Robert A. Smith, MS
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Robert A. Smith, MS
Distinguished Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Contact Info:
Office: STC 275
McNeil Science Technology Center
Voice: 215.596.8918
Fax: 215.596.8710
Email: r.smith@usciences.edu
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Training and Degrees
M.S in Pharmacognosy: Philadelphia College of Pharmacy & Science, Phila., PA 1973
B.S. in Biology: Philadelphia College of Pharmacy & Science, Philadelphia, PA 1970
Prior Positions
Assistant Professor in Biology: Philadelphia College of Pharmacy Science, Philadelphia, PA 1993-2008
Instructor in Biology: Philadelphia College of Pharmacy & Science, Philadelphia, PA. 1973-1993
Membership in Professional Organizations
Rho Chi, national pharmacy honors society
Sigma Xi, national research society
Research and Scholarly Interests
Plant tissue culture as a means of secondary metabolite production. Developing antimicrobial assays. Identification of active compounds in herbal remedies. Using problem solving case studies to teach biology.
Selected Recent Publications
Waterman, C., Smith, R.A. , Pontiggia, L., and DerMarderosian, A. 2010. Anthelmintic screening of Sub- Saharan African plants used in traditional medicine. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 127: 755–759.
Robert A. Smith, Laura Pontiggia, Carrie Waterman, Meghan Lichtenwalner. 2010. Introducing experimental design by evaluating efficacy of herbal remedies. Journal of Biological Education. 44: 175-179.
Smith, R. A., Pontiggia, L., Waterman, C., Lichtenwalner, M., Wasserman, J. 2009. Comparison of motility, recovery, and methyl-thiazolyl-tetrazolium reduction assays for use in screening plant products for anthelmintic activity. Parasitology Research 105: 1339-1343.
Nguyen, T., Eshragi, J., Gonyea, G., Ream, R. M., and Smith, R. A. 2001. Studies on factors influencing stability and recovery of paclitaxel from suspension media and cultures of Taxus cuspidata cv Densiformis by high-performance liquid chromatography. Journal of Chromatography A 911: 55-61
Smith, R. A., Drummond, S, Haines, A., Porter, J and Hock, R. 2001. Induction of umbelliferone in sweet potato cell suspension culture using mercuric chloride. Biotechnology Letters 23: 1397-1400.
Smith, R. A., Calviello, C., DerMarderosian, A and Palmer, M. E. 2000. Evaluation of antibacterial activity of Belizean plants: An improved method. Pharmaceutical Biology, 38: 25-29.