Dr. Gallo is a Professor in the Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Toxicology, and a Fellow of the Academy of Toxicological Sciences. Dr Gallo is an Adjunct Professor both in the School of Public Health and in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology in the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy of Rutgers University. He is a founding member of the Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute where he served as Director of Toxicology, and as Director of the NIEHS Center of Excellence. He was the founding Director of the Cancer Institute of New Jersey and Associate Dean for Research. Dr. Gallo is a renowned toxicologist with expertise in the area of dioxins and PCBs, experimental models in pharmacology and toxicology, cytoplasmic and cell surface receptors, hormone biology and mechanisms of hormonal and environmental carcinogenesis. His avocation is History of Toxicology. Dr. Gallo served on several NIH committees including the ALTOX-4 Study Section, Chair of the Board of Scientific Councilors of the National Toxicology Program, and member of the NIEHS Board of Councilors. He also served as Chair of the NCI Centers Review committee, as well as a member of several NAS/NRC Expert committees including Drinking Water and Health; Pesticides in the Diets of Infants and Children; Risk Assessment Methodology; and the National Research Council/Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research and Medicine. He served the US-EPA as a member of the Scientific Advisory Board, and the Dioxin Review Science Advisory Board. Dr. Gallo was Chair of the New Jersey Governor’s Pesticide Control Council, and the New Jersey Cancer Risk Commission. Dr. Gallo serves as a consultant to the academic, government and private sectors.

Research Areas

Dioxins; Experimental Models; Pharmacology and Toxicology; Ocular Toxicity; Cytoplasmic Receptors; Hormones; Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis; Cell Surface Receptors; and Chemical Carcinogenesis

Scholarly Activities

• 2011: Society of Toxicology Education Award
• 2001: Chair, Hormonal Carcinogenesis Gordon Research Conference
• 2000: Ambassador of Toxicology, Mid-Atlantic Society of Toxicology
• 1985: Chair, Mechanisms of Toxicity Gordon Research Conference
• 1985: UMDNJ Exceptional Merit Award
• 1979: Russell Sage College Outstanding Alumni
• 1971-1972: NIH Post Doctoral Fellow
• 1968-1971 NIH Pre-Doctoral Fellow

Recent Publications

1. Querio, G, Geddo, F, Antoniotti, S, Femminò, S, Gallo, MP, Penna, C, Pagliaro, P. Stay connected: The myoendothelial junction proteins in vascular function and dysfunction. Vascul Pharmacol. 2025;158 :107463. doi: 10.1016/j.vph.2025.107463. PubMed PMID:39814089
2. Neiman, E, Bornstein, M, Turner, AN, Kavanaugh, ML, Gallo, MF. Use of period- or fertility-tracking technologies pre- and post-Dobbs. Contraception. 2025; :110812. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2025.110812. PubMed PMID:39800282
3. Di Muro, G, Tessarolo, C, Cagnotti, G, Favole, A, Ferrini, S, Ala, U, Bellino, C, Borriello, G, Gallo, M, Iamone, G et al.. Neurofilament light chain (Nf-L) in cerebrospinal fluid and serum as a potential biomarker in the differential diagnosis of neurological diseases in cattle. Vet Res. 2025;56 (1):6. doi: 10.1186/s13567-024-01441-4. PubMed PMID:39794836 PubMed Central PMC11724550
4. Büchel, J, Vasilopoulos, A, Simon, WA, Boybat, I, Tsai, H, Burr, GW, Castro, H, Filipiak, B, Le Gallo, M, Rahimi, A et al.. Efficient scaling of large language models with mixture of experts and 3D analog in-memory computing. Nat Comput Sci. 2025; :. doi: 10.1038/s43588-024-00753-x. PubMed PMID:39779828
5. Gallo, M, Onida, B, Banchero, M. Supercritical Techniques for Pharmaceutical Applications. Pharmaceutics. 2024;16 (12):. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics16121551. PubMed PMID:39771530 PubMed Central PMC11676248
6. Ball, JR, Gallo, MC, Kebaish, K, Hang, N, Ton, A, Hernandez, F, Abdou, M, Karakash, WJ, Wang, JC, Hah, RJ et al.. National Trends in Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis With Stenosis Treated With Fusion Versus Decompression. Neurospine. 2024;21 (4):1068-1077. doi: 10.14245/ns.2448624.312. PubMed PMID:39765242
7. Lee, JJY, Tao, R, You, Z, Haldipur, P, Erickson, AW, Farooq, H, Hendriske, LD, Abeysundara, N, Richman, CM, Wang, EY et al.. ZIC1 is a context-dependent medulloblastoma driver in the rhombic lip. Nat Genet. 2025;57 (1):88-102. doi: 10.1038/s41588-024-02014-z. PubMed PMID:39753768 PubMed Central PMC11735403
8. Uwishema, O, Karabulut, E, Sheikhah, D, Kantawala, B, Gallo, M, Soufan, F, Wojtara, M. The Role of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Heart Failure: A Narrative Review. Health Sci Rep. 2025;8 (1):e70330. doi: 10.1002/hsr2.70330. PubMed PMID:39741744 PubMed Central PMC11683778
9. Bovo, S, Bolner, M, Schiavo, G, Galimberti, G, Bertolini, F, Dall’Olio, S, Ribani, A, Zambonelli, P, Gallo, M, Fontanesi, L et al.. High-throughput untargeted metabolomics reveals metabolites and metabolic pathways that differentiate two divergent pig breeds. Animal. 2024;19 (1):101393. doi: 10.1016/j.animal.2024.101393. PubMed PMID:39731811
10. Matsoukas, MT, Ciruela-Jardí, M, Gallo, M, Ferre, S, Andreu, D, Casadó, V, Pardo, L, Moreno, E. Design of Small Non-Peptidic Ligands That Alter Heteromerization between Cannabinoid CB₁ and Serotonin 5HT_2A Receptors. J Med Chem. 2025;68 (1):261-269. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.4c01796. PubMed PMID:39726149 PubMed Central PMC11726681