JAMES N HERRON portrait
  • Executive Associate Dean for Professional Education, College Of Pharmacy
  • Adjunct Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
  • Associate Professor, Molecular Pharmaceutics
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Professional Service

  • University of Maryland. Role: Peer reviewer for grant proposals. Maryland Industrial Partnerships Program. 10/2012 - 10/2012
  • National Institutes of Heath - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease. Peer Review Panel, NIH NIAID Partnerships for Biodefense (ZAI1 FDS-M), Teleconference. 09/14/2011 - 09/14/2011
  • Dutch Top Institute Pharma (TI Pharma). Role: Peer reviewer for grant proposals. Value Creation Call program. 05/2011 - 05/2011
  • National Institutes of Heath - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease. Peer Review Panel, NIH NIAID Therapeutics Partnerships (ZAI1 LR-M), Silver Springs, MD. 01/26/2010 - 01/27/2010
  • NIH-NIAID's Rocky Mountain Regional Center of Excellence in Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Disease (RMRCE). Role: Chair. Translational Development Subcommittee (TDS). 07/01/2008 - 04/30/2014
  • North Carolina Biotechnology Center. Peer reviewer for Multidisciplinary Research Grant Program. 05/2008 - 05/2008
  • Biomedical Optics Society (Member Society of SPIE, the Society for Electro-Optical Engineers). Co-chaired two podium sessions entitled “Noninvasive Technologies” & “Biosensors & Labeling”) at BiOS 2008, an international biomedical optics symposium held in San Jose, California. 01/20/2008 - 01/21/2008
  • National Institutes of Heath - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease. Peer Review Panel, NIH NIAID Cooperative Research Partnerships for Biodefense, Silver Springs, MD. 01/29/2006 - 02/02/2006
  • Biomedical Optics Society (Member Society of SPIE, the Society for Electro-Optical Engineers). Chaired two podium sessions entitled “Biosensors” and "Biosensor Technologies for Point of Care Applications" at BiOS 2006, an international biomedical optics symposium held in San Jose, California. 01/22/2006 - 01/24/2006
  • National Institutes of Heath - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease. Peer Review Panel, NIH NIAID Biodefense Countermeasure Development: Project Bioshield, Teleconference. 11/08/2004 - 11/08/2004
  • National Institutes of Heath - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease. Peer Review Panel, NIH NIAID Cooperative Research for the Development of Vaccines, Adjuvants, Therapeutics, Immunotherapeutics, and Diagnostics for Biodefense and SARS, Gaithersburg, MD. 02/03/2004 - 02/05/2004
  • Biomedical Optics Society (Member Society of SPIE, the Society for Electro-Optical Engineers). Chaired podium session entitled "Diagnostic Sensor Technologies" at BiOS 2002, an international biomedical optics symposium held in San Jose, California. 01/22/2002 - 01/24/2002
  • Biomedical Optics Society (Member Society of SPIE, the Society for Electro-Optical Engineers). Chaired podium session entitled "Optical Biosensor Systems" at BiOS 2001, an international biomedical optics symposium held in San Jose, California . 01/21/2001 - 01/22/2001
  • Biomedical Optics Society (Member Society of SPIE, the Society for Electro-Optical Engineers). Chaired podium session entitled "Instrumentation in In Vitro Diagnostics" at BiOS 2000, an international biomedical optics symposium held in San Jose, California. 01/26/2000 - 01/27/2000
  • National Institutes of Health - National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Peer Review Panel (Teleconference). 11/04/1999 - 11/04/1999
  • Biomedical Optics Society (Member Society of SPIE, the Society for Electro-Optical Engineers). Chaired podium session entitled "Diagnostic Uses of Optical Biosensors" at BiOS ’99, an international biomedical optics symposium held in San Jose, California. 01/25/1999 - 01/25/1999
  • Biomedical Optics Society (Member Society of SPIE, the Society for Electro-Optical Engineers). Co-chair for Conference entitled “Advanced Biomedical and Clinical Diagnostics Systems” at the annual Photonics West Meeting. 01/1999 - 01/2008
  • Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies (FACSS). Organized and chaired a podium session entitled "Optical Biosensors" at the 25th Annual Conference of the Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies (FACSS) held in Austin, Texas. 10/13/1998 - 10/13/1998
  • National Institutes of Heath. Peer Review Panel, NIH Special Study Section for SBIR proposals. 03/17/1997 - 03/18/1997
  • Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Editorial Board. 01/1994 - present

