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Marcus Iszard, Ph.D.

Director of Assessment and
Associate Professor of Pharmacology/Toxicology

University of Missouri-Kansas City
School of Pharmacy
Division of Pharmacology
108A Katz Pharmacy Building
5005 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, MO 64110
Telephone: 816-235-1798   Fax: 816-235-5190

iszardm@umkc.edu

Marcus Iszard
Academic Background:
 
1994 Post-Doctoral Fellow University of Kansas School of Medicine, Dept. of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics (Pharmacology/Toxicology)
1991 Ph.D. Florida A&M University (Pharmacology/Toxicology)
1986 M.S. Florida A&M University (Pharmacology/Toxicology)
1982 B.S. Florida A&M University (Biology)
1977-79 Morehouse College (Biology)

Academic Experience and Appointments:

2005 to current Director of Assessment, Affiliate Associate Professor of Pharmacology/Toxicology
2001-2005 Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Xavier University, New Orleans, Louisiana
2003 Pharmacology Lecturer, Our Lady Holy Cross College, New Orleans, Louisiana
1994-2001 Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Xavier University of Louisiana, College of Pharmacy, New Orleans, Louisiana
1991-1994 Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Toxicology ) University of Kansas School of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics, Kansas City, Kansas

Representative Publications: 

TP Ponnapakkam, GAH Sam and MB Iszard: Histopathological Changes in the Testis of the Sprague-Dawley Rat following Orally Administered Manganese. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination 71: 1151-1157 (2003).

Ponnapakkam, TP, Bailey, KS, Graves, KA, Iszard, MB: Assessment of Male Reproductive System in the CD-1 Mouse Following Oral Manganese Exposure. Repro. Toxicol, 17(5) 547-551 2003.

Ponnapakkam, TP, Iszard, MB and Henry-Sam, GA: Effect of Oral Administration of Manganese on the Kidney and Urinary Bladder of Sprague-Dawley Rats. Intl J. Toxicology, 22: (3) 227-32, 2003.

Zhang, Q, Ma, P., Iszard, MB, Wang, W., Cole, RB, and Wang, G: In Vitro Metabolism of R (+)-[2,3-Dihydro-5-methyl-3- [(morpholinyl) methyl] pyrrolo [1,2,3-DE] 1,4-benzoxazinyl]-(1-naphthalenyl) methanone mesylate, a Cannabinoid Receptor Agonist. Drug Metabolism and Disposition Vol. 30, No. 10, 1077-1086, 2002.

Liu, J., Liu, Y.P., Iszard, M.B., Andrews, G.K., Palmiter, R.D., and Klaassen, C.D.; Transgenic Mice That Over Express Metallothionein-I Are Protected From Cadmium Lethality and Hepatotoxicity (1995). Toxicol Appl. Pharmacol. 135, 122-128

Iszard, M.B., Liu, Y.P., Liu, J., Dalton, T., Andrews, G.K., Palmiter, R., and Klaassen, C.D.; Characterization of Metallothionein-I Transgenic Mice (1995). Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 133, 305-312.
Iszard, M.B., Liu, J., Madhu, Ch., Liu, Y.P. and Klaassen, C.D.; Effect of Several Metallothionein Inducers on Oxidative Stress Defense Mechanisms in Male Rats (1995). Toxicol. 104, 25-33.
Rasekh, H., Potmis, R., Nonavinakere, V.K., Early, J.L. and Iszard, M.; Effect of Selenium on Plasma Glucose of Rats; Role of Insulin and Glucocorticoids, Toxicology Letters, 58, 199-207 (1991).

Honors/Fellowships: 

2004 Lawrence Ferring Faculty Award – Teacher of the Year, Xavier University
1991-1994 NIEHS Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Kansas Medical Center, School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kansas
1987-1991 McKnight Doctoral Fellow, Florida Endowment Fund, Tampa, Florida
1987 Inducted into Rho Chi Pharmacy National Honor Society
1985 Florida A&M University Award of Excellence in Research in Toxicology
1983 Research Achievement Award, Florida A&M University
1982 Florida A&M University Award of Excellence in Research in Biology
   
 

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