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. Gallo, MC, Hernandez, F, Ball, JR, Reynolds, J, Elias, A, Shelby, T, Lieberman, JR. Standardized Letters of Recommendation and Match Success Among Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Applicants. J Grad Med Educ. 2026;18 (5):574-581. doi: 10.4300/JGME-D-25-01102.1. PubMed PMID:42890235 PubMed Central PMC13671127
2. Mauriello, A, Ragone, C, Cavalluzzo, B, Tornesello, AL, Clemente, O, Picozzi, F, Gallo, M, Tafuto, S, Buonaguro, L, Tagliamonte, M et al.. Peptide optimization to improve antigen presentation and antitumor responses in sarcoma. Front Immunol. 2026;17 :1960095. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2026.1960095. PubMed PMID:42889189 PubMed Central PMC13669185
3. Pascale, R, Gallo, M, Regge Gianas, N, Fornaro, G, Grassi, I, Zagarrigo, M, Grechi, A, Zuppiroli, A, Santoro, D, Tenti, E et al.. Risk factors for treatment failure of surgical site deep infections following spinal instrumentation: multicentre observational study (DeFEndO study). J Bone Jt Infect. 2026;11 (5):601-611. doi: 10.5194/jbji-11-601-2026. PubMed PMID:42841044 PubMed Central PMC13640963
4. Faggiano, A, Argentiero, A, Borghesani, G, Haxhi, J, Camastra, S, Cinieri, S, Cortellini, A, Del Re, M, Gallo, M, Natalicchio, A et al.. Incretin-Based Therapy in Patients with Malignancy and Obesity or Type 2 Diabetes. An Italian Association of Medical Oncology (AIOM), Italian Association of Medical Diabetologists (AMD), Italian Society of Diabetology (SID), Italian Society of Endocrinology (SIE), Italian Society of Pharmacology (SIF), and Italian Society of Obesity (SIO) Position Paper. Obes Rev. 2026; :e70231. doi: 10.1111/obr.70231. PubMed PMID:42823599
5. Ye, Q, Madamba, C, Woo, J, Choy, TJ, Wheeler, KF, Zhan, J, Cristobal, CD, Spjut, C, Shin, D, Jo, J et al.. Stroke drives glioma progression through the emergence of tumor-associated astrocytes with reduced Ca²⁺ activity. Nat Cancer. 2026; :. doi: 10.1038/s43018-026-01238-8. PubMed PMID:42791388
6. Pizzagalli, DA, Gallo, M, Treadway, MT, Kangas, BD, Breton, J, Bruchas, MR, Graybiel, AM, Hueske, E, Bath, KG. Nociceptin orphanin F/Q Pathways are dysregulated by stress and modulate reward responsiveness and motivated behavior across species. Mol Psychiatry. 2026; :. doi: 10.1038/s41380-026-03898-5. PubMed PMID:42763342
7. Crane, JG, Sinha, A, Endo, T, Gallo, M, Pahwa, S, Vaidya, Y, Slaughter, MS, Trivedi, J. Preoperative Hypoalbuminemia as an Independent Predictor of Postoperative Acute Kidney Dysfunction After Cardiac Surgery. Ann Thorac Surg Short Rep. 2026;4 (3):1053-1057. doi: 10.1016/j.atssr.2026.01.005. PubMed PMID:42719127 PubMed Central PMC13555354
8. Chuliber, F, Sánchez-Luceros, A, Romero, ML, Duboscq, C, Martinuzzo, M, Beligoy, L, Clavijo, M, Marquez, AP, Garbiero, S, Arias, M et al.. Acquired hemophilia: insights from a multicenter real-life study in a middle-income country. Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis. 2026;37 (7):341-348. doi: 10.1097/MBC.0000000000001459. PubMed PMID:42683815
9. Crane, JG, Samson, R, Moore, S, Arora, S, Pahwa, S, Gallo, M, Vaidya, Y, Monreal, G, Trivedi, J, Slaughter, MS et al.. Apixaban as therapeutic anticoagulation in patients supported by a fully magnetically levitated left ventricular assist device. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026; :. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2026.08.012. PubMed PMID:42660443
10. Mollero, ELM, Dozzani, I, Biamonte, E, Bendotti, G, Marzullo, P, Aimaretti, G, Gallo, M. Beyond Weight Loss: Skeletal Muscle Health During Incretin-Based Therapy in Patients with Diabesity. Nutrients. 2026;18 (16):. doi: 10.3390/nu18162654. PubMed PMID:42654234 PubMed Central PMC13516410