Medical Assistant

Baruch May, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department of Biomedical Sciences

New York College of Osteopathic Medicine

New York Institute of Technology

Old Westbury, NY 11568-8000

Phone 516-***-****

Email ****@****.***

Education:

NIH Postdoctoral Fellow: Biochemical Genetics 1978 - 1980

Genetic Disease Section, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and Presbyterian

University Hospital Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Research: Biochemical Genetics of Congenital Deficiencies in Nitrogen Metabolism: Diagnosis

and Treatment of Urea Cycle and Purine Nucleotide Enzyme Deficiencies

Ph.D., Microbiology/Biochemistry 1978

Department of Microbiology, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Pittsburgh,

Pennsylvania

Thesis: Biochemical Genetics of Nucleic Acid Metabolism in Neoplastic and Normal Liver Cells

M.S., Cell Biology 1972

Department of Biology, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Thesis: Physiological Studies of Mitochondria from the Rat Tapeworm, Hymenolepis diminuta

B.S., Biology 1970

Biology Department, Boston State College, Boston, Massachusetts

Thesis: Viral Interference between Paramyxoviruses and Other RNA Viruses

[Harvard Medical School]

Current Position:

Assistant Professor: 1986 Present

Department of Biomedical Sciences, NYCOM/NYIT

Responsibilities: Teaching Lectures in Medical Microbiology within the systems based courses.

Facilitator in the DPC problem-based learning program.

Current Position:

Coordinator: 1992- Present

Advanced Physician migr Program / migr Physician Program NYCOM/NYIT.

Responsibilities: Coordinator of the program to retrain foreign medical graduates as Doctors

of Osteopathic Medicine

Educational Specialist: Educational Development Resource Unit

1986 1987 NYCOM/NYIT.

Responsibilities: Development of Computer Assisted Instruction for use in the Basic Medical

Sciences FOCUS Grant: Computer Assisted Antibiotic Selection Program. Faculty and

Curriculum Development in the Basic Medical Sciences. Teaching Clinical Correlations

Courses Bridging the Basic and Clinical Sciences. AACOM Grant: Summer Programs for

Minority and Disadvantaged Medical Students

Previous Employment:

Research Consultant: 1981 - 1986

Department of Biomedical Engineering and Communications Design Center, Carnegie-Mellon

University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Responsibilities: Funding and Development of Predoctoral Program in Biomedical

Engineering: NIH Training Grant. Development of Computerized Patient Education

Research Biologist: 1980 - 1981

Department of Biological Sciences, Mellon Institute, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh,

Pennsylvania

Responsibilities: Biochemical Characterization of Platelet Contractile Proteins

Teaching Fellow: 1973-1978

Department of Microbiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh,

Pennsylvania

Responsibilities: Teaching Lectures and Laboratories in Medical Microbiology, Virology, and

Bacterial and Mammalian Cell Genetics. Tutorial Program for Minority Medical Students

Teaching Assistant: 1970-1972

Department of Biology, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Responsibilities: Teaching Lectures and Laboratories in General Biology (Majors), Cell

Biology and Zoology.

Grants and Awards:

National Science Foundation: 1991 - 1994

The Integration of Scanning Electron Microscopy into the Electron Microscopy and General

Biology Curriculum $70,395

Smith, Kline & French: FOCUS Grant: 1987 -1988

Development of Computer Software for Teaching the Principles of Antibiotic Selection

$15,000

National Institutes of Health Training Grant: 1982 - 1987

Predoctoral Training in Biomedical Engineering [Prepared the Grant and Renewals as a

Consultant to Carnegie-Mellon University] $1,000,000

Health Research and Services Foundation: 1980

Biochemical Genetics of Congenital Deficiencies in Nitrogen Metabolism $10,000

National Institutes of Health: 1978 - 1980

Biochemical Genetics of Congenital Deficiencies in Nitrogen Metabolism Postdoctoral

Fellowship $40,000

American Cancer Society: 1975

Genetic Regulation of Liver Tumor Cell Growth $10,000

Selected Publications:

1. MAY, B.A. and Meisner, H. (1973) Respiratory Studies with Mitochondria from the Rat

Tapeworm Hymenolepis diminuta. International Journal of Biochemistry 4: 153-162.

2. Young, L.J., Bennardo, E., Erwin, J., Fisher. W., Lewis, P., MAY, B.A., Murray, C., Price, C.,

and Sullivan, D. (1973) Nutrient Conversion Process: Single Cell Protein from Microbial Growth

on Municipal Wastes. National Science Foundation Report, #GZ2635, 156 pages.

3. Hoffee, P., MAY, B.A. and Robertson, B.C. (1977) Purine Nucleoside Phosphorylase from S.

typhimurium and Rat Liver. Methods in Enzymology, Volume 51: 223-237.

4. MAY, B.A. and Hoffee, P. (1978) Guanosine Metabolism in Novikoff Hepatoma Cells:

Isolation and Characterization of Guanosine Resistant Variants. Archives of Biochemistry and

Biophysics 190: 712-719.

5. MAY, B.A. and Hoffee, P. (1979) Identity of Purine Nucleoside Phosphorylase from Rat

Liver and Hepatoma. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 193: 398-406

6. MAY, B.A. (1984) Arsenic Toxicology and Carcinogenicity: An Epidemiological Study.

Chemical Manufacturing Association Report, Chemical Manufacturing Association,

Washington, D.C.

7. MAY, B.A. (1993) A Novel Antiviral Strategy for HIV Infection. Medical Hypotheses,

40:93-94.

12. MAY, B.A. (1993) A Novel Antiviral Strategy for HIV Infection. American Association for

the Advancement of Science. Poster presentation: #415 Boston, MA

13. MAY, B.A. (1994) A Novel Antiviral Strategy for HIV Infection. Cold Spring Harbor

Symposium: RETROVIRUSES. p. 271.

14. MAY, B.A. (1998) DNA Methylation and Latent Viral Infections. American Association

for the Advancement of Science. Poster presentation: Philadelphia, PA

15. Hacena, M., MAY, B., et al (2002) IL-8, TGF and GMCSF Production from Ragweed and

Dust-mite-stimulated Human Pulmonary Epithelial Cells with Budesonide. Poster (P80)

presented at The American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, November, 2002

Meeting.

16. MAY, B., Frieri, M. et al (2002) Zizyphi fructus Enhancement of Alveolar Epithelial Cell

Nitric Oxide Production in the Presence of Budesonide. Poster (P79) presented at The American

College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, November, 2002 Meeting.

17. Frieri, M. and MAY, B. (2003) Anti-inflammatory Effect of Tecastemizole on Nasal

Epithelial Cell Production of IL-8, IL-1, and Nitric Oxide. Presented at the American Academy

of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, March 2003 Meeting.

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