Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences Boston MA

 
 
 

A. Positions and Honors:

Positions and Employment

1982-1983 Industrial Pharmacy Resident, Remedia Medical Pharmaceuticals, Johannesburg, South Africa

1983-1984 Hospital Pharmacist, Baragwanath Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa

1984-1986 Graduate Research Assistant in Biochemistry, University of Port Elizabeth, South Africa

1986-1987 Pharmacy Intern, leading to licensure with the California Board of Pharmacy

1989-1994 Doctoral Student and Research Assistant In Radiation Oncology, Joint Center For Radiation Therapy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

1994-1996 Postdoctoral Research Fellow In Medicine, Division of Cancer Pharmacology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Joint Center for Radiation Therapy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

1996-1999 Senior Research Associate, Laboratory of Biochemical Pharmacology, Emory University, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Atlanta, GA

1999-present Assistant Professor, Laboratory of Biochemical Pharmacology, Emory University, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Atlanta, GA 
 

Memberships

1988-present Rho Chi, The Pharmaceutical Honor Society

1989-present American Society for Microbiology

1991-present Radiation Research Society

1994  Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society

1995-present American Association for Cancer Research  
 

Advisory Committees

2003   Emory University Center for AIDS Research, Virology/Pharmacology Core Advisory Committee 
2007   Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Lung and Aero-digestive Malignancy Program 
 

B. Selected peer-reviewed publications (in chronological order. Total = 34):

 

Hurwitz, S.J., Coleman, C.N., Riese, N., Loeffler, J.S. Alexander, E., Buswell, L., Neben, T., Shargel, L., & Kramer, R.A.: Distribution of etanidazole into human brain tumors:  implications for treating high grade gliomas. Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 22:573-576, 1992.

Coleman, C.N., Noll, L., Riese, N., Buswell, L., Howes, A.E., Loeffler, J.S., Alexander, E. (III), Wen, P., Harris, J.R., Kramer, R.A., Hurwitz, S.J., Neben, T.Y., & Grigsby, P.: Final report of the phase I trial of continuous infusion etanidazole (SR 2508)- a Rad. Ther. Oncol. Group study. Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 22:577-580, 1992.

Hurwitz, S.J. & Hlatky, L. Assessment of radiation response on a cell-by-cell basis using in situ densitometric imaging of micronuclei. Radiat. Res.134:112-116, 1993. 
 

Palayoor, S.T., Bump, E.A., Malaker, K., Langley, R.E., Saroff, D.M., Delfs, J.R., Hurwitz, S.J., & Coleman, C.N.: Modification of the aerobic cytotoxicity of etanidazole. Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 29:289-293, 1994.

Malaker, K., Hurwitz, S.J., Riese, N., Bump, E.A., Griffith, O.W., & Coleman, C.N.: Pharmacodynamics of glatathione depletion by continuous infusion L-buthionine S-sulphoximine. Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 29:407-412, 1994.

Shulman, L.N., Buswell, L., Goodman, H., Muto, M., Berkowitz, R., Teicher, B., Kusumoto, T., Hurwitz, S.J., Kalish, L., & Coleman, C.N.: Phase I pharmacokinetic study of the hypoxic cell sensitizer etanidazole with carboplatin and cyclophosphamide in the treatment of advanced ovarian cancer. Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 29:545-548, 1994.