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. Wesley, SR, Gallo, M, Apata, T, Dis, JV, Hollenbach, SJ. Impact of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals, Climate, and Air Pollution on Pregnancy Outcomes: A Scoping Review. Semin Reprod Med. 2024; :. doi: 10.1055/s-0044-1800961. PubMed PMID:39694048
2. Novara, L, Antonioni, A, Vacca, L, Rosato, E, Lombardo, R, De Nunzio, C, Young Research Group of the Italian Society of Urodynamics. Letter to the Editor: How Useful are Current Chatbots Regarding Urology Patient Information? Comparison of the Ten Most Popular Chatbots’ Responses About Female Urinary Incontinence. J Med Syst. 2024;48 (1):111. doi: 10.1007/s10916-024-02131-6. PubMed PMID:39676073
3. Cirronis, M, Giampreti, A, Eleftheriou, G, Gallo, M, Contessa, G, Faraoni, L, Butera, R, Bacis, G. Coma and confirmed epileptiform activity induced by Amanita pantherina poisoning. Toxicon. 2024;254 :108208. doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2024.108208. PubMed PMID:39662530
4. Chen, MS, Liu, KC, Gallo, MC, Kusnezov, N, Chung, BC, Hwang, D, Christ, AB, Heckmann, ND. Characterizing the Rotational Profile of the Distal Femur: A Roadmap for Distal Femoral Replacement Surgery. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2024; :. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-24-00207. PubMed PMID:39661775
5. Gallo, L, Kim, P, Churchill, IF, Gallo, M, Yuan, M, Voineskos, SH, Thoma, A, Pusic, AL, Klassen, AF, Cano, SJ et al.. Measuring the Impact of Surgical and Non-surgical Facial Cosmetic Interventions Using FACE-Q Aesthetic Module Scales: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Plast Surg (Oakv). 2024; :22925503231225480. doi: 10.1177/22925503231225480. PubMed PMID:39553513 PubMed Central PMC11562317
6. Kim, PJ, Gallo, L, Chen, J, Yuan, M, Gallo, M, Main, C, Coroneos, C. A 10-year Retrospective Review of Patient-to-Patient Transmitted Pathogens in Culture-Positive Burn Wounds at a Tertiary Burn Center. Plast Surg (Oakv). 2024; :22925503241249760. doi: 10.1177/22925503241249760. PubMed PMID:39553510 PubMed Central PMC11561929
7. Milkovich, J, Churchill, IF, Gallo, L, Kim, P, Gallo, M, Thoma, A, Voineskos, SH, Main, C, Coroneos, CJ. The Impact of Surgical Wait Time and Hospital Stay on the Incidence of Burn Wound Infection and Related Complications at a Single Tertiary Hospital Centre: A 10-Year Experience. Plast Surg (Oakv). 2024; :22925503241249756. doi: 10.1177/22925503241249756. PubMed PMID:39553508 PubMed Central PMC11561922
8. Semelak, JA, Gallo, M, González Flecha, FL, Di Pino, S, Pertinhez, TA, Zeida, A, Gout, I, Estrin, DA, Trujillo, M. Mg²⁺ binding to coenzyme A. Arch Biochem Biophys. 2025;763 :110202. doi: 10.1016/j.abb.2024.110202. PubMed PMID:39536960
9. Gallo, M, Ferrari, E, Giovati, L, Pertinhez, TA, Artesani, L, Conti, S, Ciociola, T. The Variability of the Salivary Antimicrobial Peptide Profile: Impact of Lifestyle. Int J Mol Sci. 2024;25 (21):. doi: 10.3390/ijms252111501. PubMed PMID:39519054 PubMed Central PMC11547034
10. NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery, Kamarajah, SK, Alexander, P. Structures, processes and outcomes between first referral and referral hospitals in low-income and middle-income countries: a secondary preplanned analysis of the FALCON and ChEETAh randomised trials. BMJ Glob Health. 2024;9 (Suppl 4):. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2024-015599. PubMed PMID:39510564 PubMed Central PMC11552540