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Henrietta Margolis Nunno, J.D., ph.d.

 

 

 

EDUCATION

 

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law                  J.D.,  June 1998

                                                                                  Honors:   magna cum laude

                                                                                                Order of the Coif

                                                                                                Class rank:  top 5%

 

City University of New York                             Ph.D.,  Molecular Biology,  June 1978

  Graduate School                                             

 

Brooklyn College                                               B.S.,  Biology, cum laude,  June 1965

 

BAR ADMISSION

 

New York and New Jersey

 

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

8/03-present         Assistant Professor,  John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, NY

 

01/02-7/03            Substitute Assistant Professor,  John Jay College

12/98-8/03            Visiting Investigator, Science Department (DNA Laboratory), John Jay College                                    

8/97-6/98             Legal Intern, Criminal Law Clinic,  Cardozo School of Law, New York, NY.

                           Represented persons charged with misdemeanors from inception of cases through

                           final disposition in New York City Criminal Court..

 

1/98-2/98             Participant, Intensive Trial Advocacy Program (ITAP),  Cardozo School of Law. 

 

8/96-6/98             Legal Intern, Innocence Project, Cardozo School of Law (Volunteer, Summer ‘97).

                           Drafted motions and briefs regarding reopening of cases and reversal of convictions

                           using DNA evidence. 

 

10/87-7/95            Research Associate, Assistant Investigator, Assistant Member, LF Kimball Research

                           Institute, Virus Inactivation Laboratory, New York Blood Center, New York, NY.

 

3/87-12/87            Visiting Investigator, Molecular Biology Program, Sloane Kettering Institute for

                           Cancer Research, New York, NY.

 

7/78-3/87             Research Associate, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Brooklyn

                           College, Brooklyn, NY; Teaching: General Biology  and “pre-med” Histology

 

9/72-6/78             Research and Teaching Fellowships, City University of New York

 

6/65-6/68             Research Assistant, Genetics Laboratory, New York Zoological Society,

                           New York, NY (Lab at Museum of Natural History, N.Y., NY)


 

 

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

 

Legal:                           American Bar Association;  Association of the Bar of the City of New York;

                                    New York State Bar Association.

 

Scientific:                      American Association for the Advancement of Science; New York Academy of

                                    Sciences.

 

Past Memberships:        American Women in Science;  American Society of Cell Biology; Endocrine

                                    Society; Gerontological Society of America; American Society of Zoologists;

                                    American Society for Photobiology; International Society for Interferon

                                    Research;  Society of Sigma Xi.

 

 

SELECTED PATENTS

 

B. Horowitz, B. Williams, H. Margolis-Nunno, S. Chin,  Inventors.  Biological Compositions Containing

Quenchers of Type I and Type II Photodynamic Reactions. U.S. Patent  # 6214534. Issued 4/10/01

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B. Horowitz, B. Williams, H. Margolis-Nunno, S. Chin,  Inventors.  Process for the Sterilization of

            Biological Compositions and the Product Produced Thereby. U.S. Patent  # 6087141. Issued 7/11/00.

 

B. Horowitz, B. Williams, H. Margolis-Nunno, S. Chin,  Inventors.  Process for the Sterilization of

            Biological Compositions using Irradiation and Quenchers of Type I and Type II Photodynamic

            Reactions.  U.S. Patent  # 5981163. Issued 11/19/99.

 

H. Margolis-Nunno, E.Ben-Hur, B.Horowitz,  Inventors.  Process for the Sterilization of Biological

            Compositions using UVA1 Irradiation.  U.S. Patent # 5789150. Issued 8/4/98.

 

B. Horowitz, B. Williams, H. Margolis-Nunno, S. Chin,  Inventors.  Process for Transfusing

            Cell Containing Fractions Sterilized with Radiation and a Quencher of Type I and Type II

            Photodynamic Reactions.  U.S. Patent  # 5712086. Issued 1/27/98.

