ISSN: 2643-606X
Chair
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Midwestern University Glendale
United States of America
Tel: 623-670-2259
Dr. Volkmar Weissig is a Tenured Full Professor of Pharmacology and Chair for the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Co-Director of Nanomedicine Center of Excellence in Translational Cancer Research at Midwestern University Glendale, USA. He worked as an Interim chair for the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Midwestern University College of Pharmacy Glendale. Dr. Weissig received his Ph.D in 1981 and postdoctoral Sc.D degree in 1992, from Martin-Luther University, Germany. He received "Scientific Contribution Award" from the International Society for Antioxidants in Nutrition and Health. In 2014 he was elected as Inaugural President of the World Mitochondria Society. Dr. Weissig Research interests include Pharmaceutical nanotechnology; Targeted drug delivery; Mitochondria-targeted drug and DNA delivery; Pro-apoptotic based anticancer chemotherapy; Liposomes.
