Shu-Yuan Cheng_CV 10.22.2026

SHU-YUAN CHENG, Ph.D.

John Jay College of Criminal Justice

524 W 59 Street, Rm 5.61.09 NB, New York, New York 10019

646-557-4637

shcheng@jjay.cuny.edu

 

  1. EDUCATION 

Postdoctoral Scientist (2007-2008)         New York University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, New York, New York

Postdoctoral Scientist (2003-2007)         New York Medical College, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Valhalla, New York

Ph.D. in Toxicology         (2000-2003)               St. John’s University, Jamaica, New York 

MS in Toxicology            (1993-1996)               St. John’s University, Jamaica, New York

BS in Pharmacy              (1987-1991)               Taipei Medical College, Taipei, Taiwan

 

THESIS/DISSERTATION

•           Cheng SY (2003) The induction of amyloid precursor protein and a-synuclein in astroglial by diethyldithiocarbamate (DDC) and copper with or without glutathione (GSH). PHD dissertation, St. John’s University

•           Cheng SY (1996) The effects of diethyldithiocarbamate (DDC) on microtubular mRNA in rat hippocampal astroglia. Thesis, St. John’s University

 

  1. POSITIONS AND HONORS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2023-Present                 Professor of Biochemistry, The Graduate Center, CUNY, NY

2023-Present                 Professor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY), NY

2018-2024                     Chair, the Department of Sciences, John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY), NY

2015-2023                     Associate Professor of Biochemistry, The Graduate Center, CUNY, NY

2015-2023                     Associate Professor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY), NY 

2018                              U.S Department of Agriculture E. Kika De La Garza science fellow at the Nutrition and Genomics                                        Team of the Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, MA

2017-2018                      Interim Chair, the Department of Sciences, John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY), NY

2009-2015                      Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, The Graduate Center, CUNY, NY

2008-2015                      Assistant Professor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY), NY   

2007-2008                      Research Scientist and Postdoctoral Scientist, NYU School of Medicine, NY

2003-2007                      Postdoctoral Scientist, New York Medical College, NY

2000-2003                      Teaching Fellow, St. John’s University, NY

1997-1999                      Research Assistant, V.I. TECHNOLOGIES, INC., NY

1993-1997                      Teaching Assistant, St. John’s University, NY

1991-1993                      Research Assistant, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taiwan

 

HONORS

2017                       Outstanding Scholarly Mentoring Award

2012-2013              Certificate of Recognition, the City University of New York --- securing major institutional grant funds

2011-2012              Certificate of Appreciation, Mentoring Graduate Dean’s List Students

2011-2012              Certificate of Appreciation, Mentoring Dean’s List Students

2001                       Excellence Graduate Award, St. John’s University

 

MEMBERSHIPS

2010 – Present      Northeastern Association of Forensic Scientists

2004 – Present       Society for Neuroscience

2002 – Present        Rho Chi Society, College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, St. John’s    University

2001 – Present        Society of Toxicology (Full member since 2012)

 

  1. PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

Complete list of Published Work in MyBibliography:

* John Jay students                 ** High school students

PUBLICATIONS (After joining John Jay in 2008)