 

B. Horowitz, J. Valinsky, N. Geacintov, B. Williams, S. Rywkin, H. Nunno,  Photodynamic

            Inactivation of Viruses in Cell-Containing Compositions. Patent # 5232884. Issued 8/3/93.

 

 

 


PUBLICATIONS

 

Margolis-Nunno, H.,  Brenner, L.,  Cascardi, J.,  Kobilinsky, L. (2001)  A new allele of the short

            tandem repeat (STR) locus, CSF1PO.  J. Forensic Sci., 46:208-211.

            (This variant posted by HMN 12/99 @ http//www.cstl.nist.gov/div831/strbase)

 

Margolis-Nunno, H.,  Bardossy, L.,  Robinson, R.,  Horowitz B.,  Blachjman, M. (1997)

            Psoralen-mediated photodecontamination of platelet concentrates: inactivation of cell-free

            and cell-associated forms of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and assessment of

            platelet function in vivo.  Transfusion, 37:889-895.

 

Margolis-Nunno, H.,  Ben-Hur, E.,  Gottlieb, P.,  Robinson, R.,  Oetjen, J.,  Horowitz, B.

            (1996) Inactivation by phthalocyanine photosensitization of multiple forms of human

            immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in red cell concentrates.  Transfusion, 36:743-50 .

 

Gottlieb, P.,  Margolis-Nunno, H.,  Robinson, R.,  Shen, L-G,  Chimezie, E.,  Horowitz, B.,

            Ben-Hur, E.  (1996) Inactivation of Trypanosoma cruzi  trypomastigote forms in blood

            components with psoralen and ultraviolet A light. Photochem. Photobiol.  63: 562-65.

 

Ben-Hur, E.,  Moor, A.C.E.,  Margolis-Nunno, H.,  Gottlieb, P.,  Zuk, M.M.,  Lustigman, S.,

            Van Steveninck, J.,  Dubbelman, T.M.A.R. (1996) Photodecontamination of cellular

            blood components - Mechanisms and use of photosensitization in transfusion medicine.

            Transfusion Med. Rev. 10:15-22.

 

Chin, S.,  Williams, B.,  Gottlieb, P.,  Margolis-Nunno, H.,  Ben-Hur, E.,  Hamman, J.,  Jin, R.,

             Dubovi, E.,  Horowitz, B. (1995) Virucidal short wavelength ultraviolet light treatment of

             plasma and factor VIII concentrate: protection of proteins by antioxidants. Blood, 86:4331-4336.

 

Margolis-Nunno, H.,  Robinson, R,  Horowitz, B.  Geacintov, N.E.,  Ben-Hur, E. (1995)

            Psoralen-mediated virus photoinactivation in platelet concentrates: Enhanced specificity

            of virus kill in the absence of shorter UVA wavelengths. Photochem. and Photobiol.

            62:917-922.

 

Margolis-Nunno, H.,  Robinson, R.,  Ben-Hur, E.,  Chin, S.,  Orme, T.,  Horowitz, B. (1995)

            Elimination of potential mutagenicity in platelet concentrates that are virally inactivated with

            psoralens and ultraviolet A light. Transfusion, 35:855-862.

 

Ben-Hur, E.,  Margolis-Nunno, H.,  Rywkin, S.,  Horowitz, B. (1995) The use of quenchers

             quenchers for enhanced specificity of photosensitized virus sterilization of blood, In

            "Prevention of Transfusion-Related Infections", F.Sieber, Ed. CRC Press, Boca Raton FL.

 

Ben-Hur, E.,  Margolis-Nunno, H.,  Gottleib, P.,  Lustigman, S.,  Horowitz, B. (1994)

            Photodynamic decontamination of blood for transfusion. SPIE Vol.2325. Photodynamic

            Therapy of Cancer II.  D. Brault, G. Jori, J. Moan and E. Ehrenberg, Eds.  pp 166-173,

            Springer Verlag, Berlin.

