pregnancies: protocol for a randomized controlled trial. BMC Public Health, 2026;26(1):506. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-26044-2. 

    2025

  2. Marks S, Martinez G, Adamov M, Alley C, Davila B, Petrovic AG, Abzalimov R, Pradhan P, Concheiro-Guisan M, Champeil E. Synthesis of Oligonucleotides Containing a DNA Distorting Interstrand Crosslink Produced by Mitomycins.  Chembiochem, 2025;26(16):e202500221. doi: 10.1002/cbic.202500221. 

  3. Fonseca Pego AM, Schoffner M, Sammeta VR, Naeem M, Manke DR, Chadeayne A, Glatfelter GC, Baumann MH, Concheiro M.  Development and Validation of an Analytical Method for the Determination of Select 4-Position Ring-Substituted Tryptamines in Plasma by Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry. Journal of Analytical Toxicology, 2025; 49(6):376-383. doi: 10.1093/jat/bkaf045. 

  4. Mir A., Acosta T., Concheiro-Guisan M., Yellon S.M., Patel K., Reznik S.E. Improving the safety of N,N-dimethylacetaminde (DMA) as a potential treatment for preterm birth in a pregnant mouse model using a vaginal nanoformulation. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) – Molecular Basis of Disease, 2025; 1871(5):167822. doi: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2025.167822. 

    2024

  5. Dombroski A., Betancourt M.F., Alvarado A., St Fleur P., Pomales A., Concheiro-Guisan M., Pego A.M. The influence of cosmetic treatments in the uptake of in vitro cocaine contamination in hair. Drug Testing and Analysis, 2024; 17(3):399-411. doi: 10.1002/dta.3741.

  6. Acosta T., Chavez V., Fernandez N., Perry E., Good K., Concheiro M. The impact of combined sewer overflows on pharmaceutical and illicit drug levels in New York/New Jersey Waterways. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 2024; 43(7):1592-1603. doi: 10.1002/etc.5891. 

  7. Polke M., Concheiro M., Cooper G., Bogdal C., Baumgartner M.R., Kraemer T., Binz T.M. Development and validation of a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method including 25 novel synthetic opioids in hair and subsequent analysis of a Swiss opioid consumer cohort. Drug Testing and Analysis, 2024; 16(11):1384-1391. doi: 10.1002/dta.3663.

    2022

  8. Concheiro M., Towler S. Elmore J.S., Chojnacki M.R., Acosta T., Suzuki M., Rice K.C., Baumann M.H. Brain concentrations of MDPV and its metabolites in male rats: relationship to pharmacodynamic effect. Current Pharmaceutical Design, 2022;28(32):2653-2663. doi: 10.2174/1381612828666220907100036.

  9. De Freitas L., Fonseca Pego A.M., Kronstrand R., Lendoiro E., de Castro-Ríos A., Concheiro M. Fast and sensitive method for the determination of 17 designer benzodiazepines in hair by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Journal of Analytical Toxicology, 2022;46(8):852-859. doi: 10.1093/jat/bkac044

  10. Cheng S.Y., Delgado-Cruzata L., Clement C.C., Zacarias O., Concheiro-Guisan M., Towler N., Snyder T., Zheng M., Almodovar N., Gonzalez C., Romaine M., Spase A.M., Champeil. Cytotoxicity, crosslinking and biological activity of three mitomycins. Bioorganic Chemistry, 2022; 123:105744. doi: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2022.105744.

    2021

  11. López-Rabuñal A., Lendoiro E., Concheiro-Guisán M., González-Colmenero E., Peñas-Silva P., Concheiro-Guisán A., Macias-Cortiña M., López-Rivadulla M., de-Castro-Ríos A, Cruz A. Meconium and maternal hair analysis vs. medical records to monitor antidepressants and benzodiazepines exposure during pregnancy. Forensic Toxicology, 2021; 39:417-426. doi: 10.1007/s11419-021-00576-9. 

  12. Centazzo N., Chojnacki M.R., Elmore J.S., Rodriguez R., Acosta T., Suzuki M., Rice K.C., Baumann M.H., Concheiro M. Brain concentrations of methylone and its metabolites after systemic methylone administration: Relationship to pharmacodynamic effects. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, 2021; 377(3):398-406. doi: 10.1124/jpet.121.000531.

  13. Concheiro M., Gutierrez F.M., Ocampo A., Lendoiro E., Gónzalez-Colmenero E., Concheiro-Guisán A., Peñas-Silva P., Macías-Cortiña A., Cruz-Landeira A., López-Rivadulla A., de-Castro-Ríos A. Assessment of biological matrices for the detection of in utero cannabis exposure. Drug Testing and Analysis, 2021; 13:1371-1382. doi: 10.1002/dta.3034.
  14. Hahn B., Harvey A.N., Concheiro-Guisan M., Huestis M.A., Ross T.J., Stein E.A. Nicotinic receptor modulation of the default mode network. Psychopharmacology (Berl.), 2021; 238(2):589-597. doi: 10.1007/s00213-020-05711-9.
  15. González-Colmenero E., Concheiro-Guisán A., Lorenzo-Martínez M., Concheiro M., Lendoiro E., de-Castro-Ríos A., Cañizo-Vázquez D., Martínez-Reglero C., Fernández-Lorenzo J.R. Drug testing in biological samples vs. maternal surveys for the detection of substance use during whole pregnancy. Journal of Addictive Diseases, 2021; 39(2):175-182. doi: 10.1080/10550887.2020.1831137.
  16. Towler S., Concheiro M., Pearring S., Rodda L.N. Evaluation and applicability of Alere iCup DX 14 for rapid postmortem urine drug screening at autopsy. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2021, 66(1):375-382. doi: 10.1111/1556-4029.14577.

  17. Platosz N.A., Binz T.M., Baumgartner M.R., Lendoiro E., de Castro A., Concheiro M. Quantification of classic, prescription, and synthetic opioids in hair by LC-MSMS. Journal of Analytical Toxicology, 2021; 45:943-949. doi: 10.1093/jat/bkaa152.

    2020

  18. Lau T., Concheiro M., Cooper G. Determination of 30 synthetic cathinones in postmortem blood using LC-MSMS. Journal of Analytical Toxicology, 2020; 44(7):679-687. doi: 10.1093/jat/bkaa071. 

  19. López-Rabuñal A., Lendoiro E., González-Colmenero E., Concheiro-Guisán A., Concheiro-Guisán M., Peñas-Silva P., Macias-Cortiña M., López-Rivadulla M., Cruz A., de-Castro-Ríos A. Assessment of tobacco exposure during pregnancy by meconium analysis and maternal interview. Journal of Analytical Toxicology, 2020; 44(8):797-802. doi: 10.1093/jat/bkaa027. 

  20. López-Rabuñal A., Lendoiro E., Concheiro M., López-Rivadulla M., Cruz A., de-Castro-Ríos A. LC-MS/MS method for the determination of antidepressants and benzodiazepines in meconium. Journal of Analytical Toxicology, 2020; 44(6):580-588. doi: 10.1093/jat/bkaa012.

    2019 

  21. Browne T., Concheiro-Guisan M., Prinz M. Semiquantitative detection of signature peptides in body fluids by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Forensic Science International: Genetics Supplement Series, 2019; 7(1):208-210. doi: 10.1016/j.fsigss.2019.09.080.

  22. Chesser R., Pardi J., Concheiro M., Cooper G. Distribution of synthetic opioids in postmortem blood, vitreous humor and brain. Forensic Science International, 2019; 305:109999. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2019.109999.

  23. Mei V., Concheiro M., Pardi J., Cooper G. Validation of an LC-MS/MS method for the quantification of 13 designer benzodiazepines in blood. Journal of Analytical Toxicology, 2019; 43(9):688-695. doi: 10.1093/jat/bkz063.

  24. Centazzo N., Frederick B.M., Jacox A., Cheng S.Y., Concheiro-Guisan M. Wastewater analysis for nicotine, cocaine, amphetamines, opioids and cannabis in New York City. Forensic Sciences Research, 2019; 4(2):152-167. doi: 10.1080/20961790.2019.1609388.

  25. López-Rabuñal A., Lendoiro E., Concheiro M., López-Rivadulla M., Cruz A., de-Castro-Ríos A. A LC-MS/MS method for the determination of common synthetic cathinones in meconium. Journal of Chromatography B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences, 2019; 1124:349-355. doi: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2019.06.030.

  26. He Y., Concheiro-Guisan M. Microextraction sample preparation techniques in forensic analytical toxicology. Biomedical Chromatography, 2019; 33(1):e4444. doi: 10.1002/bmc.4444.

  27. Hanna J., Lendoiro E., de Castro A., Gónzalez-Colmenero E., Concheiro-Guisan A., Peñas-Silva P., Macias-Cortiña M, Cruz-Landeira A., López-Rivadulla M., Concheiro-Guisan M. Detection of in utero ethanol exposure via ethyl glucuronide and ethyl sulfate analysis in umbilical cord and placenta. Forensic Toxicology, 2019; 37:90-103. doi: 10.1007/s11419-018-0439-4.

    2018

  28. Concheiro M., Chesser R., Pardi J., Cooper G. Postmortem Toxicology of New Synthetic Opioids. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2018;9:1210. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2018.01210.

  29. Concheiro M., Huestis M.A. Drug exposure during pregnancy: analytical methods and toxicological findings. Bioanalysis, 2018; 10(8):587-606. doi: 10.4155/bio-2017-0260.

  30. Paniagua-González L., Jiménez-Morigosa C., Lendoiro E., Concheiro M., Cruz A., López-Rivadulla M., de Castro A. Development and validation of an LC-SM/MS method for the determination of nicotine and its metabolites in placenta and umbilical cord. Drug Testing and Analysis, 2018; 10(8):1305-1314. doi: 10.1002/dta.2381.

  31. Kim J., de Castro A., Lendoiro E., Cruz-Landeira A., López-Rivadulla M., Concheiro M. Detection of in utero cannabis exposure by umbilical cord analysis. Drug Testing and Analysis 2018; 10(4):636-643. doi: 10.1002/dta.2307.

