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NAME

Samudre, Sandeep S

POSITION TITLE

Ocular Pharmacology Fellow

eRA COMMONS USER NAME

SAMUDRSS

EDUCATION/TRAINING  (Begin with baccalaureate or other initial professional education, such as nursing, and include postdoctoral training.)

INSTITUTION AND LOCATION

DEGREE

(if applicable)

YEAR(s)

FIELD OF STUDY

Old Dominion University

B.S.

1998

Biology, Chemistry

Eastern Virginia Medical School

M.P.H

2001

Healthcare Management, Biostatistics

Eastern Virginia Medical School

PhD

2007

Ocular Pharmacology

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


A.    Positions and Honors.

 

Positions and Employment

 

2007 – Current         Ocucure Inc., Fellow in Ocular Pharmacology

2004 – Current         Instructor of Biology, Department of Math and Sciences,

Tidewater Community College, Portsmouth, VA

2002 – 2004            Cornea procurement specialist, Lion’s Medical Eye Bank, Norfolk, VA

2000 – 2001            Research Assistant, Department of Physiological Sciences, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA

1997 – 1999            Chemist, Organics section, Hampton Roads
                                    Sanitation District, Virginia Beach, VA

 

            Honors and Awards

 

2007     Best student poster – Experimental Biology, Division for Systems
            and Integrative Pharmacology, American Society for
            Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.

2006     Delta Omega – Public health honor society

2006     Sigma Xi – Research honor society

2006     Award from Division for Systems and Integrative Pharmacology,

American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics to attend a summer Integrative Pharmacology program.

2006          Member, Executive Committee, Division for Systems and Integrative Pharmacology, American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental   Therapeutics.

2006     Best student poster – Experimental Biology, Division for
            Systems and Integrative Pharmacology, ASPET.

2006     Travel award – Akira E. Takemore Fund, American Society of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics’ annual Experimental Biology meeting, San Francisco, CA

2004     Travel award – National Eye Institute for Association for Research
            in Vision and Ophthalmology annual meeting, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

2003     Best poster presentation – Neurobiology focus group for
            Eastern Virginia Medical School, Research Day, Norfolk, VA

 

B.  Selected peer-reviewed publications (in chronological order).

 

Hosseini, A., Lattanzio, F. A., Williams, P. B., Tibbs, D., Samudre, S. S., and Allen, R. C., Chronic topical administration of WIN-55-212-2 maintains a reduction in IOP in a rat glaucoma model without adverse effects.  Exp Eye Res, 2006. 82(5): p. 753-9.

 

 Lattanzio, F.A., Jr., J.D. Sheppard, Jr., R.C. Allen, S. Baynham, P. Samuel, and S. Samudre, Do injections of 5-fluorouracil after trabeculectomy have toxic effects on the anterior segment? J Ocul Pharmacol Ther, 2005. 21(3): p. 223-35.

 

 Samudre, S.S., F.A. Lattanzio, Jr., P.B. Williams, and J.D. Sheppard, Jr., Comparison of topical steroids for acute anterior uveitis. J Ocul Pharmacol Ther, 2004. 20(6): p. 533-47.

 

 Samudre, S.S., F.A. Lattanzio, Jr., P.B. Williams, and J.D. Sheppard, Jr., Controlled Analysis of Topical Steroids for Uveitis. Refract Eyecare Ophthalmol. 6:14, 2004.

 

 

C.   Research Support.

 Richmond Eye and Ear Foundation  Williams (PI)                              08/01/05 – 07/31/06, Richmond, VA Neuroprotective Effects of Cannabinoid Analogs on Retinal Ganglionic Cells Role: Co-Investigator

 

Richmond Eye and Ear Foundation Williams (PI) 08/01/06 – 07/31/07

Richmond, VA Ocular Effects of Topically Applied Cannabinoid Analogs in the Chronic Ocular Hypertensive Eye of the Rat Role: Co-Investigator