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Musumeci, Daniele

Overview

Curriculum Vitae

  1. Education


    Degree Institution Field Dates
    PhD  Sheffield University  Chemistry  2009 
    MS  Universita' di Catania  Pharmaceutical Chemistry  2004 
    BS  Universita' di Catania  Pharmaceutical Chemistry  2004 

  2. Full-Time Academic Experience


    Institution Rank Field Dates
    York College/CUNY  Associate Professor  Solid-state Chemistry and Physical Pharmacy  2020-Present 
    York College/CUNY  Assistant Professor  Solid-state Chemistry and Physical Pharmacy  2013-2020 
    University of Wisconsin-Madison  Post-Doctoral Researcher  Amorphous Pharmaceuticals  2011-2013 
    New York University  Post-Doctoral Researcher  Solid-state chemistry and crystallization processes  2009-2011 

  3. Part-Time Academic Experience


  4. Non Academic Experience


    Place of Employment Title Date
    Food and Drug Administration  Science Advisor  2015-2017 
    Wyeth (Pfizer)  Regulatory Affairs Officer  2005 

  5. Employment Record At This Institution

    Rank Dates
    Associate Professor; Coordinator of the B.S. Pharmaceutical Science Program; Director of the M.S. Pharmaceutical Science Program  2020-Present 
    Assistant Professor; Coordinator of the B.S. Pharmaceutical Science Program; Director of the M.S. Pharmaceutical Science Program  2013-2020 

  6. Publications In Field Of Expertise

    1. Books:
    2. Papers in Professional Journals:
      1. Articles:

        S. Ruan, D. Musumeci, W. Zhang, A. Gujral, M. D. Ediger, L. Yu. "Surface Transport Mechanisms in Molecular Glasses Probed by the Exposure of Nano-particles." The Journal of Chemical Physics. 146 2017: 203324.

        D. Musumeci, M. Hasebe, L. Yu. "Crystallization of Organic Glasses: How Does Liquid Flow Damage Surface Crystal Growth?." Crystal Growth & Design. 12 2016: 2931-2936.

        I. J. Vitorica-Yrezabal, S. Libri, J. R. Loader, G. Minguez Espallargas, M. Hipper, A. J. Fletcher, S. P. Thompson, J. E. Warren, D. Musumeci, M. D. Ward, L. Brammer. "Coordination Polymer Flexibility Leads to Polymorphism and Enables a Crystalline Solid-Vapour Reaction: A Multi-technique Mechanistic Study." Chemistry- A European Journal. 21 2015: 8799-8811.

        M. Hasebe, D. Musumeci, L. Yu. "Fast Surface Crystallization of Molecular Glasses: Creation of Depletion Zones by Surface Diffusion and Crystallization Flux." Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 119 2015: 3304-3311.

        M. Hasebe, D. Musumeci, C. T. Powell, T. Cai,E. Gunn, L. Zhu, L. Yu. "Fast Surface Crystal Growth on Molecular Glasses and Its Termination by the Onset of Fluidity." Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 118 2014: 7638-7646.

        D. Musumeci, C. T. Powell, M. D. Ediger, L. Yu. "Termination of Solid-State Crystal Growth in Molecular Glasses by Fluidity." Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 5 2014: 1705-1710.

        D. Musumeci, C. Hu, M. D. Ward. "Anticounterfeit Protection of Pharmaceutical Products with Spatial Mapping of X-ray-Detectable Barcodes and Logos." Analytical Chemistry. 83 2011: 7444-7450.

        D. Musumeci, C. A. Hunter, R. Prohens, S. Scuderi, J. F. McCabe. "Virtual Co-crystal Screening." Chemical Science. 2 2011: 883-890.

        D. Musumeci, M. D. Ward. "Elucidation of the crystal growth mechanism of melamine-cyanuric acid by using real time in situ atomic force microscopy." CrystEngComm. 13 2011: 1067-1069.

        D. Musumeci, C. A. Hunter, J. F. McCabe. "Solvent Effects on Acridine Polymorphism." Crystal Growth & Design. 4 2010: 1661-1664.

