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. Del Torrent, CL, Raïch, I, Carrasco-Martinez, B, Lillo, J, Gallo, M, Andreu, D, Pardo, L, Navarro, G. Mechanism of μ-opioid receptor inhibition by orphan GPR88. Pharmacol Res. 2026; :108084. doi: 10.1016/j.phrs.2025.108084. PubMed PMID:41513185
2. Crane, J, Smith, A, Endo, T, Pahwa, S, Slaughter, M, Trivedi, J, Ganzel, B, Gallo, M. Clampless transcarotid transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Multimed Man Cardiothorac Surg. 2026;2026 :. doi: 10.1510/mmcts.2025.120. PubMed PMID:41498285
3. Parihar, A, Malakar, S, Chakraborty, S, Gallo, MC, Emge, TJ, Hasanayn, F, Goldman, AS. Olefin Coupling Catalyzed by (Pybox)Os Complexes via Osmacyclopentane Intermediates: Comparison with Isoelectronic (Phebox)Ir. JACS Au. 2025;5 (12):6220-6230. doi: 10.1021/jacsau.5c01197. PubMed PMID:41450661 PubMed Central PMC12728604
4. Gallo, MT. Two Windows, Two Outcomes: Developmental Timing and Sex-Specific Consequences of Early Fluoxetine Exposure. Biol Psychiatry. 2026;99 (3):186-188. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2025.10.026. PubMed PMID:41448734
5. Ludovichetti, FS, Parcianello, RG, Signoriello, AG, Stellini, E, Gallo, M, Gaja, PF, Favero, R, Gracco, A, Mazzoleni, S. A 6- and 12-Month Follow-Up of Periodontal Outcomes in Orthodontic Patients With Custom Versus Standard Molar Bands: A Retrospective Clinical Study. Orthod Craniofac Res. 2025; :. doi: 10.1111/ocr.70086. PubMed PMID:41445471
6. Mastro, F, Gemelli, M, Gallo, M, Bortolato, A, Italiano, EG, Lorusso, R, Tarzia, V, Slaughter, M, Gerosa, G. Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation and Concomitant Tricuspid Valve Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Reconstructed Time-to-Event Data. ASAIO J. 2025; :. doi: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000002618. PubMed PMID:41430537
7. Gallo, ME, Hamid, AA, Jaskir, A, Pan, T, Ofray, D, DeMaestri, C, Breton, J, More, AI, Frank, MJ, Moore, CI et al.. Behavioral Opportunism and Altered Dopamine Dynamics in Mice Exposed to Early Life Adversity. bioRxiv. 2025; :. doi: 10.64898/2025.12.03.692237. PubMed PMID:41415464 PubMed Central PMC12710960
8. Bertolini, F, Bovo, S, Bolner, M, Schiavo, G, Ribani, A, Zambonelli, P, Dall’Olio, S, Gallo, M, Fontanesi, L. Identification of biomarkers for feed efficiency and growth rate by exploring the plasma metabolome of divergent heavy pigs. Animal. 2025;20 (1):101725. doi: 10.1016/j.animal.2025.101725. PubMed PMID:41401777
9. Giordano, F, Lanciotti, L, Fidente, RM, Attias, L, Petrolini, VM, Locatelli, CA, Bacis, G, Gallo, M, Gambassi, F, Ieri, A et al.. The impact of COVID-19 management on the risk of exposure to specific chemical products: a multicentric Italian study based on 2017-2021 poison centers consultancies. Front Public Health. 2025;13 :1717130. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1717130. PubMed PMID:41393019 PubMed Central PMC12695805
10. Gallo, MT, Golinelli, A, Rizzi, C, Fumagalli, F, Homberg, JR, Brivio, P, Calabrese, F. Time-specific perturbation of the serotonergic system differentially modulates the transcriptional landscape of hippocampal subregions in female rats. Biochem Pharmacol. 2025;245 :117632. doi: 10.1016/j.bcp.2025.117632. PubMed PMID:41391692