  1. Zhang G, Mei H*, Kanina A*, Chocho M, Hiyaev P*, Cheng SY, and Neary MC (2026) Isomers of 2,2':6',2″-terpyridine and 2,6-dipyrazin-2-ylpyridine with aliphatic substituents: synthesis, coordination chemistry, and catalytic and anticancer activities. Dalton Trans. 55:2855-2867. doi: 10.1039/d5dt02824h. PMID: 41610336.
  2. Kanina A*, Mei H*, Palma C, Neary M, Cheng SY and Zhang G (2025) Synthesis, reductive reactivity and anticancer activity of cobalt(III) and manganese(III) salen complexes. Chemistry 7:85 https://doi.org/10.3390/c*emistry7030085
  3. Delgado-Cruzata L, Zacarias O, Cheng SY, Tartaglia J*, Rosas M*, Gonzalez G*, Champeil E (2025)  Stereoisomeric Mitomycins Interstrand Crosslinks Differently Impact Gene Expression in MCF-7 and K562 Cancer Cells. Chem Biol Interact 417:111564. DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2025.111564
  4. Chen X, Zhang Q**, Kaswer A*, Kim H, Ahmed M, Neary M, Cheng SY, Zhang G, and Rauceo J (2025) Indium(iii)–terpyridine complexes: synthesis, structures and remarkable antifungal and anticancer activities. Dalton Transactions 54:4656-4663. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D4DT03492A
  5. Cheng SY, Zhang Q**, Tang Q*, Neary M, Zheng S (2024) Diverse cobalt and iron coordination complexes/polymers based on 4′-pyridyl: 2,2′;6′,2′′-terpyridine: synthesis, structures,
    catalytic and anticancer activities. Chemistry 6(5), 1099-1110; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemistry6050064 (IF 2.4)
  6. Zacarias O, Clement C, Cheng SY, Rosas M*, Gonzalez C*, Peter M, Coopman P, Champeil E (2024) Mitomycin C and Its Analog Trigger Cytotoxicity in MCF-7 and K562 cancer cells through the regulation of RAS and MAPK/ERK pathways. Chemico-Biological Interactions 395:111007. doi: 10.1016/j.cbi.2024.111007 (IF 4.7)
  7. Cheng SY, Delgado-Cruzata L, Clement C, Zacarias O*, Concheiro-Guisan M, Towler N*, Snyder T*, Zheng M*, Almodovar N*, Gonzalez C*, Romaine M*, Sapse AM, Champeil E (2022) Cytotoxicity, DNA crosslinking and biological activity of three mitomycins. Bioorganic Chemistry 123:105744, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioorg.2022.105744 (IF 5.275)
  8. Gideon J**, Mulligan J**, Hui C*, Cheng SY (2021) UV and Temperature effects on chloroacetanilide and triazine herbicides degradation and cytotoxicity. Heliyon 7:e08010 (IF 1.857) 
  9. Zheng M*, Hwang S, Aquilina J*, Proni G, Paz M, Pradhan P, Cheng SY, Champeil E (2019) Synthesis of Mitomycin C and Decarbamoylmitomycin C N6 deoxyadenosineadducts. Bioorg Chem 92:103280. doi: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2019.103280 (IF 3.926)
  10. Centazzo N*, Frederick B, Jacox A*, Cheng SY, and Concheiro M (2019) Wastewater Analysis for Nicotine, Cocaine, Amphetamines, Opioids and Cannabis in New York City. Forensic Sciences Research 4:152-167, DOI: 10.1080/20961790.2019.1609388
  11. Zeng H, Wu J, Li S, Hui C*, Ta A, Cheng SY, Zheng S, and Zhang G (2019) Copper(II)-Catalyzed Selective Hydroboration of Ketones and Aldehydes. Organic Letters 21:401-406 (IF 6.492) DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.8b03583
  12. Zacarias O*, Aguilar W*, Paz MM, Tsukanov S, Cheng SY, Pradhan P, Champeil E (2018) Isolation and Rationale for the Formation of Isomeric Decarbamoylmitomycin C-N6-deoxyadenosine Adducts in DNA. Chemical Research in Toxicology 31:762-771. DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.8b00102 (IF 3.278)
  13. Cheng SY, Vargas A*, Lee JY*, Clement CC, Champeil E (2018) Involvement of Akt in Mitomycin C and Its Analog Triggered Cytotoxicity in MCF-7 and K562 cancer cells. Chemical Biology and Drug Design 92:2022-2034, DOI: 10.1111/cbdd.13374 (IF 2.328)
  14. Aguilar W*, Paz MM, Vargas A*, Zheng M*, Cheng SY, Champeil E (2018) Interdependent Sequence-Selectivity and Diastereoselectivity in the Alkylation of DNA by Decarbamoylmitomycin C. Chemistry - A European Journal 50: 13278-13289. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201802038 (IF 5.317)
  15. Aguilar W*, Paz MM, Vargas A*, Clement CC, Cheng SY, Champeil E (2018) Sequence-dependent diastereospecific and diastereodivergent crosslinking of DNA by decarbamoyl mitomycin C. Chemistry A European Journal 24:6030-6035. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201705771 (IF 5.317)
  16. Wang A**, Lim H, Cheng SY, Xie L (2018) ANTENNA, a multi-rank, multi-layered recommender system for inferring reliable drug-gene-disease associations: Repurposing diazoxide as a targeted anti-cancer therapy. IEEE/ACM Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics 15:1960-1697. doi: 10.1109/TCBB.2018.2812189 (IF 1.955)
  17. Domashevskiy AV, Williams S*, Kluge C*, Cheng SY (2017) Plant translation initiation complex eIFiso4F directs pokeweed antiviral protein to selectively depurinate uncapped Tobacco Etch virus RNA. Biochemistry 56:5980-5990. DOI:10.1021/acs.biochem.7b00598 (IF 2.938)
  18. Cheng SY, Ng-A-Qui T*, Eng B, and Ho J (2017) Detection of cathinone and mephedrone in plasma by LC-MS/MS using standard addition quantification technique. J Anal Sci Tech 8:19. DOI 10.1186/s40543-017-0128-7 (IF 1.519)
  19. Napolitano T*, Cheng SY, Nielsen B*, Choi C, Aguilar W*, Paz MM, Sapse AM and Champeil E (2017) Acetone promoted 1,4-migration of an alkoxycarbonyl group on a syn-1,2-diamine. Tetrahedron Letters 58:597-601. (IF 2.379)
  20. Jacox A*, Wetzel J*, Cheng SY and Concheiro M (2017) Quantitative analysis of opioids and cannabinoids in wastewater samples. Forensic Sciences Research. 2:18-25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20961790.2016.1270812 
  21. Cheng SY, Seo JW*, Huang BT*, Napolitano T*, and Champeil E (2016) Mitomycin C and decarbamoyl mitomycin C induce p53-independent p21WAF1/CIP1 activation. International J Oncology. 49:1815-1824. (IF 3.079) DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2016.3703
  22. Champeil E, Cheng SY, Huang BT*, Concherio-Guisan M, Martinez T, Paz MM, and Sapse AM (2016) Synthesis of mitomycin C and decarbamoylmitomycin C N2 deoxyguanosine-adducts. Bioorganic Chemistry. 65:90-99. DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2016.02.003 (IF 3.231)
  23. Zhang G, Tan J, Zhang YZ, Ta C*, Sanchez S*, Cheng SY, Golen JA, and Rheingold AL (2015) Syntheses, structures and cytotoxicity of cobalt (II) complexes with 4’-chloro-2,2’:6’2”-terpyridine. Inorganica Chimica Acta. 435:147-152. DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2015.06.024
  24. Zhen J, Antonio T, Cheng SY, Ali S, Jones KT, and Reith MEA (2015) Dopamine transporter oligomerization: impact of combining protomers with different cocaine analog binding affinities. J Neurochem. 133:167-173.
  25. Zhang G, Ta C*, Cheng SY, Golen JA, and Rheingold AL (2014) Clicking thiourea into a salen scaffold: stuctures and cytotoxicity of cobalt (II) and nickel (II) complexes. Inorganic Chem Communications. 48:127-130. DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2014.08.033
  26. Cheng SY, Oh S*, Velasco M*, Ta C*, Montalvo J*, and Calderone A* (2014) RTP801 regulates maneb- and mancozeb-induced cytotoxicity via NF-kappa B. J Biochem Mol Toxicology, 28, 302-311. DOI: 10.1002/jbt.21566
  27. Williams C*, Lin Y*, Maynard A*, and Cheng SY (2013) Involvement of NF Kappa B in potentiated effect of Mn-containing dithiocarbamates on MPP+ induced cell death. Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology, 33, 815-823. DOI: 10.1007/s10571-013-9948-1
  28. Kortagere S, Cheng SY, Antonio T, Zhen J, Reith MEA, and Dutta AK (2011) Interaction of novel hybrid compounds with the D3 dopamine receptor: Site-directed mutagenesis and homology modeling studies. Biochemical Pharmacology 81:157-163.
  29. Li Y, Cheng SY, Chen N, and Reith ME (2010) Interrelation of dopamine transporter oligomerization and surface presence as studied with mutant transporter proteins and amphetamine. J Neurochem 114:873-885.
  30. Cheng SY, Serova LI, Sabban EL (2009) Immobilization stress elevates intron-containing transcripts for tyrosine hydroxylase in rat superior cervical ganglia indicating transcriptional activation. Stress 12(6):544-8. 
  31. Kurian MA, Zhen J, Cheng SY, Li Y, Mordekar SR, Jardine P, Morgan NV, Meyer E, Tee L, Pasha S, Wassmer E, Heales SJ, Gissen P, Reith ME, Maher ER. (2009) Homozygous loss-of-function mutations in the gene encoding the dopamine transporter are associated with infantile parkinsonism-dystonia. J Clin Invest. 2009 Jun; 119(6):1595-1603. 

Other publications

  1. Cheng SY, Lopez Y*, Montes J* (2017) Maneb and mancozeb increase amyloid b precursor protein expression and activate PKR. J Cell Sci Apo 1:110.
  2. Domashevskiy AV and Cheng SY (2015) Thermodynamic analysis of binding and enzymatic properties of pokeweed antiviral protein (PAP) toward Tobacco Etch virus (TEV) RNA. J Nature and Sci. 1:e82.