    2017

  32. Blandino V., Wetzel J., Kim J., Haxhi P., Curtis R., Concheiro M. Oral fluid vs. urine analysis to monitor synthetic cannabinoids and classic drugs recent exposure. Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, 2017; 18(10): 796-805. doi: 10.2174/1389201018666171122113934. 

  33. Concheiro M., Lendoiro E., de Castro A., Gónzalez-Colmenero E., Concheiro-Guisan A., Peñas-Silva P., Macias-Cortiña M., Cruz-Landeira A., López-Rivadulla M. Bioanalysis for cocaine, opiates, methadone and amphetamines exposure detection during pregnancy. Drug Testing and Analysis, 2017; 9(6):898-904. doi: 10.1002/dta.2087.

  34. Prego-Meleiro P., Lendoiro E., Concheiro M., Cruz A., Lopez-Rivadulla M., de Castro A. Development and validation of a liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry method for the determination of cannabinoids and phase I and II metabolites in meconium. Journal of Chromatography A, 2017; 1497:118-126. doi: 10.1016/j.chroma.2017.03.066.

  35. Jacox A., Wetzel J., Cheng S.Y., Concheiro M. Quantitative analysis of opioids and cannabinoids in wastewater samples. Forensic Sciences Research, 2017; 2(1):18-25. doi: 10.1080/20961790.2016.1270812.

  36. Miller B., Kim J., Concheiro M. Stability of synthetic cathinones in oral fluid samples. Forensic Science International 2017; 274:13-21. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.11.034.

  37. Luchessi A.D., Concheiro M., Germano J.F., Silbiger V.N., Bortolin R.H., Cruz A., Quintela O., Brion M., Carracedo A., Iñiguez A., Bravo M., López-Rivadulla M., Hirata R.D., Sousa A.G., Hirata M.H. ABCC3 Polymorphisms and mRNA Expression Influence the Concentration of a Carboxylic Acid Metabolite in Patients on Clopidogrel and Aspirin Therapy. Basic and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2017; 120(5):466-474. doi: 10.1111/bcpt.12703.

  38. Elmore J., Dillon-Carter O., Partilla J., Ellefsen K.N., Concheiro M., Suzuki M., Rice K.C., Huestis M.A., Baumann M.H. Pharmacokinetic Profiles and Pharmacodynamic Effects for Methylone and its Metabolites in Rats. Neuropsychopharmacology, 2017; 42(3):649-660. doi: 10.1038/npp.2016.213. 

    2016

  39. Ellefsen K.N., Concheiro M., Huestis M.A. Synthetic cathinone pharmacokinetics, analytical methods, and toxicological findings from human performance and postmortem cases. Drug Metabolism Reviews, 2016; 1:1-29. doi: 10.1080/03602532.2016.1188937.

  40. Champeil E., Cheng S.Y., Huang B.T., Concheiro-Guisan M., Martinez T., Paz M.M., Sapse A.M. Synthesis of Mitomycin C & Decarbamoylmitomycin C N2 deoxyguanosine-adducts. Bioorganic Chemistry, 2016; 65:90-99. doi: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2016.02.003.

  41. Ellefsen K.N., Concheiro M., Pirard S., Gorelick D.A., Huestis M.A. Pharmacodynamic effects and relationships to plasma and oral fluid pharmacokinetics after intravenous cocaine administration. Drug Alcohol Dependence, 2016; 163:116-25. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.04.004.

  42. Ellefsen K.N., Concheiro M., Pirard S., Gorelick D.A., Huestis M.A. Cocaine and benzoylecgonine oral fluid on-site screening and confirmation. Drug Testing and Analysis, 2016; 8(3-4): 296-303. doi: 10.1002/dta.1966.

  43. Swortwood M.J., Ellefsen K.N., Wohlfarth A., Diao X., Concheiro-Guisan M., Kronstrand R., Huestis M.A. First metabolic profile of PV8, a novel synthetic cathinone, in human hepatocytes and urine by high-resolution mass spectrometry. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2016; 408(18): 4845-4856. doi: 10.1007/s00216-016-9599-4. 

  44. Swortwood M.J., Carlier J., Ellefsen K.N., Wohlfarth A., Diao X., Concheiro-Guisan M., Kronstrand R., Huestis M.A. In vitro, in vivo and in silico metabolic profiling of α-pyrrolidinopentiothiophenone, a novel thiophene stimulant. Bioanalysis, 2016; 8(1):65-82. doi: 10.4155/bio.15.237.

  45. Marin S.J., Doyle K., Chang A., Concheiro-Guisan M., Huestis M.A., Johnson-Davis K.L. One hundred false-positive amphetamines specimens characterized by liquid chromatography time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Journal of Analytical Toxicology, 2016; 40(1):37-42. doi: 10.1093/jat/bkv101.

  46. Ellefsen K.N., Concheiro M., Pirard S., Gorelick D.A., Huestis M.A. Oral fluid cocaine and benzoylecgonine concentrations following controlled intravenous cocaine administration. Forensic Science International, 2016; 260:95-101. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.01.013.

  47. Ellefsen K.N., Wohlfarth A., Swortwood M.J., DIao X., Concheiro M., Huestis M.A. 4-Methoxy-α-PVP: in silico prediction, metabolic stability, and metabolites identification by human hepatocyte incubation and high-resolution mass spectrometry. Forensic Toxicology, 2016; 34:61-75. doi: 10.1007/s11419-015-0287-4.

  48. Anizan S., Concheiro M., Lehner K.R., Bukhari M.O., Suzuki M., Rice K.C., Baumann M.H., Huestis M.A. Linear pharmacokinetics of 3,4-methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV) and its metabolites in the rat: relationship to pharmacodynamic effects. Addiction Biology, 2016; 21(2):339-347. doi: 10.1111/adb.12201.

    2015

  49. Ellefsen K.N., da Costa J.L., Concheiro M., Anizan S., Barnes A.J., Pirard S., Gorelick D.A., Huestis M.A. Cocaine and metabolites concentrations in DBS and venous blood after controlled intravenous cocaine administration. Bioanalysis, 2015; 7(16):2041-2056. doi: 10.4155/bio.15.127.

  50. Concheiro M., Castaneto M., Kronstrand R., Huestis M.A. Simultaneous determination of 40 novel psychoactive stimulants in urine by liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry and library matching. Journal of Chromatography A, 2015; 1397:32-42. doi: 10.1016/j.chroma.2015.04.002.

  51. Castaneto M.S., Barnes A.J., Concheiro M., Klette K.L., Martin T.A, Huestis M.A. Biochip array technology immunoassay performance and quantitative confirmation of designer piperazines for urine workplace drug testing. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2015; 407(6):4639-48. doi: 10.1007/s00216-015-8660-z.

  52. Newmeyer M.N., Concheiro M., da Costa J.L., Flegel R., Gorelick D.A., Huestis M.A. Oral fluid with three modes of collection and plasma methamphetamine and amphetamine enantiomer concentrations after controlled intranasal l-methamphetamine administration. Drug Testing and Analysis, 2015; 7(10):877-83. doi: 10.1002/dta.1784.

  53. Newmeyer M.N., Concheiro M., da Costa J.L., Lodico C., Gorelick D.A., Huestis M.A. Simultaneous plasma and oral fluid morphine and codeine concentrations after controlled administration of poppy seeds with known opiate content. Forensic Toxicology, 2015; 33(2):235-243. doi: 10.1007/s11419-015-0266-9.

  54. Ellefsen KN, Concheiro M., Suzuki M., Rice K.C., Elmore J.S., Baumann M.H., Huestis M.A. Quantification of methylone and metabolites in rat and human plasma by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Forensic Toxicology, 2015, 33(2): 202-212. doi: 10.1007/s11419-015-0263-z.

  55. Kwako L.E., Spagnolo P.A., Schwandt M.L., Thorsell A., George D.T., Momenan R., Rio D.E., Huestis M., Anizan S., Concheiro M., Sinha R., Heilig M. The Corticotropin Releasing Hormone-1 (CRH1) Receptor Antagonist Pexacerfont in Alcohol Dependence: A Randomized Controlled Experimental Medicine Study. Neuropsychopharmacology, 2015; 40:1053-63. doi: 10.1038/npp.2014.306. 

  56. Concheiro M., Newmeyer M.N., da Costa J.L., Flegel R., Gorelick D.A., Huestis M.A. Morphine and codeine in oral fluid after controlled poppy seed administration. Drug Testing and Analysis, 2015; 7(7):586-91. doi: 10.1002/dta.1742.

    2014

  57. Concheiro-Guisan A., Concheiro M. Bioanalysis during pregnancy: recent advances and novel sampling strategies. Bioanalysis, 2014; 6(23):3133-53. doi: 10.4155/bio.14.278. 

  58. Kuwabara H., Heishman S.J., Brasic J.R., Contoreggi C., Cascella N., Mackowick K.M., Taylor R., Rousset O., Willis W., Huestis M.A., Concheiro M., Wand G., Wong D.F., Volkow N.D. Mu Opioid Receptor Binding Correlates with Nicotine Dependence and Reward in Smokers. PLoS One, 2014; 9(12):e113694. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0113694. 

  59. Smith M.L., Nichols D.C., Underwood P., Fuller Z., Moser M.A., Flegel R., Gorelick D.A., Newmeyer M.N., Concheiro M., Huestis M.A. Methamphetamine and amphetamine isomer concentrations in human urine following controlled Vicks VapoInhaler administration. Journal of Analytical Toxicology, 2014; 38(8):524-7. doi: 10.1093/jat/bku077.

  60. Ellefsen K.N., Concheiro M., Beck O., Gorelick D.A., Pirard S., Huestis M.A. Quantification of cocaine and metabolites in exhaled breath by liquid chromatography-high-resolution mass spectrometry following controlled administration of intravenous cocaine. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2014; 406(25):6213-23. doi: 10.1007/s00216-014-8051-x.