        A. Camara-Campos, D. Musumeci, C. A. Hunter, S. M. Turega. "Chemical Double Mutant Cycles for the Quantification of Cooperativity in Hydrogen-bonded Complexes." Journal of the American Chemical Society. 131 2009: 18518-18524.

        K. Chadwick, R. J. Davey, G. Dent, R. G. Pritchard, C. A. Hunter, D. Musumeci. "Cocrystallyzation: A Solution Chemistry Perspective and the Case of Benzophenone and Diphenylamine." Crystal Growth & Design. 4 2009: 1990-1999.

      2. Proceedings:
        1. Refereed Proceedings
        2. Non-Refereed Proceedings
    3. Chapters in Books:
    4. Government Reports or Monographs
    5. Book Reviews:

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  7. Other Publications

    1. Books:
    2. Papers in Professional Journals:
      1. Articles:
      2. Proceedings:
        1. Refereed Proceedings
        2. Non-Refereed Proceedings
    3. Chapters in Books:
    4. Government Reports or Monographs
    5. Book Reviews:

  8. Presented Papers, Lectures, And Exhibitions And Performances

    "Invited Keynote Speaker: Poorly Water-Soluble Drugs and Strategies to Improve Their Solubility" 02/01/2020: New York Section of the American Chemical Society-St. Joseph's College.

    "Invited Oral Presentation: Poorly Water-Soluble Drugs and Strategies to Improve Their Solubility" 10/26/2018: CUNY-Queensborough Community College.

    "Invited Oral Presentation:Crystallization of Molecular Glasses" 04/06/2015-04/10/2015: Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA, US.

    "Oral Presentation:Fast Surface Crystal Growth on Organic Glasses" 12/08/2014: CUNY-Queens College, NY, US.

    "Invited Oral Presentation:Fast Surface Crystal Growth and Stabilization of Amorphous Pharmaceutical Solids" 11/06/2014: Long Island subsection of New York American Chemical Society Meeting.

    "Invited Oral Presentation: Fast Surface Crystal Growth on Organic Glasses" 08/04/2013-08/09/2013: International Conference on the Chemistry of the Organic Solid State XXI.

    "Poster Presentation: Fast Surface Crystal Growth on Organic Glasses Studied by High- Resolution Microscopy" 10/14/2012-10/18/2012: American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists annual meeting.

    "Poster Presentation: Fast Surface Crystal Growth on Organic Glasses Studied by High- Resolution Microscopy" 06/10/2012-06/15/2012: Gordon Research Conference: Crystal Engineering.

  9. Patents

    Michael Ward, Daniele Musumeci, Chunhua Hu. 2012. Methods of identifying original and counterfeit articles using micro x-​ray diffraction mapping. Patent WO 2012174232.

  10. Work In Progress

    1. Books in progress:
    2. Papers in Progress:
    3. Papers submitted to journals for consideration:
    4. Research in progress:

  11. Professional Honors, Prizes, Fellowships

    Best oral presentation award at AstraZeneca Ph.D. Day: 10/22/2008.

  12. Grants-In-Aid

    National Science Foundation (DMR-1828038), MRI: Acquisition of a Tabletop High-Resolution Scanning Electron Microscope. 10/01/2018 - 09/30/2021: $170,000.

    Professional Staff Congress-CUNY Round 50, Study of the Impact of Intermolecular Interactions on the Heterogeneous Nucleation of Organic Molecules. 07/2019 - 06/2020: $3,500.

    Professional Staff Congress-CUNY Round 49, Fast Crystallization Modes of Organic Glasses. 07/2018 - 06/2019: $3,500.

    Professional Staff Congress-CUNY Round 48, Determination of Specific Binding Interactions at The Surface of Amorphous Solids. 07/2017 - 06/2018: $3,500.

    Professional Staff Congress-CUNY Round 47, Study of Polymers as Crystallization Inhibitors of Poorly Water-Soluble Compounds. 07/2016 - 06/2017: $3,500.