PUBLICATIONS (Before joining John Jay)

  1. Serova LI, Gueorguiew VD, Cheng SY, and Sabban EL (2008) Adrenocorticotropic hormone elevates gene expression for catecholamine biosynthesis in rat superior cervical ganglia and locus coeruleus by an adrenal independent mechanism. Neuroscience 153:1380-9
  2. Cheng SY, Serova LI, Glazkova D and Sabban EL (2008) Regulation of rat dopamine b-hydroxylase gene transcription by early growth response gene 1 (Egr1).  Brain Research 1193:1-11
  3. Gueorguiev VD, Cheng SY, and Sabban EL. (2006) Prolonged activation of CREB and ATF-2 needed for nicotine triggered elevation of tyrosine hydroxylase gene transcription in PC12 cells. J Biol Chem. 281:10188-95.
  4. Cheng SY, Glazkova DV, Serova LI, and Sabban EL (2005) Effect of prolonged nicotine infusion on response of rat catecholamine biosynthetic enzymes to restraint and cold stress. Phamacology, Biochemisty and Behavior 82:559-568.

  5. Cheng SY and Trombetta LD (2004) The induction of amyloid precursor protein and a-synuclein in astroglial by diethyldithiocarbamate (DDC) and copper with or without glutathione (GSH). Toxicology Letters, 146:139-149. DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2003.09.009

 

PRESENTATIONS AT NATIONAL CONFERENCES (poster presentation after joining John Jay)

  1. Kaswer, A*., Cheng, S.Y., and Zhang, G. (2025) Cytotoxic Effects of Novel Indium(III)-Terpyridine Complexes on ​Breast Cancer Cells​. Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, 3/16-20/2025, Abstract #4433
  2. St. Fleur, P*., Liquori, R.A*., and Cheng, S.Y. (2025) Mancozeb-Induced Cell Cycle Arrest and Its Implications in Neurodegenerative Diseases​. Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, 3/16-20/2025, Abstract #3895
  3. Kaswer, A*., Tetrault, H*., Zacarias, O., Champeil, E. and Cheng, S.Y. (2024) IPA Analysis of the Impact of Mitomycins in Cell Cycle Regulation. Society of Toxicology, March 10-14, 2024.
  4. Ozuna, Y*. and Cheng, S.Y. (2024) IPA-predicted Cdk5 involvement in Mancozeb Triggered Cytotoxicity in PC12 Cells. Society of Toxicology, March 10-14, 2024.
  5. Rosas, M.*, Zacarias, O.*, Champeil, E., and Cheng, S.Y. (2023) Identification of Potential Cellular Responses Triggered by Stereoisomeric DNA Interstrand Crosslinks Produced by Mitomycins in MCF-7 Cells. American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, April 2-5, 2023.
  6. Cheng, S.Y. (2023) Neurotoxic Proteomic Analysis of Manganese-containing Dithiocarbamate in PC12 Cells. Society of Toxicology, March 19-23, 2023.
  7. Rosas, M.*, Zacarias, O.*, Champeil, E., and Cheng, S.Y. (2022) Potential signaling regulations of stereisomeric DNA interstrand crosslinks produced by mitomycins in MCF7 cells. The 2022 SACNAS National Diversity in STEM Conference, October 27-29, 2022.
  8. Tetrault, Hannah*, Shu-Yuan Cheng (2022) The Effect of Mitomycin C and its Analog on Cell Cycle Arrest.” The 2022 SACNAS National Diversity in STEM Conference, October 27-29, 2022.
  9. Rosas, M.*, Owen Zacarias*, Cristina C. Clement, Shu Yuan Cheng, and Elise Champeil. "Identification of Potential Cellular Responses Triggered by Stereoisomeric DNA Interstrand Crosslinks Produced by Mitomycins in MCF‐7 Cells." The FASEB Journal 36 (2022).
  10. Harun, Kameza, Owen Zacarias*, Cristina C. Clement, Shu Yuan Cheng, and Elise Champeil. "Potential Signaling Regulations of Stereisomeric DNA Interstrand Crosslinks Produced by Mitomycins in K562 Cells." The FASEB Journal 36 (2022).
  11. Rosas M*, Zacarias O*, Clement C, Cheng SY, and Champeil E. (2022) Toxicological mechanism of stereisomeric DNA interstrand crosslinks produced by mitomycins in MCF-7 cells. (Abs#3593) 61st Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology, March 27-31, 2022 at San Diego, CA
  12. Huran K*, Zacarias O*, Clement C, Cheng SY, and Champeil E. (2022) Potential signaling regulations of stereisomeric DNA interstrand crosslinks produced by mitomycins in K562 cells. (Abs#3594) 61st Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology, March 27-31, 2022 at San Diego, CA
  13. Delgado-Cruzata L, Cheng SY, Gonzalez C*, Zheng M*, Romaine M*, Concheiro-Guisan M, Champeil E (2021) Gene expression changes and cell survival of breast cancer cells exposed to a mitomycin-lexitropsin conjugate. Cell Biology virtual 2021, ASCB/EMBO meeting December 1-10, 2021
  14. Lin S*, Champeil E, and Cheng SY (2021) The Effect of Mitomycin C and Its Analog on p27 Expression in MCF-7 Cells. (Abs#2775) 60th Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology, March 12-26, 2021 at Orlando, Florida (Virtual meeting)
  15. Fayyaz S*, Champeil E, and Cheng SY (2021) The Involvement of p27 in Mitomycin C and its Analog Toxicity in K562 cells. (Abs#2776) 60th Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology, March 12-26, 2021 at Orlando, Florida (Virtual meeting)
  16. Clement C, Cheng SY, Dzieciatkowska M, Aguilar W*, and Champeil E (2020) Label free pharmacoproteomic assays enabled the discovery of cellular pathways involved in the survival of MCF7 and K567 cancer cells. (Abs#302991) 68th national meeting of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, June 1-12, 2020 at Houston, TX (Virtual meeting)
  17. Alejanzales J*, Galante B*, Kaplan A*, Mannan J*, Mieses Jr R*, Pettie S*, Zhang V*, and Cheng SY (2020) Epigenetic Modification by Mancozeb in Astrocytes and PC12 Cells (Abs#2322) 59th Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology, March 15-19, 2020 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California (The meeting was canceled due to the pandemic)
  18. Zheng M*, Clement C, Champeil E, and Cheng SY (2019) Cytotoxic Mechanism of a Mitomycin C-Lexitropsin Hybrid Anticancer Drug. 58th Society of Toxicology annual meeting, ABS# 2077, Baltimore, MD, March 10-14
  19. Gray M, Vargas A, Lee JY, Champeil E, and Cheng SY (2019) Role of N-Ras and ERK in Mitomycin C and Its Analog-Triggered Cell Death. 58th Society of Toxicology annual meeting, ABS#2076, Baltimore, MD, March 10-14
  20. Zheng M*, Cheng SY, Clement CC, and Champeil E (2018) Molecular pharmacology study of a new derivative of the anticancer drug mitomycin C. Nature Conferences: NYU Nature Conference on Chemical Biology, ABS#65, New York, NY, August 13-14
  21. Clement CC, Cheng SY, Dzieciatkowska M, Aguilar W*, and Champeil E (2018) Label free comparative protein expression profiling of MCF7 and K562 cancer cells treated with mitomycin C and decarbamoylmitomycin C. ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, ABS# 295603, San Diego, CA, June 3 - 7
  22. Vargas A*, Lee JY*, Cheng SY (2018) Akt Involvement in p21 Activation Induced by Mitomycin C and Its Analog. 57th Society of Toxicology annual meeting, ABS# 2474, San Antonio, TX, March 11-15
  23. Javed R*, Cheng SY (2018) Thymoquinone Attenuates Maneb and Mancozeb-Induced Cytotoxicity. 57th Society of Toxicology annual meeting, ABS# 2932, San Antonio, TX, March 11-15
  24. Yakovishina V*, Cheng SY (2018) Maneb and Mancozeb Trigger Cellular Senescence via AKT and FOXO. 57th Society of Toxicology annual meeting, ABS# 2251, San Antonio, TX, March 11-15
  25. Clement CC, Cheng SY, Dzieciatkowska M, Aguilar W*, and Champeil E (2017) Label free proteomics profiling of MCF7 and K562 cancer cells treated with mitomycin C and dicarbamoyl mitomycin C identifies main cellular networks leading to inhibition of tumor cell proliferation. American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) | European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) Meeting in Philadelphia, PA, December 2-6. P1310
  26. A. Wang**, H. Lim, S.-Y. Cheng, L. Xie (2017) "ANTENNA, a Multi-Rank, Multi-Layered Recommender System for Inferring Reliable Drug-Gene-Disease Associations: Repurposing Diazoxide as a Targeted Anti-Cancer Therapy". BioKDD'17. Halifax, Canada