  61. Newmeyer M.N., Concheiro M., Huestis M.A. Rapid quantitative chiral amphetamines liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry: method in plasma and oral fluid with a cost-effective chiral derivatizing reagent. Journal of Chromatography A, 2014; 1358:68-74. doi: 10.1016/j.chroma.2014.06.096.

  62. Smith M.L., Nichols D.C., Underwood P., Fuller Z., Moser M.A., LoDico C., Gorelick D.A., Newmeyer M.N., Concheiro M., Huestis M.A. Morphine and codeine concentrations in human urine following controlled poppy seeds administration of known opiate content. Forensic Science International, 2014; 241:87-90. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2014.04.042.

  63. Anizan S., Ellefsen K., Concheiro M., Suzuki M., Rice K.C., Baumann M.H., Huestis M.A. 3,4-Methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV) and metabolites quantification in human and rat plasma by liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry. Analytica Chimica Acta, 2014; 827:54-36. doi: 10.1016/j.aca.2014.04.015.

  64. Himes S.K., Concheiro M., Scheidweiler K.B., Huestis M.A. Validation of a novel method to identify in utero ethanol exposure: simultaneous meconium extraction of fatty acid ethyl esters, ethyl glucuronide, and ethyl sulfate followed by LC-MS/MS quantification. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2014; 406(7):1945-55. doi: 10.1007/s00216-013-7600-z.

  65. Desrosiers N.A., Himes S.K., Scheidweiler K.B., Concheiro-Guisan M., Gorelick D.A., Huestis M.A. Phase I and II cannabinoid disposition in blood and plasma of occasional and frequent smokers following controlled smoked cannabis. Clinical Chemistry, 2014; 60(4): 631-43. doi: 10.1373/clinchem.2013.216507.

  66. Desrosiers N.A., Lee D., Scheidweiler K.B., Concheiro-Guisan M., Gorelick D.A., Huestis M.A. In vitro stability of free and glucuronidated cannabinoids in urine following controlled smoked cannabis. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2014; 406(3):785-92. doi: 10.1007/s00216-013-7524-7.

  67. Desrosiers N.A., Lee D., Concheiro-Guisan M., Scheidwieler K.B., Gorelick D.A., Huestis M.A. Urinary Cannabinoid Disposition in Occasional and Frequent Smokers: Is THC-Glucuronide in Sequential Urine Samples a Marker of Recent Use in Frequent Smokers? Clinical Chemistry, 2014; 60(2):361-72. doi: 10.1373/clinchem.2013.214106. 

    2013

  68. Concheiro M., Baumann M.H., Scheidweiler K.B., Rothman R.R., Marrone G.F., Huestis M.A. Nonlinear pharmacokinetics of (±)3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and its pharmacodynamic consequences in rat. Drug Metabolism and Disposition, 2013; 42(1):119-25. doi: 10.1124/dmd.113.053678.

  69. Concheiro M., Anizan S., Ellefsen K., Huestis M.A. Simultaneous quantification of 28 synthetic cathinones and metabolites in urine by liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2013; 405(29):9437-48. doi: 10.1007/s00216-013-7386-z.

  70. Hahn B., Harvey A.N., Concheiro-Guisan M., Huestis M.A., Holcomb H.H., Gold J.M. A test of the cognitive self-medication hypothesis of tobacco smoking in schizophrenia. Biological Psychiatry, 2013; 74(6):436-43. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.03.017.

  71. Concheiro M., Gónzalez-Colmenero E., Lendoiro E., Concheiro-Guisán A., de Castro A., Cruz-Landeira A., López-Rivadulla M. Alternative matrices for cocaine, heroin, and methadone in utero drug exposure detection. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, 2013; 35(4):502-509. doi: 10.1097/FTD.0b013e31828a6148.

  72. Concheiro M., Lee D., Lendoiro E., Huestis M.A. Simultaneous quantification of Δ(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol, 11-nor-9-carboxy-tetrahydrocannabinol, cannabidiol and cannabinol in oral fluid by microflow-liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry. Journal of Chromatography A, 2013; 1297:123-130. doi: 10.1016/j.chroma.2013.04.071.

  73. Lendoiro E., González-Colmenero E., Concheiro-Guisán A., de Castro A., Cruz A., López-Rivadulla M., Concheiro M. Maternal hair analysis for the detection of illicit drugs, medicines, and alcohol exposure during pregnancy. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, 2013; 35(3):296-304. doi: 10.1097/FTD.0b013e318288453f.

  74. de Castro A., Díaz A., Piñeiro B., Lendoiro E., Cruz A., López-Rivadulla M., Concheiro M. Simultaneous determination of opiates, methadone, amphetamines, cocaine, and metabolites in human placenta and umbilical cord by LC-MS/MS. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2013; 405(12):4295-4305. doi: 10.1007/s00216-013-6784-6.

    2012

  75. de Castro A., Lendoiro E., Quintela O., Concheiro M., Lopez-Rivadulla M., Cruz A. Hair analysis interpretation of an unusual case of alleged scopolamine-facilitated sexual assault. Forensic Toxicology, 2012; 30:193-198. doi: 10.1007/s11419-012-0141-x.

  76. Lendoiro E., Quintela O., de Castro A., Cruz A., Lopez-Rivadulla M., Concheiro M. Target screening and confirmation of 35 licit and illicit drugs and metabolites in hair by LC-MSMS. Forensic Science International, 2012; 217(1-3):207-215. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.11.006.

    2011

  77. Concheiro M., Jones H.E., Johnson R.E., Choo R., Huestis M.A. Preliminary buprenorphine sublingual tablet pharmacokinetic data in plasma, oral fluid, and sweat during treatment of opioid-dependent pregnant women. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, 2011; 33(5):619-26. doi: 10.1097/FTD.0b013e318228bb2a.

  78. Concheiro M., Shakleya D.M., Huestis M.A. Simultaneous analysis of buprenorphine, methadone, cocaine, opiates and nicotine metabolites in sweat by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2011; 400(1):69-78. doi: 10.1007/s00216-010-4392-2.

    2010

  79. Gray T.R., Choo R.E., Concheiro M., Williams E., Elko A., Jansson L.M., Jones H.E., Huestis M.A. Prenatal methadone exposure, meconium biomarker concentrations and neonatal abstinence syndrome. Addiction, 2010; 105(12):2151-2159. doi: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03097.x 

  80. Concheiro M., Gray T., Shakleya D.M., Huestis M.A. High throughput simultaneous analysis of buprenorphine, methadone, cocaine, opiates, nicotine and metabolites in oral fluid by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2010; 398(2):915-924. doi: 10.1007/s00216-010-3903-5.

  81. Concheiro M., Jones H., Johnson R.E., Choo R., Shakleya D.M., Huestis M.A. Umbilical cord monitoring of in utero drug exposure to buprenorphine and correlation with maternal dose and neonatal outcomes. Journal of Analytical Toxicology, 2010; 34:498-505. doi: 10.1093/jat/34.8.498.

  82. Concheiro M., Jones H., Johnson R.E., Choo R., Shakleya D.M., Huestis M.A. Maternal buprenorphine dose, placenta buprenorphine and metabolite concentrations and neonatal outcomes. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, 2010; 32(2):206-215. doi: 10.1097/FTD.0b013e3181d0bd68.

  83. Concheiro M., Jones H., Johnson R.E., Shakleya D.M., Huestis M.A. Confirmatory analysis of buprenorphine, norbuprenorphine, and glucuronide metabolites in plasma by LCMSMS. Application to umbilical cord plasma from buprenorphine-maintained pregnant women. Journal of Chromatography B Analytical Technologies in Biomedical Life Sciences, 2010; 878(1):13-20. doi: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2009.11.005.

    2009

  84. de Castro A., Concheiro M., Shakleya D.M., Huestis M.A. Development and validation of a liquid chromatography mass spectrometry assay for the simultaneous quantification of methadone, cocaine, opiates and metabolites in human umbilical cord. Journal of Chromatography B Analytical Technologies in Biomedical Life Sciences, 2009; 877(27):3065-3071. doi: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2009.07.028.

  85. de Castro A., Concheiro M., Shakleya D.M., Huestis M.A. Simultaneous Quantification of Methadone, Cocaine, Opiates, and Metabolites in Human Placenta by Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry. Journal of Analytical Toxicology, 2009; 33(5):243-252. doi: 10.1093/jat/33.5.243.

  86. Concheiro M., Shakleya D.M., Huestis M.A. Simultaneous Quantification of Buprenorphine, Norbuprenorphine, Buprenorphine Glucuronide, and Norbuprenorphine Glucuronide in Human Umbilical Cord by Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry. Forensic Science International, 2009; 188(1-3):144-151. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.04.005.

  87. Concheiro-Guisan M., Shakleya D.M., Huestis M.A. Simultaneous Quantification of Buprenorphine, Norbuprenorphine, Buprenorphine Glucuronide, and Norbuprenorphine Glucuronide in Human Placenta by Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2009; 394(2):513-522. doi: 10.1007/s00216-009-2706-z.

  88. Kacinko S., Jones H., Johnson R.E., Choo R., Concheiro-Guisan M., Huestis M.A. Urinary Excretion of Buprenorphine, Norbuprenorphine, Buprenorphine-glucuronide and Norbuprenorphine-glucuronide in Pregnant Women Receiving Buprenorphine Maintenance Treatment. Clinical Chemistry, 2009; 55(6):1177-1187. doi: 10.1373/clinchem.2008.113712.

  89. Concheiro M., Cruz A., Mon M., de Castro A., Quintela O., Lorenzo A., Lopez-Rivadulla M. Ethylglucuronide Determination in Urine and Hair from Alcohol Withdrawal Patients. Journal of Analytical Toxicology, 2009; 33(3):155-161. doi: 10.1093/jat/33.3.155. 