    Professional Staff Congress-CUNY Round 46, Systematic Study of the Effect of Small-Molecule Additives on Crystal Growth in Amorphous Drugs. 07/2015 - 06/2016: $3,500.

  13. Institutional Service

    1. Service to the Department

      Member of the search committee for new faculty member: Spring 2019.

      Member of the chemistry department assessment committee: 2018-present.

      Coordinator of the M.S. Pharmaceutical Science program: 2016-present.

      Coordinator of the B.S. Pharmaceutical Science program: 2016-present.

      Graduate admission committee: 2016-present.

      Co-author of Pharmaceutical Science BS program curriculum proposals: Spring 2015-present.

      Academic advising: 2013-present.

      Student Development Committee: Fall 2013-2017.

      Chemistry Department Open House Organizer: Spring 2014.

    2. Service to the School

      Chemistry department representative at York College Graduate Fair: 07th November 2018.

      Info Session -Master in Pharmaceutical Science and Business Program Faculty Representative: 08th February 2018.

      Accepted Student Reception- Pharmaceutical Science Program Faculty Representative: 30th April 2017.

      Info Session -Master in Pharmaceutical Science and Business Program Faculty Representative: 16th February 2017.

      Annual Open House-Pharmaceutical Science Program Faculty Representative: 13th November 2016.

      Annual Graduate Open House-Master in Pharmaceutical Science and Business Program Faculty Representative: 25th October 2016.

      Junior Science & Humanities Symposium, Application review: 2013-2015.

      Annual Open House-Pharmaceutical Science Program Faculty Representative: 9th November 2014.

      Accepted Student Reception- Pharmaceutical Science Program Faculty Representative: 4th May 2014.

      Cardinal Day- Pharmaceutical Science Program Faculty Representative: 14th November 2013.

      Co-author of Pharmaceutical Science Master program curriculum proposal: 2014-2015.

    3. Service to the College

      College Curriculum Committee: 2016-2020.

    4. Service to the Graduate Center
    5. Service to the University

  14. Offices Held In Professional Societies

    American Chemical Society: 2013-present.

    Licensed Pharmacist-Italy: 2009-present.

    Supporting personnel for the ACS-Undergraduate Research Symposium,York College, NY: 05/05/2018.

    Session Chair at the American Chemical Society Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting (ACS-MARM), Riverdale, NY: 06/09/2016-06/12/2016.

  15. Other Professional Activities And Public Service

  16. Teaching Activities At This Institution

    1. Courses Taught (List)
      Course Description
      CHEM 111  Chemical Principles 2 
      CHEM 112  Chemical Principles 2: Lab 
      CHEM 101 L  Chemical Principles 1: Lab 
      CHEM 102  Chemical Principles 2 
      CHEM 102 L  Chemical Principles 2: Lab 
      CHEM 109  Chemical Principles 2: Lab 
      PHS 301  Pharmaceutics 
      PHS 401  Pharmacology 
      PHS 502  Pharmaceutical Discovery and Development Techniques 
      PHS 510  Advanced Pharmaceutics 
      PHS 511  Special Topics in Pharmaceutical Discovery and Development 
    2. New courses/programs developed (list):

      Pharmaceutical Discovery and Development Techniques, Characterization of solid state drugs; formulation, manufacturing and characterization of tablets..

      Special Topics in Pharmaceutical Discovery and Development, An integrated approach to modern experimental techniques in pharmaceutical discovery and developement..

      Advanced Pharmaceutics, Advanced scientific principles in the design of drug delivery systems, with emphasis on liquid dosage forms, nanomedicine, and controlled drug delivery systems.

      Pharmaceutics, Characterization, development, evaluation, and preparation of pharmaceutical dosage forms.

      Pharmacology, Major classes of therapeutically relevant drugs and how they work at the molecualr and cellular levels.

      Master of Pharmaceutical Science and Management Program, New Master Program in Pharmaceutical Science and Management.