  27. Yakovishina V*, Simone N** and Cheng SY (2017) Involvement of p53 and p21 in maneb and mancozeb induced senescence. 56th Society of Toxicology annual meeting, ABS# 2650, Baltimore, MD, March 12-16

  28. Jacox A*, Cheng SY, and Concheiro-Guisan M (2016) Simultaneous Quantitative Analysis of Prescription Opioids and Cannabis in Wastewater Samples. Eastern Analytical Symposium #158, Somerset, NJ, November 14-16

  29. Cheng SY and Swenson S (2016) Scaffolding Assessment of Forensic Toxicology Program. 55th Society of Toxicology annual meeting, ABS# 1377, New Orleans, LA, March 13-17

  30. Metodieva M*, Simone N, Seo J*, Ta C*, and Cheng SY (2016) Maneb and mancozeb induce senescence via p53, p27 and p15/16 pathways. 55th Society of Toxicology annual meeting, ABS# 2890, New Orleans, LA, March 13-17

  31. Seo J*, Huang BT*, Cheng SY, and Champeil E (2016) p53-independent activation of p21 in response to mitomycin C and decarbamoylmitomycin C. 55th Society of Toxicology annual meeting, ABS# 1316, New Orleans, LA, March 13-17

  32. Cheng SY (2015) Student-centered learning: from student, by student, and for student. 54th Society of Toxicology annual meeting, ABS# 1211, San Diego, CA, March 22-26

  33. Lopez Y*, Montes J*, and Cheng SY (2015) Manganese-containing dithiocarbamates increase the expression of amyloid precursor protein and the level of phosphorylated PKR. 54th Society of Toxicology annual meeting, ABS# 2143, San Diego, CA, March 22-26

  34. Seo J* and Cheng SY (2015) Mancozeb induced cell cycle arrest and senescence via RTP801. 54th Society of Toxicology annual meeting, ABS# 2142, San Diego, CA, March 22-26

  35. Champeil E, Cheng SY, Huang BT*, and Seo J* (2015) Role of p21 in the toxicity of mitomycin C and decarbamoyl-mitomycin C. Amercan Association for Cancer Research, ABS# 2453, Philadelphia, PA, April 18-22

  36. Champeil E, Cheng SY, Huang BT*, and Seo J* (2014) Synthesis of mitomycin C and decarbamoyl-mitomycin C interstrand cross links. Role of p21 in their toxicity. Mammalian DNA Repair Gordon Research Conference, ABS# A14, Ventura, CA, Feburary 8-13

  37. Montes J* and Cheng SY (2014) The effects of manganese-containing dithiocarbamates on activated double-stranded RNA dependent protein kinase (PKR) and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathways. 14th Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students, San Antonio, TX, November 21-24

  38. Lopez Y* and Cheng SY (2014) Manganese-containing dithiocarbamate pesticides increase β-amyloid precursor protein and β-amyloid peptide expression in PC12 cells. 14th Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students, San Antonio, TX, November 21-24

  39. Seo J* and Cheng SY (2014) Mitomycin C and 10-decarbamoyl mitomycin C activity study on p53 wild-type and deficient cancer cells using flow cytometry. 14th Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students, San Antonio, TX, November 21-24

  40. Ho J, Cheng SY, Ng-A-Qui T*, and Eng B (2014) Analysis of Cathinones in Plasma Using LC-MS/MS. 62nd American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, ABS#598, Baltimore, MD, June 15 - 19

  41. Ta C* and Cheng SY (2014) Manganese-containing dithiocarbamate-induced cell deaths via senescence pathway. 53rd Society of Toxicology annual meeting, ABS# 1853, Phoenix, AZ, March 23-27

  42. Cheng SY, Domashevskiy A and Kobilinsky L (2014) The effect of eukaryotic initiation factors on the activity of pokeweed antiviral protein. 53rd Society of Toxicology annual meeting, ABS# 786, Phoenix, AZ, March 23-27

  43. Ng-A-Qui T*, Eng B, and Cheng SY (2014) Extraction process efficiency study of cathinones by solid phase extraction. 66th Annual Scientific Meeting, American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Young Forensic Scientists Forum: Bring Your Own Slides (oral presentation), Seattle, WA, February 17-22

  44. Stoll A* and Cheng SY (2013) Role of alpha-synuclein and its mutants on dithiocarbamates cytotoxicity. 52nd Society of Toxicology annual meeting, ABS# 2150, San Antonio, TX, March 10-14 (UNDERDRADUATE TOXICOLOGY EDUCATION AWARD)

  45. Hui C*, Carpi A and Cheng SY (2013) Effects of mercuric chloride on cell surface expression of dopamine transporter in PC12 cells. 52nd Society of Toxicology annual meeting, ABS# 1404, San Antonio, TX, March 10-14

  46. Oh S*, Ta C*, Calderone A*, and Cheng SY (2013) The role of RTP801 in maneb- and mancozeb-induced cytotoxicity. 52nd Society of Toxicology annual meeting, ABS# 1405, San Antonio, TX, March 10-14