    2008

  90. Kacinko S.L., Concheiro-Guisan M., Shakleya D.M., Huestis M.A. Development and validation of a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry assay for the simultaneous quantification of buprenorphine, norbuprenorphine, and metabolites in human urine. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2008; 392(5):903-911. doi: 10.1007/s00216-008-2326-z. 

  91. de Castro A., Concheiro M., Quintela O., Cruz A., López-Rivadulla M. LC-MS/MS method for the determination of nine antidepressants and some of their main metabolites in oral fluid and plasma. Study of correlation between venlafaxine concentrations in both matrices. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, 2008; 48(1):183-193. doi: 10.1016/j.jpba.2008.05.024.

  92. Concheiro M., de Castro A., Quintela O., Cruz A., López-Rivadulla M. Determination of illicit and medicinal drugs and their metabolites in oral fluid and preserved oral fluid by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2008; 391(6):2329-2338. doi: 10.1007/s00216-008-2135-4.

    2007

  93. Concheiro M., de Castro A., Quintela O., Cruz A., López-Rivadulla M. Determination of illicit drugs and their metabolites in human urine by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry including relative ion intensity criterion. Journal of Analytical Toxicology, 2007; 31(9):573-580. doi: 10.1093/jat/31.9.573. 

  94. Concheiro M., Simoes S.M., Quintela O., de Castro A., Dias M.J., Cruz A., López-Rivadulla M. Fast LC-MS/MS method for the determination of amphetamine, methamphetamine, MDA, MDMA, MDEA, MBDB and PMA in urine. Forensic Science International, 2007; 171(1):44-51. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.10.004.

  95. Concheiro M., De Castro A., Quintela O., Cruz A., López-Rivadulla M. Confirmation by LC-MS of drugs in oral fluid obtained from roadside testing. Forensic Science International, 2007; 170(2-3):156-162. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2007.03.034.

    2006

  96. Concheiro M., De Castro A., Quintela O., López-Rivadulla M., Cruz A. Determination of drugs of abuse and their metabolites in human plasma by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. An application to 156 road fatalities. Journal of Chromatography B, 2006; 832(1):81-89. doi: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2005.12.047.

  97. Cruz A., Bouzas C.A., Concheiro M., De Castro A., Quintela O., Bermejo A.M., Pereiro Gómez C. Drogas y Teratogenia. Adicciones, 2006; 18(1):1-18.

    2005

  98. Concheiro M., Villain M., Bouchet S., Ludes B., López-Rivadulla M., Kintz P. Windows of detection of tetrazepam in urine, oral fluid, beard and hair, with a special focus on drug-facilitated crimes. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, 2005; 2785):565-570. doi: 10.1097/01.ftd.0000164610.14808.45. 

  99. Villain M., Concheiro M., Cirimel V., Kintz P. Screening method for benzodiazepines and hypnotics in hair at pg/mg level by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry. Journal of Chromatography B, 2005; 825(1):72-78. doi: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2004.12.036. 

  100. Kintz P., Villain M., Concheiro M., Cirimel V. Screening and confirmatory method for benzodiazepines and hypnotics in oral fluid by LC-MS/MS. Forensic Science International, 2005; 150(2-3):213-220. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.12.040.

  101. Quintela O., Cruz A., De Castro A., Concheiro M., López-Rivadulla M. Liquid Chromatography-Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry for the Determination of Nine Selected Benzodiazepines in human plasma and oral fluid. Journal of Chromatography B, 2005; 825(1):63-71. doi: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2004.12.038.

  102. Concheiro M., De Castro A., Quintela O., López-Rivadulla M., Cruz A. Determination of MDMA, MDA, MDEA and MBDB in oral fluid using high performance liquid chromatography with native fluorescence detection. Forensic Science International, 2005; 150(2-3):221-226. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.12.041.

  103. Quintela O., Cruz A., Concheiro M., De Castro A., López-Rivadulla M. Metodología LC-MS. Aspectos generales de la técnica y sus aplicaciones en el campo de la toxicología. Revista de Toxicología, 2005; 22:7-14.

    2004

  104. Quintela O., Cruz A., Concheiro M., De Castro A., López-Rivadulla M. A sensitive, rapid and specific determination of midazolam in human plasma and saliva by liquid chromatography – electrospray mass spectrometry. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 2004; 18:2976-2982. doi: 10.1002/rcm.1719.

  105. Concheiro M., De Castro A., Quintela O., Cruz A., López-Rivadulla M. Development and validation of a method for the quantitation of Δ9tetrahydrocannabinol in oral fluid by liquid chromatography electrospray-mass-spectrometry. Journal of Chromatography B, 2004; 810:319-324. doi: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2004.08.017.

 

Books Edited

2023

“Methods for Novel Psychoactive Substance Analysis”. Editors: Concheiro M., Scheidweiler K. Ten chapters, 281 pages. Publisher: Humana Press, Springer Nature, 2023. ISBN 978-1-0716-2604-7 ISBN 978-1-0716-2605-4 (eBook).

 

Book Chapters (Peer-reviewed/invited)

       2023

  1. Towler S., Concheiro M. Target Analysis of Phenethylamines, Tryptamines, and Piperazines in Blood and Urine. Chapter 3 (28 pages) in “Methods for Novel Psychoactive Substance Analysis”. Editors: Concheiro M., Scheidweiler K. Publisher: Humana Press, Springer Nature, 2023. ISBN 978-1-0716-2604-7 ISBN 978-1-0716-2605-4 (eBook).

    2019

  2. Centazzo N., Concheiro-Guisan M. Analytical Techniques for the Identification and Quantification of Drugs and Metabolites in Wastewater Samples. Chapter 2 (28 pages) in "Wastewater-Based Epidemiology: Estimation of Community Consumption of Drugs and Diets". Editors: Subedi B., Burgard D.A., Loganathan B.G. Publisher: ACS Symposium Series; American Chemical Society, 2019, ISBN 9780841234406 | ISBN 9780841234413.

    2017

  3. Baumann M.H., Bukhari M.O., Lehner K.R., Anizan S., Rice K.C., Concheiro M., Huestis M.A. Neuropharmacology of 3,4-Methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV), Its Metabolites, and Related Analogs. Chapter in "Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences". Editors: Baumann M.H., Glennon R.A., Wiley J.L. Publisher: Springer, 2017; 32:93-117.

    2012

  4. Concheiro M., de Castro A., López-Rivadulla M. Psicoestimulantes: Cocaína, Anfetaminas y Éxtasis. Chapter 73 (16 pages) in “Tratado de Medicina Legal y Ciencias Forenses. Tomo II”, Editor: Delgado Bueno S. Publisher: Bosch, 2012, ISBN-13-9788497905695.

  5. de Castro A., Concheiro M., López-Rivadulla M. Intoxicaciones originadas por opiáceos. Chapter 72 (16 pages) in “Tratado de Medicina Legal y Ciencias. Tomo II”, Editor: Delgado Bueno S. Publisher: Bosch, 2012, ISBN-13-9788497905695.

  6. López-Rivadulla, Concheiro M., de Castro A., M. Análisis toxicológico: técnicas de extracción de los analitos según el tipo de muestra y sospecha diagnostica. Chapter 66 (16 pages) in “Tratado de Medicina Legal y Ciencias Forenses. Tomo II”, Editor: Delgado Bueno S. Publisher: Bosch, 2012, ISBN-13-9788497905695.

  7. López-Rivadulla M., de Castro A., Concheiro M. Toma de muestras en los diversos casos de intoxicación para su ulterior remisión a los laboratorios con fines analíticos. Legislación. Cadena de custodia. Chapter 65 (16 pages) in “Tratado de Medicina Legal y Ciencias Forenses. Tomo II”, Editor: Delgado Bueno S. Publisher: Bosch, 2012, ISBN-13-9788497905695.

    2006

  8. López-Rivadulla M., Cruz A., Quintela O., de Castro A., Concheiro M. Evaluation of roadside oral fluid drug testing devices in Spain. ROSITA-2 Project. Final report. Editors: Verstraete A. & Raes E. Belgium, 2006.

 

Selected Peer-Reviewed Conference Presentations

2026

  1. McGrowder C., Concheiro-Guisan M. Critical Role of Ascorbic Acid and Sodium Fluoride Preservative in the Stability of 4-ProDMT in Blood. Oral presentation at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) meeting in New Orleans, LA, February 8-13, 2026.

  2. Rodriguez S., Clore B., Concheiro-Guisan M. Tiny Samples, Big Impact: Detecting Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Using PEth in Dried Blood Spots and LC-MSMS. Oral presentation at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) meeting in New Orleans, LA, February 8-13, 2026.

2025

  1. Palma A., Fontaine B., Concheiro M. Development and Validation of an Analytical Method for the Determination of Stress Biomarkers in Hair. Oral presentation at The International Association of Forensic Toxicologist (TIAFT) meeting in Auckland, NZ, November 23-27, 2025. 

  2. McGrowder C., Concheiro-Guisan M. Psilacetin’s Stability Challenge: Understanding and Enhancing Its Detection in Blood. Poster presentation at the Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT) meeting in Portland, OR, October 26-31, 2025.

  3. Jetoo D., Seelall A., Concheiro-Guisan M., Pego A. Optimizing Hair Decontamination for Cocaine: Evaluating Solvents, Wash Frequency, and Agitation Methods. Poster presentation at the Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT) meeting in Portland, OR, October 26-31, 2025.

  4. Allen J., Ameer A., Acosta T., Concheiro M., Pego A. Development of a Rapid Method for PFAS Determination in Human Hair. Oral presentation at the Society of Hair Testing (SoHT) meeting in London, UK, June 4-6, 2025.

  5. McGrowder C., Ocampo A., Prinz M., Concheiro-Guisan M. Investigation into the Utility of Creatinine and the Submaxillary Gland Androgen-Regulated Protein 3B as Adulteration Biomarkers and Normalization Factors in Oral Fluid. Oral presentation at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) meeting in Baltimore, MD, February 17-22, 2025.

