Biographical Info

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. Aterini, L, Aterini, S, Vadalà, B, Ravaglia, F, Balboni, F, Gallo, M. Expanded Hemodialysis Enhancement in Middle Molecule Clearance for Patients With Low Blood Flow Rates of Tunneled Dialysis Catheters. Cureus. 2024;16 (7):e64323. doi: 10.7759/cureus.64323. PubMed PMID:39130834 PubMed Central PMC11316456
2. Pradegan, N, Lena, T, Tessari, C, Gallo, M, Tarzia, V, Guariento, A, Padalino, M, Vida, V, Gerosa, G. Current Understanding and Future Directions of Transcatheter Devices to Assist Failing Fontan. J Soc Cardiovasc Angiogr Interv. 2024;3 (4):101334. doi: 10.1016/j.jscai.2024.101334. PubMed PMID:39130169 PubMed Central PMC11307829
3. Querio, G, Antoniotti, S, Levi, R, Fleischmann, BK, Gallo, MP, Malan, D. Insulin-Activated Signaling Pathway and GLUT4 Membrane Translocation in hiPSC-Derived Cardiomyocytes. Int J Mol Sci. 2024;25 (15):. doi: 10.3390/ijms25158197. PubMed PMID:39125765 PubMed Central PMC11312081
4. Mariani, R, De Vuono, MC, Businaro, E, Ivaldi, S, Dell’Armi, T, Gallo, M, Ardigò, D. P.O.L.A.R. Star: A New Framework Developed and Applied by One Mid-Sized Pharmaceutical Company to Drive Digital Transformation in R&D. Pharmaceut Med. 2024; :. doi: 10.1007/s40290-024-00533-y. PubMed PMID:39120788
5. Bottacchiari, M, Gallo, M, Bussoletti, M, Casciola, CM. The diffuse interface description of fluid lipid membranes captures key features of the hemifusion pathway and lateral stress profile. PNAS Nexus. 2024;3 (8):pgae300. doi: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgae300. PubMed PMID:39114574 PubMed Central PMC11304589
6. López-Albarrán, P, Gallo, M, Garza, J, Sánchez-Badillo, JA. On the”Staple” Effect in the d-Glucose Acetylation by Choline-Chloride Ethylene Glycol and Choline-Chloride Urea Deep Eutectic Solvents. J Phys Chem B. 2024;128 (31):7653-7672. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.4c03585. PubMed PMID:39113547
7. Altobelli, C, Fabiani, FC, Anastasio, P, Pluvio, C, de Pascale, E, Vernaglione, L, Gernone, G, Di Luca, M, Bertuzzi, V, Brescia, P et al.. Effects of Rheopheresis in dialysis patients with peripheral artery disease and diabetic foot ulcers: A multicentric Italian study. J Clin Apher. 2024;39 (4):e22132. doi: 10.1002/jca.22132. PubMed PMID:39105437
8. Pradegan, N, Di Pasquale, L, Di Perna, D, Gallo, M, Lucertini, G, Gemelli, M, Beyerle, T, Slaughter, MS, Gerosa, G. Ex vivo heart perfusion: an updated systematic review. Heart Fail Rev. 2024;29 (5):1079-1096. doi: 10.1007/s10741-024-10420-y. PubMed PMID:39093495
9. Champeaux Depond, C, Zouaoui, S, Darlix, A, Rigau, V, Mathieu-Daudé, H, Bauchet, F, Khettab, M, Trétarre, B, Figarella-Branger, D, Taillandier, L et al.. Descriptive epidemiology of 399 histologically confirmed newly diagnosed meningeal solitary fibrous tumours and haemangiopericytomas in France: 2006-2015. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2024;166 (1):320. doi: 10.1007/s00701-024-06191-y. PubMed PMID:39093339
10. De Masi, S, Da Cas, R, Ippolito, FM, Baglio, G, Zoccali, C, Chiarotti, F, Fabiani, M, Colavita, F, Castilletti, C, Salomone, M et al.. Impact of COVID-19 vaccines in patients on hemodialysis: an Italian multicentre cohort study. J Nephrol. 2024; :. doi: 10.1007/s40620-024-02007-5. PubMed PMID:38995613