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. 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; :. doi: 10.1097/MBC.0000000000001459. PubMed PMID:42683815
2. 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
3. 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
4. Attieh, L, Andrés Sánchez, J, Gallo, MP, Arias-Oliva, M. Understanding Consumer Acceptance of Genetically Modified Foods: A Theory of Planned Behavior-Brand Equity-Sociodemographic Interactions. Foods. 2026;15 (16):. doi: 10.3390/foods15162918. PubMed PMID:42650612 PubMed Central PMC13512553
5. Froner, BG, Figueiredo, CCG, Gallo, MAM, Maraccini, BF. Differential diagnosis of bulbous nasal tip – gouty tophus: a case report. Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2026;92 (6):101879. doi: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2026.101879. PubMed PMID:42585692 PubMed Central PMC13495375
6. De Sciscio, ML, Mosetti, R, D’Arco, A, Lupi, S, Gallo, M, Pertinhez, TA, Vetica, F, Giustini, M, D’Abramo, M. A Combined Experimental-Theoretical Approach Unveils the Comprehensive Asn Deamidation Kinetics. J Am Chem Soc. 2026;148 (31):33727-33734. doi: 10.1021/jacs.6c11010. PubMed PMID:42584574 PubMed Central PMC13474922
7. Croce, L, Gatta, E, Gallo, M, Pirola, I, Teliti, M, Coperchini, F, Magri, F, Cappelli, C, Rotondi, M. Thyroid eye disease in the context of autoimmune polyglandular syndromes: comparative clinical insights from a retrospective study. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2026;17 :1824627. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2026.1824627. PubMed PMID:42568487 PubMed Central PMC13447208
8. de Almeida Dos Santos, TC, Gallo, MJD, de Souza Ramos, AB, Leandro Junior, AA, De Rossi, A, de Paula E Silva, FWG, Sousa-Neto, MD, Estrela, C, de Carvalho, FK, de Queiroz, AM et al.. A cross-sectional study of pulpal oxygen saturation in permanent incisors affected by molar incisor hypomineralisation (MIH). Eur Arch Paediatr Dent. 2026; :. doi: 10.1007/s40368-026-01249-0. PubMed PMID:42525187
9. Balin, P, Kumar, SA, Galton, R, Delaidelli, A, Orisme, W, Haldipur, P, Mankahla, N, Saadeldin, A, von Krosigk, N, Vladoiu, MC et al.. Ependymomas are cancers of the pre-neural crest/roof plate lineage. bioRxiv. 2026; :. doi: 10.64898/2026.07.13.736818. PubMed PMID:42523223 PubMed Central PMC13404734
10. Brivio, P, Palumbo, A, Gallo, MT, Veronesi, FUT, Cortinovis, G, Gruca, P, Lason, M, Litwa, E, Biala, D, Fumagalli, F et al.. Subregion-specific perineuronal net remodelling in the dorsal hippocampus drives vulnerability and resilience to chronic stress: The role of venlafaxine treatment. Br J Pharmacol. 2026; :. doi: 10.1111/bph.70594. PubMed PMID:42521484