2024

  1. Koffer M., Orr M., Rosas G., Palma A., Concheiro-Guisan M. Determination of Drugs and Metabolites in Oral Fluid: Comparison of Different Extraction Procedures. Oral presentation at the Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT) meeting in St. Louis, MO, October 29-November 1, 2024.

  2. Mulkeen S., Alghashmi S., De La Rosa R., Delvalle C., Concheiro-Guisan M., Yonamine M., Fonseca Pego A.M. Quick and Easy Method for the Determination of Cocaine and Six Metabolites in Postmortem Hair. Poster presentation at the Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT) meeting in St. Louis, MO, October 29-November 1, 2024.

  3. Calvagna R., Orr M., Fuloria M., Charron M.J., Concheiro-Guisan M. Cortisol in Hair as a Stress Biomarker in Pregnant Women. Oral presentation at The International Association of Forensic Toxicologist (TIAFT) meeting in St. Gallen, Switzerland, September 2-6, 2024.

  4. Fonseca Pego A.M., Glatfelter G.C., Manke D.R., Chadeayne A., Baumann M.H., Concheiro M. Investigating Psilacetin Metabolism: in vivo Conversion to Psilocin in Male Rats. Oral presentation at The International Association of Forensic Toxicologist (TIAFT) meeting in St. Gallen, Switzerland, September 2-6, 2024.

  5. O’Leary B., Concheiro M. Impact of Gold Top SST (Gel % Clot) Collection Tubes on Cannabinoid Quantitative Analysis. Poster presentation at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) meeting in Denver, CO, February 19-24, 2024.

2023

  1. Dombroski A, Faure Betancourt M., Alvarado A., St. Fleur P., Concheiro M., Pego A. Cocaine Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow: Unveiling the Impact of Cosmetic Treatments on External Contamination. Oral presentation at the Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT) meeting in Denver, CO, October 31-November 3, 2023.

  2. O’Leary B., Concheiro M. Impact of Blood Preservatives and Anticoagulants on Cannabinoid Quantitative Analysis. Oral presentation at the Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT) meeting in Denver, CO, October 31-November 3, 2023.

  3. Fernandez C., Aguilar D., Milman G., Concheiro M. Comparison of Hydrolysis Efficiency and Performance of Four Recombinant β-glucuronidase Enzymes for the Detection of Opioids in Urine Samples by LC-MS/MS. Poster presentation at the Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT) meeting in Denver, CO, October 31-November 3, 2023.

  4. Chavez V., Acosta T., Fernandez N., Good K., Concheiro M. Pharmaceuticals and Drugs of Abuse in New York City Rivers. Pregnancy. Oral presentation at The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists (TIAFT) meeting in Rome, Italy, August 27-31, 2023.

  5. Pagano E., Concheiro M. Determination of Cannabidiol Metabolites in Umbilical Cord to Detect Cannabidiol Use During Pregnancy. Poster presentation at The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists (TIAFT) meeting in Rome, Italy, August 27-31, 2023.

2022

  1. Yulianto E., Capasso A., DiClemente R., Marianian A., Markova D., Concheiro M. Quantification of Phosphatidylethanol in Whole Blood and Dried Blood Spots by LC-MSMS. Poster presentation at the Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT) meeting in Cleveland, OH, October 31-November 4, 2022.

  2. Acosta T., Fernandez N., Chavez V., Good K., Concheiro M. Determination of Pharmaceuticals and Drugs of Abuse in New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary Water. Poster presentation at the Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT) meeting in Cleveland, OH, October 31-November 4, 2022.

  3. Burris J.M., Cadau A., Castaneto M., Concheiro-Guisan M., Glicksberg L., Ha H.H., Karschner E.L., Kennedy G., Martinez A., Olson B., Peace M.R., Samano K.L, Sklerov D., Wardwell C.M. The SOFT Professional Mentoring Program: Forward Momentum. Oral presentation at the Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT) meeting in Cleveland, OH, October 31-November 4, 2022.

  4. De Freitas L., Fonseca Pego A.M., Kronstrand R., Lendoiro E., de Castro-Ríos A., Concheiro M. Fast and sensitive method for the determination of 17 designer benzodiazepines in hair by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Oral presentation at The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists (TIAFT) meeting in Versailles, France, September 5-7, 2022.

  5. Concheiro M., Gutierrez F.M., Ocampo A., Lendoiro E., Gónzalez-Colmenero E., Concheiro-Guisán A., Peñas-Silva P., Macías-Cortiña A., Cruz-Landeira A., López-Rivadulla A., de-Castro-Ríos A. Assessment of biological matrices for the detection of in utero cannabis exposure. Oral presentation at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) meeting in Seattle, WA, February 21-25, 2022.

  6. Marschke K., Concheiro M. Sensitive LC-MSMS method for the simultaneous quantification of 32 drugs in oral fluid. Poster presentation at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) meeting in Seattle, WA, February 21-25, 2022.

2021

  1. Aguilar D., Jewell I., Milman G., Concheiro M. Fast analysis of 28 benzodiazepines and metabolites in hydrolyzed and non-hydrolyzed urine by LC-MSMS. Poster presentation at the Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT) meeting in Nashville, TN, September 26-October 1, 2021.

  2. Gutierrez F.M., Ocampo A., de-Castro-Ríos A, Lendoiro E., Cruz-Landeira A., López-Rivadulla A., Concheiro M. Placenta as an alternative matrix to detect cannabis exposure during pregnancy. Oral presentation at the Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT) meeting in Nashville, TN, September 26-October 1, 2021.

  3. Nola S., Acosta T., Concheiro M. Fast screening method for drug facilitated sexual assault drugs by direct mass spectrometric analysis of dried urine spots. Poster presentation at the Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT) meeting in Nashville, TN, September 26-October 1, 2021.

  4. Burris J.M., Cadau A., Castaneto M., Concheiro-Guisan M., Glicksberg L., Ha H.H., Karschner E.L., Olson B., Peace M.R., Samano K.L, Smith M.L., Sukta A., Wardwell C.M. The SOFT Professional Mentoring Program: To mentee(or) or not to mentee(or)? Oral presentation at the Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT) meeting in Nashville, TN, September 26-October 1, 2021.

  5. Towler S., Acosta T., Elmore J.S., Chojnacki M., Baumann M., Concheiro M. “Brain concentrations of 3,4-methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV) and its metabolites in male rats: the relationship to pharmacodynamic effects”. Oral presentation at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) virtual meeting, February 15-19, 2021.

2020

  1. Towler S., Concheiro M., Pearring S., Rodda L. “Evaluation and applicability of rapid point-of-care screening of postmortem urine at autopsy”. Poster presentation at the 2020 Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT) meeting, SOFTember, September 8-20, 2020 (virtual).

  2. Platosz N., Concheiro-Guisan M. "Identification and quantification of classic, prescription and synthetic opioids in hair by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry". Oral presentation at the 2020 American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) meeting in Anaheim, CA, February 17-22, 2020.

2019

  1. Giebel B.M., Abzalimov R., Concheiro-Guisan M. "Can multiple mass spectrometry platforms make indistinguishable organic micro-pollutants distinguishable in the natural environment?" Poster presentation at the 2019 AGU (American Geophysical Union) 100 meeting in San Francisco, CA, December 9-13, 2019.

  2. Chesser R., Pardi J., Concheiro-Guisan M., Cooper G. “Distribution of synthetic opioids in postmortem blood, vitreous humor and brain”. Oral presentation at the 2019 Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT) meeting in San Antonio, TX, October 14-18, 2019.

  3. Lau T., Concheiro M., Cooper G. “Determination of 30 synthetic cathinones in postmortem blood using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)”. Oral presentation at the 2019 Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT) meeting in San Antonio, TX, October 14-18, 2019.

  4. Towler S., Centazzo N., Concheiro-Guisan M. “Determination of MDPV and its major metabolites in rat brain by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry”. Poster presentation at the 2019 Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT) meeting in San Antonio, TX, October 14-18, 2019.

  5. Mei V., Concheiro M., Pardi J., Cooper G. “Validation of a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MSMS) method for the quantification of 13 designer benzodiazepines in postmortem blood”. Oral presentation at the 2019 Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT) meeting in San Antonio, TX, October 14-18, 2019.

  6. Browne T., Concheiro-Guisan M., Prinz M. “Quantitative detection of signature peptide in body fluids by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)”. Poster presented at the 28th International Society for Forensic Genetics (ISFG) meeting, Prague, Czech Republic, September 9-13, 2019.

  7. Centazzo N., Rodriguez R., Acosta T., Baumann M., Concheiro M. “Pharmacokinetics of methylone and its metabolites in male rats: relationship to brain serotonin depletion”. Poster presentation at the 2019 meeting of The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists (TIAFT), Birmingham, UK, September 2-6, 2019.

  8. Rodriguez R., Centazzo N., Concheiro M. “Determination of methylone and its three major metabolites in rat brain by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry”. Poster presentation at the 2019 meeting of The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists (TIAFT), Birmingham, UK, September 2-6, 2019.

  9. Hanna J., de Castro A., Lendoiro E., Cruz-Landeira A., López-Rivadulla M., Concheiro M., “Detection of In-Utero Ethanol Exposure via Ethyl Glucuronide and Ethyl Sulfate Analysis in Placenta”. Oral presentation at the 2019 American Academy of Forensic Sciences meeting, Baltimore, MD February 18-23, 2019.

2018

  1. Centazzo N., Frederick B.M., Korostyshevsky D., Wanders L., Concheiro-Guisan M., “Fast and simple creatinine determination in wastewater by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry". Poster presentation at the 2018 meeting of the Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT) Minneapolis, MN, October 7-12, 2018.

  2. Hanna J., de Castro A., Lendoiro E., Cruz-Landeira A., López-Rivadulla M., Concheiro M. “Determination of EtG and EtS in umbilical cord to detect alcohol exposure during pregnancy”., Oral presentation at the 2018 meeting of The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists (TIAFT), Ghent, Belgium, August 26-30, 2018.