Internal Service

  • Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs. 01/2013 - present. College service.
  • Funding Incentive Seed Grant Program. Peer reviewer, 12/2012 - 12/2012. University service.
  • Faculty search committee. 07/2012 - 06/2013. Department service.
  • Clinical seminar committee. Chair, 07/2010 - present. College service.
  • Faculty Search Committee. Chair, 07/2010 - 06/2011. Department service.
  • Assistant Chair for Academic Affairs. 07/2009 - present. Department service.
  • Conflict of Interest Committee. Policy Revision Working Group, 07/2009 - 06/2012. University service.
  • Clinical Seminar Committee. 01/01/2009 - 06/30/2009. College service.
  • Center for High Performance Computing (CHPC) Updraft Cluster Steering Committee. 01/2008 - 06/2012. University service.
  • Technology Commercialization Advisory Committee. Patentability reviewer, 07/2007 - 06/2010. University service.
  • Clinical seminar committee. 07/2007 - 06/2009. College service.
  • Conflict of Interest Committee. Chair Emeritus, 07/2007 - 06/2009. University service.
  • Department chair search committee. 01/2005 - 12/2005. Department service.
  • University Promotion and Tenure Advisory Committee (UPTAC). College of Pharmacy representative, 07/2004 - 06/2005. University service.
  • Conflict of Interest Committee. College of Pharmacy Representative (Chaired committee 2005-07), 07/2002 - 06/2007. University service.
  • Strategic planning committee. 07/2001 - 06/2002. Department service.
  • Graduate Council Review. Internal Reviewer, 07/2001 - 06/2002. University service.
  • Research committee. Pharmaceutics representative (Chaired committee 2000-2001), 07/2000 - 06/2002. College service.
  • University Promotion and Tenure Advisory Committee (UPTAC). College of Pharmacy Representative, 05/2000 - 06/2003. University service.
  • Center for High Performance Computing (CHPC) Computer Time Allocation Committee. Proposal reviewer, 01/2000 - 12/2012. University service.
  • Faculty search committee. 01/2000 - 12/2000. Department service.
  • Ad Hoc steering committee on high performance computing. 01/2000 - 12/2000. University service.
  • University Technology Commercialization Advisory Committee. College of Pharmacy representative, 07/1999 - 06/2001. University service.
  • Faculty search committee. 01/1999 - 12/1999. Department service.
  • Director of Graduate Studies. 07/1998 - present. Department service.
  • Curriculum Committee. Chair, 07/1996 - present. Department service.
  • Curriculum committee. 07/1996 - 06/1999. College service.
  • Eccles Medical Library Advisory Committee. College of Pharmacy representative, 07/1995 - 06/1999. University service.
  • Fellowships committee. 07/1994 - 06/1999. Department service.
  • Ad Hoc steering committee on high performance computing. 07/1994 - 06/1995. University service.
  • Department of Pharmaceutics Retention, Promotion, and Tenure Advisory Committee (DRPTAC). Committee Member, 07/1992 - present. Department service.
  • College of Pharmacy Retention, Promotion and Tenure Advisory Committee. Committee Member, 07/1992 - present. College service.
  • Planning committee for the Intermountain Network and Scientific Computing Center (INSCC). 07/1992 - 06/1993. University service.
  • Search committee (Chair) for Director of the Center for High Performance Computing (CHPC). 07/1992 - 06/1993. University service.
  • Task Force to examine entry-level Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program. 07/1991 - 06/1993. College service.
  • Computer advisory committee. (Chair: 1992, 1995-8, 2004-7), 07/1988 - 06/2007. College service.
  • Center for High Performance Computing (CHPC). Faculty advisory board. (Chair: 1992-95, 2001-02), 07/1988 - 06/2002. University service.
  • Center for Biopolymers at Interfaces (one of the State of Utah's original Centers of Excellence). Center faculty member 1986-2003, Co-Director 1991-2000, Director 2000-2003, 01/1986 - 12/2003. University service.

Community Partnership

  • The Friends of the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation designated as the official museum group for the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad (C&TSRR), a National Historic Landmark that is owned jointly by the States of Colorado and New Mexico. The Railroad is an important industrial heritage site of National significance that preserves and operates 64 miles of narrow-gauge track in the San Juan mountains between Chama, NM and Antonito, CO as a living museum. The Friends has more than 2200 members worldwide. Its primary activities are curation and restoration of the Landmark's historical collection, fundraising, grant writing, and interpretation of the collection. Restoration is accomplished via a series of work sessions each summer in which volunteers from around the world restore railroad equipment and structures at the site. Since 1988, I have spent at least a week per year doing restoration work on the railroad. For example, over the past 20 years I have been the team leader of a group of volunteers who restores historic buildings in the old railroad towns of Chama, NM, Cumbres, CO, and Sublette, NM. I have also served on the Board of Directors of the Friends of the C&TSRR since 1993 and held various leadership positions within the Friends including Secretary, Vice President, Vice Chairman of the Board, and Chairman of the Board. 07/1988 - present

Honors & Awards

  • Nominated as the 4th year class teacher of the year. College of Pharmacy, 05/2013
  • Nominated as the 3rd year class teacher of the year. College of Pharmacy, 05/2013
  • Nominated as the 4th year class teacher of the year. College of Pharmacy, 05/2012
  • Nominated as the 4th year class teacher of the year. College of Pharmacy, 05/2011
  • Teacher of the Year Award. College of Pharmacy, 05/2010
  • Third Year Class Teacher of the Year Award. College of Pharmacy, 05/2010
  • Nominated as the 3rd year class teacher of the year. College of Pharmacy, 05/2009
  • Nominated as the teacher of the year. College of Pharmacy, 05/2008
  • John R. Park Teaching Fellowship. University of Utah, 05/1996
  • National Institues of Health New Investigator Research Award (3 years), University of Utah. 05/1986
  • National Institutes of Health Individual National Research Service Award (2 years), University of Utah. 10/1982
  • National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship (1 year), University of Utah. 10/1981
  • Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. 05/1979
  • Predoctoral National Research Service Award (3 years), University of Illinois. National Institutes of Health, 07/1978

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