RECENT PUBLICATIONS:
(All written and submitted since joining
Kean University; student co-authors are underlined.)
PubMed Link Toney Publications
Toney, J.H., Fasick, J.I., Singh, S., Beyrer, C., Sullivan, D.J., Jr., “Purposeful Learning with Drug Repurposing” Science, 325, 1339-1340 (2009).
Toney, J.H., “Advancing Human Rights Through Science,” Science, 324, 176 (2009).Toney, J.H., “Big Payoffs Possible for Small-Molecule Screening,” Science, 322, 46 (2008)
Toney, J.H. “How Can We Get Kids to Eat Right?” [Letter to the Editor] The New York Times, 3 September 2009, p. A30.Toney, J.H. “Technology and the Environment” [Letter to the Editor] International Herald Tribune (Global Edition of The New York Times), 1 September 2009.
Toney, J.H. Taking Risks to Advance Public Health [Letter to theEditor] New York Times, 30 June 2009. p. A20.
Vassiliou, E.K., Gonzalez, A., Garcia, C., Tadros, J., Chakraborty, G., Toney, J.H., “Oleic Acid and Peanut Oil High in Oleic Acid Reverse the Inhibitory Effect of Insulin Production of the Inflammatory Cytokine TNF-α. Both In Vitro and In Vivo Systems,” Lipids in Health and Disease, 8, 25 (2009).
Note: Andres Gonzalez and Carlos Garcia are Biology Majors and McNair scholars.
Thomas, J. D.,Moloughney, J.G. and Toney, J.H., “Old Drugs Resurrected?” Current Opinion in Investigational Drugs, 10(2), 119-120 (2009).Berger, J., Sanchez, P. and Toney, J. H., "A Sensitive Coupled HPLC/Electrospray Mass Spectrometry Assay for SPM-1 Metallo-ß-Lactamase Inhibitors, "Assay and Drug Development Technologies, 7. 170-179 (2009).
Feldman, C., Briceno-Pinar, E.A., Konas, D.W., Ruskin, M.S., Toney, J.H., and Wunderlich, S., “A laboratory analysis of total fat content and an examination of portion size of foods served in four New Jersey public middle-school foodservice operations,” J. Foodservice, in press.
Chakraborty, G., Thumpayil, S., Lafontant, D. E., Woubneh, W. and Toney, J.H., “Age-dependence of glucose tolerance in adult KK-Ay mice: a model of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus,” Lab Animal, in press.Note: David Lafontant is a mathematics major and a McNair scholar.
Krause-Parello, C. A., Toney, J. H., “Effect of Viewing a Canine Video on Stress and Health Indicators: An Interdisciplinary Pilot Study,” Anthrozoos, submitted.
Subramanian, R., Toney, J. H., and Jayachandran, C., “The Evolution of Research and Development in the Pharmaceutical Industry: Toward the Open Innovation Model,” for the 11th International Conference of the Society of Global Business and Economic Development with the theme of Striving for Competitive Advantage & Sustainability: New Challenges of Globalization (2009).Presentations at professional meetings:
Student co-authors are underlined.Pu, R., Kaplowitz, H., Toney, J.H. “Science and scientists advancing human rights,” AAAS Conference on Transforming Undergraduate Education in Biology: Mobilizing the Community for Change. Washington DC (2009).
Berger, J., Sanchez, P., Toney, J. H. "Discovery of metallo-β-lactamase inhibitors in extracts via an enzyme assay with HPLC/ES detection" Planta Medica 2008 Volume 74 Issue 9 Page 1085.Woubneh, W., Lafontant, D. E., Toney, J.H., “Statistical Analysis of Genetic Data”, National McNair Scholars Research Conference, University of Delaware, October 3-4, 2008.
Independent study with Kean University undergraduates:
• Fall 2008 – Nancy Rinaldi, CHEM 3901 03
• Spring 2009 – Karla Bullon, BIOL 4963
  * Co-mentoring with Dr. Evros Vasilliou: Carlos Garcia, Andrés Gonzalez
• Summer 2009 – External funding to support undergraduate research:
o Merck/AAAS Undergraduate Science Research Program
Christie Costa
o Research Corporation Cottrell College Science Award
Andrés Gonzalez
Eunice Nkansah
Sherin Thumpayil – Drexel University medical student
updated 10/1/09