  3. Centazzo N., Frederick B.M., Jacox A., Cheng S.Y., Concheiro M., “Wastewater-based epidemiology of tobacco, prescription opioids and drugs of abuse in New York City”. Oral presentation at the 2018 meeting of the American Chemistry Society (ACS) in Boston, MA, August 19-23, 2018.

  4. Jacox A., Centazzo N., Frederick B.M., Gayle J., Cheng S.Y., Concheiro M., "Wastewater Analysis for Tobacco and Drug Detection in New York City". Oral presentation at the 2018 American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) meeting, Seattle, WA, February 19-24, 2018.

2017

  1. Kim J., de Castro A., Lendoiro E., Cruz-Landeira A., Lopez-Rivadulla M., Concheiro M., “Detection of neonatal cannabis exposure by umbilical cord analysis”. Oral presentation at the 2017 joint meeting of the Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT) and The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists (TIAFT), Boca Raton, FL, September 9-14, 2017 (Rescheduled on January 7-11, 2018).

  2. Blandino V., Wetzel J., Haxhi P., Curtis R., Concheiro M., “Oral fluid vs. urine analysis to monitor synthetic cannabinoids and classic drugs recent exposure”. Poster presentation at the 2017 joint meeting of the Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT) and The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists (TIAFT), Boca Raton, FL, September 9-14, 2017 (Rescheduled on January 7-11, 2018).

2016

  1. Lendoiro E., de Castro A., Gonzalez-Colmenero E., Concheiro-Guisan A., Peñas-Silva P., Macias-Cortiña M., Cruz A., Lopez-Rivadulla M., Concheiro M., “Umbilical cord and placenta for drug exposure detection during pregnancy”. Oral presentation at The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists (TIAFT) meeting, Brisbane, Australia, August 28-September 1, 2016.

  2. Miller B., Kim J., Concheiro M., “Stability of synthetic cathinones in preserved oral fluid specimens”. Oral presentation at The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists (TIAFT) meeting, Brisbane, Australia, August 28-September 1, 2016. 

  3. Jacox A., Wetzel J., Cheng S.Y., Concheiro M., “Quantitative Analysis of Licit and Illicit Drugs in River and Wastewater Samples”. Oral presentation at the 2016 Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting, Riverdale, NY, June 9-12, 2016. 

  4. Concheiro M., Lendoiro E., de Castro A., González-Colmenero E., Concheiro-Guisan A., Peñas-Silva P., Macias-Cortiña M., Cruz-Landeira A, López-Rivadulla M., “Alternative Biological Samples for Drug Exposure Detection during Pregnancy”. Poster presentation at “The addicted brain and new treatment frontiers” Sixth Annual Aspen Brain Forum, New York Academy of Sciences, New York, NY, May 18-20, 2016.

2015

  1. Concheiro M., Castaneto M., Kronstrand R., Huestis M.A., “Simultaneous determination of 40 novel psychoactive stimulants in urine by liquid chromatography high-resolution mass spectrometry and library matching”. Oral presentation at The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists (TIAFT) meeting, Florence, Italy, August 30-September 4, 2015.

2013

  1. Concheiro M., Baumann M.H., Scheidweiler K.B., Huestis M.A., “Nonlinear plasma pharmacokinetics of MDMA and major metabolites in rats and accompanying short-term pharmacodynamic effects”. Oral presentation at the Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT) meeting, Orlando, Fl, October 28-November 1, 2013.

  2. Concheiro M., Lee D., Lendoiro E., Huestis M.A., “Simultaneous Quantification of delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), 11-nor-9-carboxy-THC, Cannabidiol and Cannabinol in Oral Fluid by MicroFlow-Liquid Chromatography-High Resolution Mass Spectrometry”. Oral presentation at The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists (TIAFT) meeting, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, September 2-6, 2013.

  3. Concheiro M., Jones H.E., Johnson R.E., Choo R., Huestis M.A., “Sweat as Alternative Matrix to Monitor Buprenorphine Compliance, and Opioids, Cocaine and Tobacco Use in Opioid-Dependent Pregnant Women”. Oral presentation at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) meeting, Washington, DC, February 18-23, 2013.

2012

  1. Concheiro M., Jones H.E., Johnson R.E., Choo R., Huestis M.A., “Oral fluid as an alternative matrix to monitor buprenorphine compliance, and opioids, cocaine and tobacco use in opioid-dependent pregnant women”. Oral presentation at the Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT) meeting, Boston, MA, July 1-6, 2012.

  2. Concheiro M., Gonzalez-Colmenero E., Lendoiro-Belio E., Concheiro-Guisan A., de Castro A., Cruz-Landeira A., Lopez-Rivadulla M., “Alternative matrices for cocaine, opioids and methadone in utero drug-exposure detection”. Oral presentation at the Society of Hair Testing (SoHT) meeting, Toronto, Canada, June 25-28, 2012.

2011

  1. Concheiro M., Jones H.E., Johnson R.E., Choo R., Huestis M.A., “Buprenorphine sublingual tablet pharmacokinetics in plasma, oral fluid and sweat during treatment of opioid-dependent pregnant women”. Poster presentation at the International Association of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Clinical Toxicology (IATDMCT) Meeting 2011, Stuttgart, Germany, October 2-6, 2011.

  2. Lendoiro E., de Castro A., Cruz A., López-Rivadulla M., Concheiro M., “Target screening of 35 licit and illicit drugs and metabolites in hair by LC-MSMS”. Oral presentation at the Society of Hair Testing (SOHT) meeting, Chamonix, France, March 21-25, 2011.

2010

  1. Concheiro M., Jones H.E., Johnson R.E., Choo R., Shakleya D.M., Huestis M.A., “Umbilical Cord monitoring of in utero drug exposure to buprenorphine, and correlation with maternal dose and neonatal outcomes”. Oral presentation at the Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT) meeting, Richmond, Virginia, USA, October 18-22, 2010.

  2. Concheiro M., Shakleya D.M., Huestis M.A., “Simultaneous analysis of buprenorphine, methadone, cocaine, opiates nicotine, and metabolites in sweat by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry”. Oral presentation at The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists (TIAFT) meeting, Bonn, Germany, August 29 – September 2, 2010.

2009

  1. Concheiro M., Gray T.R., Shakleya D. M., Huestis M. A., “High Throughput Simultaneous Analysis of Buprenorphine, Methadone, Cocaine, Opiates, Nicotine, and Metabolites in Oral Fluid by Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry”. Oral presentation at the Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT) meeting, Oklahoma City, OK, October 18-23, 2009. 

  2. Concheiro M., Jones H. E., Johnson R. E., Shakleya D. M., Huestis M. A., “Placenta for monitoring in utero drug exposure to buprenorphine and correlation with neonatal outcomes”. Oral presentation at the International Association of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Clinical Toxicology (IATDMCT). Montreal, Canada, October 3-8, 2009. 

  3. Concheiro M., Shakleya D.M., Huestis M.A., “Comparison of placenta, umbilical cord, and meconium for detection of fetal buprenorphine exposure”. Poster presentation at the NIDA International Forum, Reno, Nevada, USA, June 19-23, 2009.

2008   

  1. Concheiro M., Shakleya D.M., Huestis M.A., “A Novel Method for Simultaneous Quantification of Buprenorphine, Norbuprenorphine, Buprenorphine Glucuronide and Norbuprenorphine Glucuronide in Human Placenta by Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry”. Oral presentation at the Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT) meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, October 26-31, 2008. 

2007

  1. Concheiro M., Mon M., Cruz A., de Castro A., Quintela O., López-Rivadulla M., “Determinación de Etilglucurónido en orina y pelo mediante LC-MS/MS. Aplicación en pacientes a tratamiento de deshabituación alcohólica”. Oral presentation at the XVII Congreso Español de Toxicología, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, September 26-28, 2007. 

  2. Concheiro M., de Castro A., Quintela O., Cruz A., López-Rivadulla M., “Alcohol, illicit and medical drugs involved in fatal accidents in the northwest of Spain”. Poster presentation at the Joint Meeting of The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists (TIAFT and the International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety (ICADTS), and featuring the 8th Interlock Symposium (IIS), Seattle, Washington, USA, August 26-30, 2007. 

2006

  1. Concheiro M., de Castro A., Quintela O., Cruz A., López-Rivadulla M., “Confirmation by LC-MS of drugs in oral fluid obtained from road side testing”. Oral presentation at the The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists (TIAFT) Meeting, Ljubljiana, Slovenia, August 26 – September 1, 2006.

2005

  1. Concheiro M., de Castro A., Quintela O., Cruz A., López-Rivadulla M., “Estudio comparativo de dos técnicas cromatografía de líquidos para la determinación de anfetaminas y derivados en sangre y orina: CLAR-Fluorescencia vs. LC-MS”. Oral presentation at the XVI Congreso Español de Toxicología, Cáceres, Spain, September 28-30, 2005.

  2. Concheiro M., Villain M., López-Rivadulla M., Kintz P., "Fenêtres de détection du tétrazépam dans les urines, la salive, la barbe et les cheveux, avec une attention particulière pour les cas de soumission chimique". Oral presentation at the XIIIe congrès annuel de la Société Française de Toxicologie Analitique, Pau, France, June 8-10, 2005.

2004

  1. Concheiro M., Cruz A., De Castro A., Quintela O., López-Rivadulla M., “Methology and laboratory results”. Oral presentation at the ROSITA II Mid-Project Meeting, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, November 12-13, 2004.

2003

  1. Concheiro M., Teixeira H., de Castro A., Quintela O., Cruz A., López-Rivadulla M..”Determinaçao de delta9- THC en fluido oral por LC-MS con electrospary positivo, após previa extracçao em fase sólida”. Poster presentation at the 2º Congreso Nacional de Medicina Legal, Lisbon, Portugal, November 14-15, 2003.

2002

  1. Concheiro M., Cruz A., Punín E., Quintela O., Bermejo A.M., López-Rivadulla M., “Determination of the designer drugs MDMA, MDA, MDEA and MBDB in whole blood, urine and saliva using HPLC system with native fluorescence detection”. Poster presentation at the 40th Meeting of The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists (TIAFT), Paris, France, August 26-30, 2002.