  47. Williams CA* and Cheng SY (2012) Maneb and mancozeb activate NF kappa B signaling pathway.  51st Society of Toxicology annual meeting, ABS# 2539, San Francisco, CA, March 11-15

  48. Domashevskiy A and Cheng SY (2012) Obligatory structural elements in Tobacco Etch Virus RNA required for depurination by Pokeweed antiviral protein. The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology annual meeting, San Diego, CA, April 21-25

  49. Stoll A* and Cheng SY (2012) Role of alpha-synuclein and its mutants on dithiocarbamates cytotoxicity. The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology annual meeting, ABS# 9968, San Diego, CA April 21-25

  50. Frenyea J*, Cheng SY, and Vivanco J (2012) The role of Pokeweed antiviral protein isoforms on bacterial growth. 51st Society of Toxicology annual meeting, ABS# 2410, San Francisco, CA, March 11-15

  51. Gonzalez-Lopez E* and Cheng SY (2012) The role of microtubule on dithiocarbamate cytotoxicity. 51st Society of Toxicology annual meeting, ABS# 2536, San Francisco, CA, March 11-15

  52. Cheng SY, Quinones J*, and Cuellar C* (2011) Role of dopamine transporter in maneb and mancozeb toxicity. 50th Society of Toxicology annual meeting, ABS#1347, Washington DC, March 6-10

  53. Cheng SY, Quinones J*, and Maynard A* (2010) Maneb enhances MPP+-induced cytotoxicity through activation of NF-kappa B in PC12 cells. 49th Society of Toxicology annual meeting, ABS# 1260, Salt Lake City, Utah, March 6-10

  54. Schmitt KC, Mamidyala S, Dutta AK, Cheng SY and Reith MEA (2008) Bivalent substrate-like molecules as novel dopamine transporter inhibitors: evidence for dual proximal substrate binding sites in a single transporter. 38th Annual Meeting, Society for Neuroscience 134.5/D65, Washington D.C., November 15-19

  55. Cheng SY, Chen N and Reith MEA (2008) Amphetamine and cocaine interfere with dopamine transporter oligomerization and trafficking. 38th Annual Meeting, Society for Neuroscience 1 Student’s presentations 34.8/D68, Washington D.C., November 15-19

INVITED TALKS

  1. Queensborough Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) Academy at Queensborough Community College (2024): Anti-cancer Mechanisms of Mitomycins, October 30, 2024.

  2. The 2021 Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting at virtual platform (2021): An umbrella program: Braiding external financial resources, March 12-26.

  3. Queensborough Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) Academy at Queensborough Community College (2021): Marijuana and Hemp: from chemical structure to pharmacological effect, March 5.

  4. Science Research club for Global Kids program at Bronxdale High School (2019): Senescence cell death signaling pathway

  5. GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN FORENSIC SCIENCE SEMINAR SERIES at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (2017): Dopamine transporter and abusive drugs

  6. Chemistry Club and STEM Academy at Queensborough Community College (2017) Pathways to cell death

  7. PRISM “Café con Science” Seminar at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (2017): Cell Death

  8. Eastern Analytical Symposium (EAS) at Somerset, NJ (2016) Simultaneous Quantitative Analysis of Prescription Opioids and Cannabis in Wastewater Samples. 

  9. ACS Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting: Analytical Chemistry & Toxicology at Riverside, NY (2016) Quantitative analysis of licit & illicit drugs in river & wastewater samples

  10. Eastern Analytical Symposium (EAS) at Somerset, NJ (2015) Detection of cathione and mephedrone in plasma by LC-MS/MS using standard addition quantification technique.

  11. Undergraduate FOS club at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (2010): The introduction of cellular and molecular toxicology
  12. PRISM lecture at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (2010): From Pesticides to Neurodegenerative disease
  13. MS FOS seminar lecture at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (2008): Pesticides and Parkinson's disease

 

  1. FUNDED RESEARCH SUPPORT

    External Funding

  2. Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP) at John Jay --- funded by New York State Education Department (2025-2030) $362,967 annually

    Role: PI/Program director 

  3. PSC CUNY Cycle 54 (2023-2024)
  4. PSC CUNY Cycle 53 (2022-2023)

  5. Society of Toxicology Summer Intern Host Fund 

    $ 1,250 (2017); $2,500 (2018); $2,500 (2019); $2,500 (2020); 2,500 (2021)

    Role: PI/mentor --- total mentoring 9 students --- one student in a Ph.D. program, one student in dentistry school, 2 students working as a laboratory technician; 5 students are still at John Jay.

  6. PSC CUNY research award – cycle 50: Cellular toxic responses of manganese-containing dithiocarbamates in a dopaminergic neuron and astrocyte co-culture system 2019-2020 $3,500

    Role: PI

  7. NIH SCORE SC3: Role of p21 in the toxicity of MC and DMC DNA Interstrand Crosslinks (PI: Champeil E) 2019-2023 $496,000 for total 4 years

    Role: Research Associate (This grant can only have one PI, no co-PI) --- performing 50% proposed project --- 2 presentations

  8. Department of Defense (DoD) Research and Education Program for Historically Black

    Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions (HBCU/MI) Equipment/Instrumentation

    W911NF-16-1-0430: Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LCMS8050 funded by 2 grants) in toxicology and environmental sciences research and education programs 2016 $231,182

    Role: Co-PI (PI: Concheiro-Guisan M; Co-PIs: He Y, and Cheng SY) --- analyze the drugs of abuse in NYC waste waters --- 2 publications and 1 presentation

  9. Shimadzu equipment award --- Shimadzu LCMS 8050 (funded by 2 grants) 2016 $190,000

    Role: PI (PIs: Concheiro-Guisan M, He Y, and Cheng SY) --- analyze the drugs of abuse in NYC waste waters --- 2 publications and 1 presentation

  10. PSC CUNY research award – cycle 47: The relationship of epigenetic modification and senescence in response to manganese-containing dithiocarbamates in PC12 cells 2016-2017 $3,500

    Role: PI --- 1 presentation

  11. PSC CUNY research award – cycle 46: Role of p21 and p16 in manganese-containing dithiocarbamates induced cellular senescence 2015-2016 $3,500

    Role: PI --- 3 presentations

  12. PSC CUNY Diversity Project Development Fund --- Breaking the language barrier: Scientific writing support group to Asian students (PI: Cheng SY and He Y) 2014-2015 $5,000

    Role: PI (PIs: Cheng SY and He Y) --- 20 students participated in the events; 3 workshops, 2 seminars, donated 14 scientific writing books (e.g. Scientific English: A Guide for Scientists and other Professionals)

  13. NIH SCORE SC3 --- Correlation of MC and DMC-adducts structures with the role of p21 in the toxicity of the α-ICL and β-ICL (PI: Champeil E) 2014-2018 $463,000 for total 4 years

    Role: Research Associate (This grant can only have one PI, no co-PI) --- performed 50% proposed project --- 8 publications and 8 presentations

  14. PSC CUNY research award – cycle 43: Role of RTP801 in Dithiocarbamate Toxicity 2012-2013 $3,500

    Role: PI --- 1 publication; 2 presentations.

