Dan Mccune
Associate Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Wilkes University
United States of America
Biography
Dr. McCune currently serves as an instructor in pharmacology and medicinal chemistry in the Pharmacotherapeutics course sequence as well as a specialized course, the Neuropharmacology of Drugs of Abuse. In the laboratory, Dr. McCune in engaged in studies designed to characterize subtype specific differences in signal transduction and function of the alpha1-adrenergic receptors. Dr. McCune also regularly acts as faculty escort for pharmacy students engaged in the study of medicinal plants of the Peruvian Amazon and is the coach of the Wilkes University Fencing Club.
Research Interest
ERK activation on smooth muscle cells from aortic, coronary, and pulmonary arterial tissues
Publications
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Bommareddy A, Eggleston W, Prelewicz S, Antal A, Witczak Z, Mccune DF, Vanwert AL. Chemoprevention of prostate cancer by major dietary phytochemicals. Anticancer research. 2013 Oct 1;33(10):4163-74.
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Bommareddy A, VanWert AL, McCune DF, Brozena SL, Witczak Z, Singh SV. The Role of Organosulfur Compounds Derived From Allium Vegetables in Cancer Prevention and Therapy. InCritical Dietary Factors in Cancer Chemoprevention 2016 (pp. 111-152). Springer International Publishing.