 

invited Talks, Seminars, & Workshops

2025

  1. “Biological Evidence Before Birth: The Power of Meconium and Umbilical Cord”. Invited talk at the workshop “Choosing wisely: how alternative biological matrices shape and support forensic interpretation” at the Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT) meeting in Portland, OR, October 27, 2025.

  2. “Solving the NPS Puzzle: Forensic Challenges and Innovations”. Invited talk at the 23rd Portuguese National Meeting of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences, in Aveiro, Portugal, October 16, 2025. 

  3. “Biological Storytellers: How Hair, Umbilical Cord, and Placenta Expose Stress and Drug Use During Pregnancy” seminar at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), September 23, 2025.

2024

  1. “High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry Screening in Forensic Toxicology”. Invited talk at the TIAFT-SFTA joint webinar “Forensic, clinical and research applications of High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry (HRMS)”, online event, November 12, 2024. 

  2. “The impact of combined sewer overflows on pharmaceutical and illicit drug levels in New York/New Jersey waterways”. Invited talk at the XXIII Brazilian Congress of Toxicology (CBTOX), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 15-18, 2024.
  3. “The art of hair analysis: techniques, challenges, and insights”. Workshop the XXIII Brazilian Congress of Toxicology (CBTOX), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 15-18, 2024.
  4. “The impact of combined sewer overflows on pharmaceutical and illicit drug levels in New York/New Jersey waterways”. Invited talk at the Chemistry webinar Series, Rutgers University, November 29, 2024.

2023

  1. “How does research in forensic toxicology get funded in the US? Mission (im)possible!”. Invited talk at the 2023 online forensic symposium “Current Trends in Forensic Toxicology”, May 8th, 2023.
  2. “Mass spectrometry tools in forensic toxicology”. TIAFT on-line lectures, https://lnkd.in/eggUNNBu, May, 2023.

2022

  1. “Smart sample preparation solutions for complex matrices and novel substances”. Invited talk at the workshop “New drugs, new approaches” at the Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT) meeting in Cleveland, OH, November 1, 2022.

2021

  1. “Sewage or wastewater to estimate the use of drugs of abuse in the population”. Invited talk at the TIAFT Regional meeting “Ecuador 2020”, November 25, 2021.

  2. “Field application: urine analysis in forensic and clinical toxicology”. Invited talk at the Autumn 2021 International Alliance of Clinical and Forensic Toxicologists (IACFT), November 3, 2021.

  3. “Hair analysis: Challenges and opportunities”. Invited talk at the workshop “It’s Not All About Blood! Drug Analysis in Alternate Matrices” at the Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT) meeting in Nashville, TN, October 27, 2021.

2019

  1. “Cannabis exposure during pregnancy: analytical methods and toxicological findings”. Invited talk at the Eastern Analytical Symposium & Exposition, Plainsboro, NJ, November 18, 2019.

  2. “Detection of neonatal exposure to ethanol and cannabis through umbilical cord analysis”. Invited talk (Shimadzu Lunch & Learn) at Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT) meeting in San Antonio, TX, October 15, 2019.

2018

  1. “Wastewater-based epidemiology of tobacco, prescription opioids and drugs of Abuse in NYC”. Invited talk at the Science Department of the Borough of Manhattan Community College, CUNY, New York, NY, November 21, 2018.

  2. "Databases in Forensic Toxicology". Invited talk at the Master of Forensic Sciences Seminar Series, John Jay College, CUNY, New York, NY, February 13, 2018.

2017

  1. “High-Res Orbitrap MS for detecting new psychoactive drugs, a user’s perspective”. Invited talk at the Thermo Scientific seminar at the 2017 joint meeting of the Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT) and The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists (TIAFT), Boca Raton, FL, September 9-14, 2017 (Rescheduled on January 7-11, 2018).

  2. “Current Applications and New Trends of Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry in Forensic Toxicology”. Invited talk at CPSA (Clinical and Pharmaceutical Solutions through Analysis) meeting, Langhorne, PA, October 24, 2017.

2015

  1. “The Challenge of New Psychoactive Substances in Forensic Toxicology”. Invited talk at Queensborough Community College, New York, NY, October 30, 2015.

  2. “Drugs of Abuse Bioanalysis During Pregnancy: Recent Advances and Novel Sampling Strategies”. Invited talk at the Metro Women Chemists Seminars, Pace University, New York, NY, April 2, 2015.

  3. “Toxicology Research on Drugs and Traffic Safety”. Invited talk at the Master of Forensic Sciences Seminar Series, John Jay College, CUNY, New York, NY, February 24, 2015.

2013

  1. “Liquid Chromatography-High Resolution Mass Spectrometry Confirmation Methods”. Invited talk (Thermo Scientific Lunch & Learn)) at the Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT) meeting, Orlando, Fl, October 28-November 1, 2013.

  2. “Liquid Chromatography-High Resolution Mass Spectrometry Confirmation Methods”. Invited talk at the Symposium “Applications of Higher Resolution Mass Spectrometry in Drug Testing” conference organized by the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, Albany, NY, September 23-24, 2013.

2011

  1. “In utero drug exposure. Basic aspects and analytical methods”. Invited talk (workshop) at the International Association of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Clinical Toxicology (IATDMCT) Meeting 2011, Stuttgart, Germany, October 2-6, 2011.

  2. “Analytical advances in oral fluid drug testing. Confirmation Testing”. Invited talk (workshop) at the Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT) - The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists (TIAFT) joint Meeting 2011, San Francisco, CA, September 26-30, 2011.

  3. “In utero drug exposure. Analysis of maternal and fetal biological matrices”. Invited talk (workshop) at Jornadas Ibéricas de Toxicología, Covilhã, Portugal, March 10-12, 2011. 

Editorial & Peer-Review Activities

1. EDITORIAL LEADERSHIP ROLES

Associate Editor

  • Associate Editor of the Journal of Forensic Sciences, official publication of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, since September 2021, and re-appointed in February 2026.
  • Associate Editor, Analytical Chemistry, of Frontiers in Chemistry, since April 2021.
  • Guest Associate Editor of Frontiers in Chemistry. Research Topic: Current Analytical Trends in Drug Testing in Clinical and Forensic Toxicology (2021). 
  • Associate Editor-in-Chief of Forensic Sciences Research, January 2017- January 2021.

Editorial Board Member

  • Editorial Board Member (TIAFT) of the Journal of Analytical Toxicology, official publication of the Society of Forensic Toxicologists and The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists, since September 2024.
  • Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Forensic Sciences, official publication of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, since February 2021. 
  • Editorial Board Member of Forensic Sciences Research, January 2020 – December 2023.

2. Ad Hoc REVIEWER

Average of 28 reviews per year since 2015. 

Invited reviewer for the following journals (alphabetical order):

Academic Forensic Pathology; Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry; Analytica Chimica Acta; Bioanalysis; Biochemical Sciences; Biomedical Chromatography; Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine; Clinical Toxicology; Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health; Current Pharmaceutical Design; Drug Testing and Analysis; Forensic Sciences Research; Forensic Science International; Frontiers in Chemistry; Journal of Analytical Toxicology; Journal of Forensic Sciences; Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine; The Journal of Pediatrics; Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis; Journal of Chromatography A; Journal of Chromatography B; Journal of Visualized Experiments; Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry; Science of the Total Environment; Therapeutic Drug Monitoring. 

Professional Leadership, Service, & Memberships

1. LEADERSHIP ROLES

  • Board member, The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists (TIAFT), 2024 – Present.
  • Professional Mentoring Program Committee Vice-Chair, Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT), 2026 – Present.

2. COMMITTEE SERVICE

  • Professional Mentoring Program Committee Member, Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT), 2020 – Present.
  • Higher Education Committee Member, Council of Forensic Science Educators (COFSE), 2018 – 2021.
  • Young Scientist Committee Member, The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists (TIAFT), 2014 – 2018.

3. MEMBERSHIPS

  • Fellow member of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) since 2022 (previously Associate Member since 2019).
  • Regular Member of the Northeastern Association of Forensic Scientists (NEAFS) since 2018.
  • Member of the Council of Forensic Science Educators (COFSE) since 2017.
  • Full Member of the Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT) since 2012.
  • Member of the International Association of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Clinical Toxicology (IATDMCT) since 2010.
  • Member of the Society of Hair Testing (SOHT) since 2009.
  • Standard Member of the International Association of Forensic Toxicologists (TIAFT) since 2004.

Teaching Experience

1. COURSES TAUGHT

Graduate Courses at John Jay College, CUNY

FOS 796 Thesis Prospectus II, FOS 795 Thesis Prospectus I, FOS 797 Thesis Prospectus III, FOS 727 Case Analysis in Forensic Toxicology (Lecture), FOS 725 Forensic Toxicology I (Lecture & Laboratory), FOS 726 Forensic Toxicology II (Lecture & Laboratory).

Undergraduate Courses at John Jay College, CUNY 

FOS 402 Undergraduate Research Internship (Mentor); TOX 416 Analytical Toxicology (Laboratory).

Undergraduate Courses at the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain 

Toxicology (Laboratory), Pharmacy School; Industrial Safety and Hygiene (Lecture), Chemical Engineering School.

2. CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AT JOHN JAY COLLEGE, CUNY

New Courses Developed

  • Clinical Toxicology (300 level), Toxicology Major.
  • Introduction to Forensic Toxicology (400 level), Toxicology Major,
  • Principles of Pharmacological Toxicology (400 level). Toxicology Major.
  • Case Analysis in Forensic Toxicology (800 level). Master Program in Forensic Sciences.