  15. PSC CUNY research award – cycle 42: Role of NF-kappa B in Dithiocarbamate Toxicity  2011-2012 $3,500

    Role: PI --- 1 publication; 1 presentation

  16. NSF RAPID --- Pokeweed Antiviral Protein: Seasonal and Compartmental Variants and Effects of Pathogens on Variant Production (PIs: Kobilinsky) 2010-2012 $50,000 

    Role: co-PI --- managed and implemented the research project; prepared the reports --- 1 publication; 1 presentation

  17. NSF RUI --- Pokeweed Antiviral Protein selection of mRNA; Effects of mRNA structure and initiation factors (PI: Kobilinsky) 2009-2013 $415,000

    Role: co-PI --- managed and implemented the research project; prepared the reports --- 2 publications; 2 presentations

  18. Forensic Summer Institute at John Jay College for NYC high school science teachers (which is part of Comprehensive Science Initiative, a comprehensive Science grant for NYCDOE Districts) (funded together with Dr. M Wallace and Dr. L Rourke) 2010-2012 $125,000

    Role: Coordinator/Instructor for Year 2011 --- offered Forensic Toxicology module to 12 high school science teachers

  19. National Institute of Health Ruth L. Kirschstein Research Service Award (PI: Carr) 2007-2008 $48,000

    Role: Postdoctoral Scientist --- performed research projects on the effect of cocaine and amphetamine on dopamine transporter --- 4 publications; 2 presentations

 

Internal Funding from John Jay

  • PRISM Equipment award --- SMOKE & E-VAPOR GENERATOR (PI: Cheng and He) 2020 $22,798
    • PRISM Equipment award --- ChemiDoc MP V3 Western Workflow for Mini Gels (PI: Cheng) 2019 $40,994
    • PRISM Equipment award --- Attune NXT AFC BV6 Laser (PI: Cheng) 2018 $75,000
    • John Jay OAR Seed Money Program --- Analysis of marijuana, prescribed narcotics and their metabolites in wastewater in New York City (PIs: Cheng and Concheiro-Guisan) 2015 $2000
    • PRISM Equipment award --- confocal microscope (PI: Cheng) 2015
    • John Jay OAR Seed Money Program --- The role of cellular senescence in response to manganese-containing dithiocarbamates (PI: Cheng) 2014 
    • PRISM Mentoring Incentive (PRISM program of John Jay College) (PI: Cheng) 2014
    • PRISM Equipment award --- Countess Cell Counter (PI: Cheng) 2014
    • John Jay Research Assistance Program fund (PI: Cheng) 2010-2011
    • PRISM Mentoring Incentive (PI: Cheng) 2012
    • PRISM Equipment award --- Attune Acoustic Focusing Cytometer (PI: Cheng) 2012
    • PRISM Equipment award --- Bio-Rad CFX96 Touch real-time PCR detection system (PI: Cheng) 2012
    •  PRISM Equipment award --- Nikon Eclipse E600 Fluorescent Microscope FRET Upgrade (PI: Cheng) 2011
    • PRISM Equipment award --- BioTek Microplate reader Synergy Mx (PI: Cheng) 2010

    • John Jay Start up grant (PI: Cheng) 2008-2011

       

  1. Professional Activities
  • Honorary Editor-in-Chief (elected, no paid)
  • Journal of Forensic Science and Medicine 2019 – Present
  • Manuscript reviewer
  • Forensic Science Journal 2014 – Present
  • Journal of pediatric biochemistry 2011 – Present
  • Toxicology and industrial health 2013 – Present
  • Journal of alcoholism and drug dependence (2013 – Present)
  • Journal of pediatric biochemistry (2011 – Present)
  • Oncology Letter (2016 – Present)
  • Yale University Press (2014 – Present) --- book review
  • International Journal of Oncology (2017 – Present)
  • Grant panelists
  • John Jay College of Criminal Justice Seed Money (Office for the Advancement of Research) funding reviewer, 2014 -- Present 
  • Parkinson’s UK (the Parkinson's Disease Society of the United Kingdom) grant proposal panelist, 2013 - Present

  • PSC CUNY grant proposal panelist, 2011 – Present

     

  1. TEACHING AND MENTORING

COURSES

  • BIO 356 Anatomy and Physiology (Laboratory)
  • BIO 375 Human Anatomy and Physiology I (Laboratory)
  • BIO 412/413 Molecular Biology I/II (Laboratory)
  • FOS 402 Undergraduate Research Internship
  • FOS 726 Forensic Toxicology (Laboratory)
  • TOX 313 Environmental and Industrial Agents (Lecture)
  • TOX 338 Cellular and Molecular Toxicology (Lecture and Laboratory)
  • TOX 415 Forensic Pharmacology (Laboratory)
  • TOX 416 Analytical Toxicology (Lecture and Laboratory)

LABORATORY MANUALS

  • Concheiro-Guisan M, Cheng SY, Eng B, Pomales A, Acosta T, and Alvarez K. (2020-2021) Toxicology Laboratory Manual 2020-2021
  • Concheiro-Guisan M, Cheng SY, Eng B, Pomales A, and Narayne T (2016-2017) Toxicology Laboratory Manual 2016-2017
  • Cheng SY, Eng B, and Pomales A (2014) Analytical Toxicology Laboratory Manual for TOX 416 (5th Edition) 
  • Cheng SY, Eng B, and Pomales A (2014) Analytical Toxicology Laboratory Manual for FOS 725 (5th Edition) 
  • Cheng SY, Eng B, and Pomales A (2013) Forensic Pharmacology Laboratory Manual for TOX 415 (5th Edition) 
  • Cheng SY, Eng B, and Pomales A (2013) Forensic Toxicology Laboratory Manual for FOS 726 (5th Edition) 
  • Cheng SY (2025 and 2026) Cellular and Molecular Toxicology Laboratory Manual for TOX338

 

MENTORED STUDENTS 

  • Graduated students:

