Joseph A Vetro

Joseph A. Vetro, PhD, serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) College of Pharmacy. His work spans drug delivery, gene therapy, and vaccine development.

• Academic Affiliation: UNMC College of Pharmacy, Omaha, NE
• Research Focus: Designing synthetic nanocarriers for targeted cancer therapy and subunit vaccines.

Research Interests include:

• Developing synthetic targeted drug and gene delivery nanocarriers for anti-angiogenesis cancer treatment.
• Optimizing bioimaging nanocarriers and drug delivery paradigms.
• Engineering subunit vaccines using the adjuvant EP67.

Publication Trends show a focus on:

• Nanomedicine for cancer RNAi therapy and tumor targeting
• Immunology of mucosal vaccines and adjuvants
• Molecular engineering of polymers and dendrimers for gene delivery
• Biochemistry of yeast aminopeptidases

Teaching Responsibilities encompass advanced pharmaceutical sciences topics for pharmacy and graduate students, including Bioavailability & Bioequivalence, DNA/RNA Delivery Systems, and Physical Pharmacy.