Sue M. Ford
Associate Professor
St. John's University
Sue M. Ford is an Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences in St. John's College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions and a Vincentian Research Fellow. She earned her Ph.D. in human nutrition from Michigan State University. A New York State licensed nutritionist and Diplomate, American Board of Toxicology, Dr. Ford teaches biopharmaceutical chemistry, toxicology, biochemistry and public health to undergraduate and graduate students. Dr. Ford directs a lab where she uses cell culture to study responses of the kidney to toxicants.
Academic Background
- Ph.D., Human Nutrition, Michigan State University Diplomate, American Board of Toxicology
Research Interests
- Nutrition and environmental toxicants in low socioeconomic communities
- The application of in-vitro techniques to address cellular toxicity with a special emphasis on product safety evaluation
Affiliation with the Center
Senior Vincentian Research Fellow, Class of 2006"The Vincentian Research Fellowship has opened up avenues for collaboration in communitybased nutrition research and given me the opportunity to serve the poor using my professional expertise.Through my commitment to bringing the University's Vincentian Mission to bear in teaching, I include activities to remind our students that as educated citizens they have a responsibility to the less fortunate."
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