23 High school students: Nick Simone (Holy Cross High School, Queens, NY), Annie Wang (Bronx Science High School, Bronx, NY), Katalin Torok (Rachel Carson High School, Brooklyn, NY), Jonathan Gideon (Francis Lewis High School, Queens, NY); Jonathan Mulligan (Francis Lewis High School, Queens, NY); Anna Joseph (Bronx High School for Medical Science, Bronx, NY); Alex Guerrero (Chelsea Career and Technical Education High School, NY, NY), Elyesse Marrero (St. Catherine High School, Bronx, NY), Tamil Morel (St. Catherine High School, Bronx, NY), Jaida-Lee Colley (St. Catherine High School, Bronx, NY), Nicole Arcentales (Cathedral High School, NY, NY), Kaosiso Nwakile (Cathedral High School, NY, NY), Fiona Jablonowski (La Scuola d'Italia High School, NY, NY), Ariadny Morocho, (Frank McCourt High School, NY, NY), Mahabuba Tayeba (Frank McCourt High School, NY, NY), Isabel Xie (Scarsdale High School, Scarsdale, NY), Aurelia Myerston (Voorhees High School, Glen Gardner, NJ), Gianna Perez (Frank McCourt High School, NY, NY), Lala Diawara (Frank McCourt High School, NY, NY), Mckenzie Leplatte (Frank McCourt High School, NY, NY), Zara Frias (Frank McCourt High School, NY, NY), Darihanny Rodriguezz (Frank McCourt High School, NY, NY), Jayleen Torralba (Frank McCourt High School, NY, NY)

 

Nick Simone: 2 poster presentations

Annie Wang: 1 publication

Jonathan Gideon and Jonathan Mulligan: manuscript submitted; the 3rd place of Biochemistry category at 2017 New York City Science and Engineering Fair (NYCSEF), 1 poster presentation

Anna Joseph and Alex Guerrero: The 3rd place (the senior level) of Biological and Life Sciences poster competition at STEP Statewide Student Conference in 2019; 3 poster presentations.

Elyesse Marrero and Tamil Morel: 3 poster presentations.

Jadia-Lee Colley: 1 poster presentation

Vivian Dong and Fiona Jablonowski: The 1st place of Biological and Life Sciences poster competition at STEP Statewide Student Conference

Isabel Xie and Aurelia Myerston: The 4th place of Biological and Life Sciences poster competition at STEP Statewide Student Conference

Mahabuba Tayeba and Ariadny Morocho: The 1st place of Biological and Life Sciences poster competition at STEP Statewide Student Conference

Gianna Perez, Lala Diawara, Mckenzie Leplatte, and Zara Frias: The 2nd place of Biological and Life Sciences poster competition at STEP Statewide Student Conference

All of these high school students were enrolled into colleges to pursue the education at STEM.

 

37 Undergraduate students: Jason Quinones, Carlos Cuellar, Arlene Maynard, Cindi-Ann Williams, Eugene Gonzalez-Lopez, Ying (Jessika) Lin, Justin Walters, Konrad Ornatowski, Ayaka Yamada, Milena Seecoomar, Anna Stoll, Jessica Montalvo, Alyssa Calderone, Natasha Dalton, Christine Ta, Amy Tang, Yessenia Lopez, Jiwon Seo, Jazlene Montes, Malvina Metodieva, Elaine Yuen, Ahmad Khan. Veronika Yakovishina, Rabia Javed, Ji-Young Lee, Anayatzinc Varga, Maggie Zheng, Brittany Galante, Hakjoo Kim, Marian Romaine, Ying Yin Lu, Wendoline Vasquez, David Hernandez, Joy Alejanzales, Ruddy Mieses Jr., Samara Pettie and Marjorie Grey

 

Jason Quinones, Cindi-Ann Williams, Eugene Gonzalez-Lopez: obtained a Ph.D. degree

Anna Stoll, Jessica Montalvo, Yessenia Lopez, Jiwon Seo, Veronika Yakovishina, Maggie Zheng, Marian Romaine, Christine Ta: enrolled in a Ph.D. program

Christine Ta: obtained a M.S. degree

Rabia Javed, Brittany Galante:enrolled in a M.S. program

 

13 Graduate students: Eugene Gonzelaz-Lopez, Marcela Velasco-Lopez, Seon Oh, Shari Maltz, Janelle Frenyea, Teeshavi Narayne, Christopher Kluge, Theron Ng-A-Qui, Brooke Nielsen, Christina Hui, Delia Guzman, Mai Cisse, and Krystyna Borshchevskaya

 

MS FOS THESIS – Committee Chair

  • Borshchevskaya K (2026) Regulation of CB1 Receptors in SH-SY5Y Cells by THC, CBD, AB-CHMINACA, and MMB-CHMICA Determined by Measurement of Intracellular Ca2+.

  • Cisse M (2026) Exploring the Impact of Cannabinoids on CB1 Receptor-Mediated Calcium Signaling in Human Astrocyte Cells.

  • Guzman D (2023) Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol effect on dopamine transporter expression and function.

  • Hui C (2019) Effects of Mercury on Dopamine Transporter Cell Surface Expression in PC12 cells

  • Nielsen B (2018) Δ-9-THC effect on the dopamine transporter.

  • Ng-A-Qui T (2017) Detection of cathinone and mephedrone in plasma by LC-MS/MS using standard addition quantification technique.

  • Gonzalez-Lopez E (2014) The Mechanism of Potentiation Effects of Dithiocarbamates on 1-Methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP+)-Induced PC12 Cytotoxicity: the Role of Microtubule.

  • Kluge C (2013) Potentiation effects of zinc containing dithiocarbamates on 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP+) induced cytotoxicity.

  • Narayne T (2013) ICP-MS analysis of dithiocarbamate compounds in PC12 cells.

  • Frenyea JF (2012) The role of pokeweed antiviral protein isoforms on bacterial growth. 

  • Maltz S (2012) Purification and characterization of pokeweed antiviral protein from seeds (PAP-S): temperature and salt effects on mRNA recognition.

  • Oh S (2011) The role of RTP801 in maneb- and mancozeb-induced cytotoxicity.

  • Velasco-Lopez MI (2011) Toxicity of maneb and mancozeb pesticides contributing to rat pheochromocytoma cellular death and the potential neuroprotective effects of polyphenols against these Insults.

