Jason V Wallach

Jason V Wallach serves as an Assistant Professor of Practice in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences within the School of Health Professions. He maintains a dual appointment at the Substance Use Disorders Institute, focusing on medical cannabis research and substance use disorder curriculum development. His office is located in the Pharmacology and Toxicology Center (Room 236) with contact number 215-596-8806.

His educational credentials include a PhD in Pharmacology and Toxicology from the University of the Sciences and a BS in Cell and Molecular Biology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Dr Wallach's research program centers on analytical and pharmacological characterization of synthetic psychoactive drugs (SPDs) and "legal highs," with significant contributions to understanding lysergamides, diphenidine analogues, and novel dissociative agents. His therapeutic development work targets neuropathic pain, neurodegenerative diseases, depression, and cancer through structure-activity relationship studies, multi-target drug design, and biased ligand development. This dual focus bridges forensic toxicology and pharmaceutical innovation.

His publication record (2012-2017) reveals consistent contributions to psychoactive substance research, particularly in analytical methodologies for novel compounds and receptor-targeted therapeutics. Key trends include lysergamide characterization, dissociative agent pharmacology, and HDAC inhibitor development, primarily published in Drug Testing and Analysis and PLoS One.

Dr Wallach teaches Laboratory Biomethods, Pharmacology and Toxicology Laboratory Techniques, Psychopharmacology, Pathology, Simulated Physiology Labs, and Toxicology courses. His institutional affiliations with the Pharmacology and Toxicology Center and Substance Use Disorders Institute facilitate integrated research-education initiatives in pharmaceutical sciences and substance use disorders.