Curriculum Committee

  • MS Curriculum Committee Chair (2023-Present)
  • MS Curriculum Committee Member (2015-Present)
  • Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Member (2014-2020)

MS & PhD Thesis Mentorship

2025

  1. Candidate: Geneva Loomis 

    Degree Sought: M.S. in Forensic Science

    Title: The Bones Never Rest: Determination of Alkaloids in Bones in an Archeo-Toxicological Context

    Defense Date: May 2025

    Institution: John Jay College, CUNY

2024

  1. Candidate: Malik Schoffner 

    Degree Sought: M.S. in Forensic Science

    Title: Development and Validation of an Analytical Method for the Determination of Tryptamines in Plasma by Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry

    Defense Date: December 2024

    Institution: John Jay College, CUNY

  2. Candidate: Melissa Koffer 

    Degree Sought: M.S. in Forensic Science

    Title: Determination of Common Drugs of Abuse and Metabolites in Oral Fluid: Comparison of Different Extraction Procedures

    Defense Date: May 2024

    Institution: John Jay College, CUNY

2023

  1. Candidate: Bridget O’Leary 

    Degree Sought: M.S. in Forensic Science

    Title: Impact of Blood Preservatives and Anticoagulants on Cannabinoid Quantitative Analysis

    Defense Date: May 2023

    Institution: John Jay College, CUNY

  2. Candidate: Emily Pagano 

    Degree Sought: M.S. in Forensic Science

    Title: Detection of Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol and Cannabidiol In Utero Exposure by Umbilical Cord Analysis

    Defense Date: May 2023

    Institution: John Jay College, CUNY

  3. Candidate: Christina Fernandez 

    Degree Sought: M.S. in Forensic Science

    Title: Comparison of Hydrolysis Efficiency and Performance of Four Recombinant β-Glucuronidase Enzymes for the Detection of Opioids in Urine Samples by LC-MS/MS

    Defense Date: May 2023

    Institution: John Jay College, CUNY

2022

  1. Candidate: Elizabeth Yulianto 

    Degree Sought: M.S. in Forensic Science

    Title: Quantification of Phosphatidylethanol in Whole Blood and Dried Blood Spots by LC-MS/MS

    Defense Date: December 2022

    Institution: John Jay College, CUNY

  2. Candidate: Kevin Carrera 

    Degree Sought: M.S. in Forensic Science

    Title: Method Optimization for the Determination of Cannabinoids in Blood by Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)

    Defense Date: August 2022

    Institution: John Jay College, CUNY

  3. Candidate: Natalie Fernandez 

    Degree Sought: M.S. in Forensic Science

    Title: LC-MS/MS method for the detection and quantification of pharmaceuticals and drugs of abuse in New York City waterways 

    Defense Date: May 2022

    Institution: John Jay College, CUNY

  4. Candidate: Kayla E. Marschke 

    Degree Sought: M.S. in Forensic Science

    Title: Driving under the influence of drugs: Status in New York City and development of new analytical tools 

    Defense Date: May 2022

    Institution: John Jay College, CUNY

2021

  1. Candidate: Tega Obruche-Akponah 

    Degree Sought: M.S. in Forensic Science

    Title: Impact of blood collection tubes in cannabinoid quantitative analysis 

    Defense Date: December 2021

    Institution: John Jay College, CUNY

  2. Candidate: Laura DeFreitas 

    Degree Sought: M.S. in Forensic Science

    Title: Development and validation of a method for the determination of designer benzodiazepines in hair by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) 

    Defense Date: December 2021

    Institution: John Jay College, CUNY

  3. Candidate: Jada Alexis 

    Degree Sought: M.S. in Forensic Science

    Title: Cocaine, cocaethylene and ethanol in postmortem blood submitted to the New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner 

    Defense Date: July 2021

    Institution: John Jay College, CUNY

  4. Candidate: Isaiah Jewell 

    Degree Sought: M.S. in Forensic Science

    Title: Investigation of postmortem methamphetamine cases submitted to the New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner 

    Defense Date: July 2021

    Institution: John Jay College, CUNY

2020

  1. Candidate: Natalia Platosz 

    Degree Sought: M.S. in Forensic Science

    Title: Identification and quantification of classic, prescription and synthetic opioids in hair by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS)  

    Defense Date: May 2020

    Institution: John Jay College, CUNY

  2. Candidate: Christie Cannarozzi 

    Degree Sought: M.S. in Forensic Science

    Title: Analysis of cannabinoids in serum by GC-MS/MS 

    Defense Date: May 2020

    Institution: John Jay College, CUNY

2019

  1. Candidate: Melanie Goldstein 

    Degree Sought: M.S. in Forensic Science

    Title: Development of a screening method for drugs of abuse by direct analysis of dried urine spots coupled to mass spectrometry 

    Defense Date: July 2019

    Institution: John Jay College, CUNY

  2. Candidate: Victoria Mei 

    Degree Sought: M.S. in Forensic Science

    Title: Method development and validation for the determination of designer benzodiazepines in blood by LC-MS/MS 

    Defense Date: May 2019

    Institution: John Jay College, CUNY

  3. Candidate: Jasmine J. Gayle 

    Degree Sought: M.S. in Forensic Science

    Title: Determination of anxiolytic and antidepressant medicines in New York City wastewater samples 

    Defense Date: May 2019

    Institution: John Jay College, CUNY

  4. Candidate: Linda Kim 

    Degree Sought: M.S. in Forensic Science

    Title: Development and validation of a LC-MS/MS method for detection and quantification of 18 antidepressants in whole blood 

    Defense Date: May 2019

    Institution: John Jay College, CUNY

  5. Candidate: Sanghee Sarah Shin 

    Degree Sought: M.S. in Forensic Science

    Title: Developing and validating a fast and accurate method to quantify 18 antidepressants in oral fluid samples using SPE and LC-MSMS 

    Defense Date: May 2019

    Institution: John Jay College, CUNY

  6. Candidate: Theresa Marie Dawe 

    Degree Sought: M.S. in Forensic Science

    Title: Simultaneous determination of fourteen antipsychotic drugs in whole blood by solid phase extraction by liquid chromatography mass spectrometry 

    Defense Date: May 2019

    Institution: John Jay College, CUNY

2018

  1. Candidate: Jiyoung Kim 

    Degree Sought: M.S. in Forensic Science

    Title: Detection of in utero cannabis exposure by umbilical cord analysis 

    Defense Date: December 2018

    Institution: John Jay College, CUNY

  2. Candidate: Rachel Chesser 

    Degree Sought: M.S. in Forensic Science

    Title: Analysis of synthetic opioids in postmortem blood, vitreous humor, and brain tissue 

    Defense Date: December 2018

    Institution: John Jay College, CUNY

  3. Candidate: Jennifer Hanna 

    Degree Sought: M.S. in Forensic Science

    Title: Detection of in-utero ethanol exposure via EtG and EtS analysis in umbilical cord and placenta 

    Defense Date: May 2018

    Institution: John Jay College, CUNY

2017

  1. Candidate: Jeremy Peralta 

    Degree Sought: M.S. in Forensic Science

    Title: Identification and quantification of cyanide and its metabolites in lemur urine 

    Defense Date: Fall 2017

    Institution: John Jay College, CUNY

  2. Candidate: Alethea C. Jacox 

    Degree Sought: Master of Science in Forensic Science

    Title: Quantitative analysis of opioids and cannabinoids in wastewater samples 

    Defense Date: May 2017

    Institution: John Jay College, CUNY

2016

  1. Candidate: Jillian Wetzel

    Degree Sought: M.S. in Forensic Science

    Title: Analysis of synthetic cannabinoids and drugs of abuse amongst HIV-infected individuals

    Defense Date: December 2016

    Institution: John Jay College, CUNY

  2. Candidate: Briana Miller

    Degree Sought: Master of Science in Forensic Science

    Title: Determination of synthetic cathinones in oral fluid

    Defense Date: August 2016

    Institution: John Jay College, CUNY

    2015

  3. Candidate: Elena Lendoiro

    Co-Advisors: Ana de Castro, Oscar Quintela

    Degree Sought: PhD in Toxicology

    Title: Hair as alternative matrix to detect drug in utero drug exposure to drugs of abuse and medicines

    Defense Date: November 2015

    Institution: Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (Spain)

Other Academic Services - Dissertation Committee Member

2026

  1. Candidate: Teeshavi Acosta 

    Degree Sought: PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences

    Title: Prevention of Inflammation-Associated Neurodegeneration: Assessing the Efficacy of N,N-Dimethylacetaminde (DMA) in Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-Induced Neuroinflammation Using C57BL/6J Mice

    Defense Date: February 17, 2026

    Institution: St. John’s University

2024

  1. Candidate: Asad Mir 

    Degree Sought: PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences

    Title: Improving the Safety of N,N-Dimethylacetamide as a Potential Treatment for Preterm Birth Using a Vaginal Nanoformulation

    Defense Date: October 7, 2024

    Institution: St. John’s University

2022

  1. Candidate: Lucía Paniagua González 

    Degree Sought: PhD 

    Title: New Strategies for the Therapeutic Monitoring of Immunosuppressive Drugs: Dried Blood Microsampling Techniques and Oral Fluid Samples

    Defense Date: February 2, 2022

    Institution: University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)

2021

  1. Candidate: Pablo Prego Meleiro 

    Degree Sought: PhD in Forensic Science

    Title: A New Ecological Working Framework for Overcoming Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assaults

    Defense Date: September 10, 2021

    Institution: University of Alcalá (Spain)

  2. Candidate: Kaitlyn Palmquist 

    Degree Sought: PhD in Forensic Science

    Title: Fentalogs: A Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Study

    Defense Date: June 18, 2021

    Institution: Sam Houston State University

  3. Candidate: María Cobo Golpe 

    Degree Sought: PhD 

    Title: Detection of Cannabis and Psychotropic Drug Use by Nail Analysis. Comparison with Hair

    Defense Date: February 12, 2021

    Institution: University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)

2017

  1. Candidate: Matthew Newmeyer 

    Degree Sought: PhD in Toxicology

    Title: Improving Interpretation of Drug Exposure: Implications for Evidence-Based Drug Policy

    Defense Date: January 25, 2017

    Institution: University of Maryland, Baltimore