 

NIH funded research students (PIs/mentors: Dr. Elise Champeil, Dr. Lissette Delgardo-Cruzata, and Dr. Shu-Yuan Cheng)

 

  • Differences in RNA expression in response to MC and DMC stereoisomeric interstrandcrosslinks (Student: Christina Gonzalez; Mentor: Dr. Delgardo-Cruzata) $22,733 --- 7/2021 to 12/2021
  • Determination of P21 downstream signaling in the toxicity of MC and DMC DNA interstrand crosslinks (Student: Kameza Harun; Mentors: Drs. Champeil and Cheng) $31,689 --- 7/2021 to 6/2022
  • Determination of P21 upstream signaling in the toxicity of MC and DMC DNA interstrand crosslinks (Student: Melissa Rosas; Mentors: Drs. Champeil and Cheng) $31,689 --- 7/2021 to 6/2022

 

Current students:

9 High school students, 11 Undergraduate students and 4 Graduate students

 

  1.  SERVICES

     

Department

Chair (Interim Chair 2017-2018; Chair 2018 – 2024) 

  • Manage department with 28 full-time faculty, 11 full-time staffs, and 80 part-time instructors with 3 majors and 2 minors for more than 500 undergraduate students yearly. 
    • Manage department budgets and funding (~$600k annually).
    • Scheduling classes, hiring adjunct instructors/lab technicians, and training for new adjuncts
    • Key accomplishments
      • Forensic science symposium (mission: close the gap between forensic scientists and lawyers) --- attendees were from various fields: professors, students, defense lawyers, district attorneys, police officers etc.
      • Doctorate of Forensic Science proposal --- a professional degree for Forensic scientist
      • Forensic science BS/MS proposal --- an accelerated program for students to obtain MS degree in 5 years.
      • Forensic science professional workshops --- 3 different types of workshops have been offered: Entomology, Forensic Anthropology, and Shooting reconstructions
      • Articulation agreement with LaGuardia Community College for Toxicology major and Cell/Molecular Biology major
      • Career path in sciences round table events --- John Jay alumni, crime lab supervisor, drug testing lab COO were invited to share their experiences with students.
      • Coordinate and facilitate faculty/technicians for converting in-person instruction to remote instruction since the College was closed in March 2020 due to COVID pandemic.
      • Facilitate, coordinate and manage re-entry into classroom for in-person instruction through COVID crisis: 110 students were back for in-person instruction in Fall 2020; 240 students were back for in-person instruction in Spring 2021.

Deputy Chair (2015 – 2017)

  • Assist Chair on scheduling, coordinating adjunct hiring/evaluation, and teaching observation.
  • Assist Pedagogy workshops

Toxicology major coordinator (2017 – Present)

  • Advise students 
  • Proposal new courses and schedule courses

Toxicology major committee (2012 – 2016)

  • Discuss the issues about developing new Toxicology major
  • Prepare the curriculum proposal of new Toxicology major

Biology minor and major committee (2011 – 2014)

  • Discuss the issues about developing new Biology minor/Cellular and Molecular Biology major
  • Propose the new courses for Biology minor/major
  • Prepare the letter of intent (LOI) for Cell and Molecular Biology major (under college wide Curriculum Committee discussion)

New faculty/personnel search committee (2011 - Present)

  • Biochemistry faculty search (committee member)
  • Senior chief laboratory technician search (committee member)
  • Toxicology faculty search (committee member)
  • Computational biologist/Epidemiologist (committee member)
  • Chief laboratory technician (committee member)

MS FOS outcomes assessment committee (2009 - Present)

  • Plan and conduct the annual outcomes assessment 
  • Compile and analyze the assessment data and compose the annual assessment report
  • Collect course syllabi (new template)
  • Set up and implement alumni survey and employer survey

Representative for Council of Undergraduate FOS Major Coordinator (2009 - Present)

  • Discuss the issues about FOS Major
  • Perform the tasks of outcomes assessment

MS FOS Academic advisor (2009-2016)

  • Advise MS FOS Toxicology track students every semester

Departmental curriculum committee (2009 - 2016)

  • Discuss new course proposals or revised course proposals
  • Discuss new majors: Cell and Molecular Biology, Toxicology, and Chemistry
  • Discuss issues related with courses

Departmental equipment committee (2009 - 2010)

  • Discuss the use and purchase of departmental equipment

Undergraduate outcomes assessment committee (2008 - Present).

  • Plan and conduct annual outcomes assessment for capstone course and core courses
  • Compile and analyze the assessment data and compose the annual assessment report
  • Collect course syllabi (new template)

            

College

Middle States Self Study Working Group --- Role: co-chair with Dean of Undergraduate Studies Dara Byrne for Working group #3 (2021-2023)

  • Study whether John Jay College has possessed and demonstrated the attributes and activities that fulfill the requirements on the Standard III “Design and Delivery of the Student Learning Experience”.

John Jay reopening committees (2020 & 2021) – vanguard in-person teaching & research

  • Work with Dr. Angela Crossman on reopening campus for in-person learning

Search committee for Academic Assessment Manager --- (2012 -2013)

  • Reviewed the applicants’ packages

Admissions committee for Undergraduate Honors Program (2010 - 2012)

  • Reviewed and interviewed the applicants

Middle states workgroup I (2010 - 2012)

  • Research and discuss the assigned question for John Jay Self Study of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools 

Undergraduate Honors Program committee (2010 - 2012)

  • Discuss Undergraduate Honors Program issues --- admission and courses

College Council (elected, 2009 - 2013)

Faculty senate (elected, 2009 - 2013)

 

 

University

Committee on Student Services at Graduate Center, CUNY (elected, 2010 - 2022)

  • Discuss the student's issues within all of CUNY Ph.D. programs and MS programs
  • Considers and makes recommendations on such matters as student employment, housing, food services, health services, recreational facilities, and other similar services.
  • Reviews and recommends policy and standards concerning financial aid to doctoral students.
  • Reviews and recommends policy for registration and payment of tuition and fees. 
  • Set up student's mentor experience survey, Ph.D. student experience survey and MS student experience survey
  • Discuss the survey data and plan the events to improve the student experiences at The Graduate Center of City University of New York

 

National 

Mid-Atlantic Society of Toxicology (MASOT) 2021

  • Education & Outreach Committee
  • Serve as Science Fair Judge 
  • 2021 planning
    • Partner with schools as they re-open for in-person learning 
    • Host outdoor event in Spring with Elementary/Middle/High School Students – Science Take Out kits 
  • Session Proposal for 2023 on Regional Chapter-Based Education/Outreach Events (meeting in Nashville)

Society of Toxicology (SOT) 

  • Undergraduate Education Subcommittee (nominated) 2013 – 2016
  • Work with toxicologists to development of workshops and informational sessions for undergraduate educators
  • Obtain input directly from undergraduates as to what would attract them to graduate school and/or careers in toxicology --- Survey of student perception of needs related to toxicology education and propose new directions for undergraduate toxicology education based on the survey

SOT Chat with an Expert program --- to advise the new generation of toxicologists

  • 2021: Chiquita Price (a Ph.D. candidate at Mississippi State University) and Rui Zhang (a postdoctoral scientist at Temple University) (met at Zoom meetings)
  • 2020: Frederick Adams Ekuban (a Ph.D. candidate at Tokyo University of Science, Japan) (Even though the meeting was canceled, Frederick and I still met at Zoom on June 1, 2020 to discuss his career trajectory.)
  • 2019: Shivakumar R. Veerabhadraiah (a Ph.D. candidate at Boise State University), Tim Anderson (a Ph.D. candidate at University of Rochester Medical Center), Siddharth Sunilkumar (a postdoctoral scientist at Pennsylvania State University)
  • 2018: Anke Tukker (a Ph.D. candidate at Utrecht University, Netherlands)