Jun Shao, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions
St. Albert Hall Room B 3
Queens, NY 11439
(718) 990-2510
shaoj@stjohns.edu

Office Hours
Monday: 10:10 - 11:10 a.m.
Tuesday: 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday 11:10 a.m. - 12:10 p.m.

Academic Biography
Dr. Shao received his Ph.D. of Pharmaceutics from West Virginia University. He also holds M.S. of Biopharmaceutics from China Pharmaceutical University, and B.S. of Pharmacy from Zhejiang University. After graduating from West Virginia University, Dr. Shao took a postdoctoral position in Clinical Pharmacokinetics Department of Janssen Research Foundation, Johnson & Johnson. He joined Department of Pharmacy & Administrative Sciences, College of Pharmacy & Allied Health Professions, St. John's University as an assistant professor in September 1999. He was promoted to tenured associate professor in 2004. He has received twice Faculty Recognition Award from the Dean of the college. Dr. Shao has experienced in various pharmaceutical research areas including solid dosage forms, pharmacokinetics and bioavailabilities, targeting drug delivery systems, cancer research, traditional Chinese medicines, etc. His research activities are usually infused with innovative ideas from inter-discipline approach. While he was a Ph.D. graduate student, he received several research excellence awards from American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS). Since his joining with St. John's University, he established Biotechnology & Drug Delivery Laboratory, where he and his graduate students have been conducting various research projects which have led to about 20 publications in peer-reviewed journals and one patent of nano-technology in the past 10 years. Dr. Shao is also very experienced in new drug development process, drug regulations and clinical trials.