 

Margolis-Nunno, H.,  Robinson , R.,  Ben-Hur, E.,  Horowitz, B. (1994) Quencher enhanced

            specificity of psoralen photosensitized virus inactivation in platelet concentrates.

            Transfusion, 34:802-810.

 

Gao, F.,  Margolis-Nunno, H.,  Williams, B.,  Horowitz, B. (1994) Introduction of solvent/

            detergent virus inactivation into preparation of intravenous immunoglobulins. Shanghai

            Medical  Journal,  17:18-21.


 

Horowitz, B.,  Prince, A.M.,  Rywkin, S.,  Margolis-Nunno, H.,  Williams, B.,  Geacintov, N.,

            Roth, Z.,  Horowitz, M.S. (1992)  Preparation and characterization of virus sterilized blood

            components.  Actuar,  20:49-52.

 

Rywkin, S.,  Lenny, L.,  Goldstein, J.,  Geacintov, N.E.,  Margolis-Nunno, H.,  Horowitz, B.

            (1992)  Importance of Type I and Type II mechanisms in the photodynamic inactivation of

            viruses in blood with aluminum phthalocyanine derivatives.  Photochem. Photobiol. 56:

            463-469.

 

Margolis-Nunno,  H.,  Williams, B.,  Rywkin, S.,  Geacintov, N.,  Horowitz, B. (1992) Virus

            sterilization in platelet concentrates with psoralen and ultraviolet A light in the presence

            of quenchers.  Transfusion  32: 541-547.

 

Horowitz, B.,  Rywkin, S.,  Margolis-Nunno, H.,  Williams, B.,  Geacintov, N.,  Prince, A.M.,

            Pascual, D.,  Ragno, G.,  Valeri, CR.,  Huima-Byron, T.  (1992) Inactivation of viruses in

            red cell and platelet concentrates with aluminum phthalocyanine (AIPc) sulfonates.  Blood

            Cells, 18: 141-150.

 

Schreibman, M.P.,  Holzman, S.,  Margolis-Nunno, H. (1991)  Maturation and aging of the reproductive 

            system, In "Vertebrate Endocrinology: Fundamentals and Biomedical Implications." Volume 4, Part A, 

            Pang, P.,  Schreibman, M.P., Eds., Academic Press, NY, pp. 343-378.

 

Margolis-Nunno, H.,  Rubin, B.Y.,  Anderson, S.L.,  Lunn, R.M.,  Roy, S.N.,  Dizik, M.,  Sen,

            G.C., (1990) Isolation of cDNA clones for the interferon-induced 67,000-dalton protein:

            direct induction of a family of mRNAs by human interferon-alpha and interferon-gamma.  J.

            Interferon Res.  10 : 309-319.

 

Schreibman, M.P.,  Margolis-Nunno, H. (1989) The brain-pituitary-gonad axis in poikilotherms.     

            In: "Development, Maturation and Senescence of Neuroendocrine Systems: A Comparative Approach",

             Schreibman, M.P.,  Scanes, C.G., Eds., Academic Press, N.Y., pp. 97-133.

 

Margolis-Nunno, H.,  Schreibman, M.P.,  Halpern-Sebold, L. (1987) Sexually dimorphic age-

            related differences in the immunocytochemical distribution of somatostatin in the platyfish.            

            Mech. Ageing Dev.  41: 139-148.

 

Schreibman, M.P.,  Margolis-Nunno H. (1987)  Reproductive biology of the terminal nerve (nucleus

            olfactoretinalis) and other LHRH pathways in teleost fishes. Ann. N Y Acad. Sci. 519: 60-68.

 

Demski, L.A.,  Fields, R.D.,  Bullock, T.H.,  Schreibman, M.P.,  Margolis-Nunno, H. (1987) The  

            terminal nerve of sharks and rays: Electron microscopic, immunocytochemical and

            electrophysiological studies.   Ann. N Y Acad. Sci. 519:1-32.

 

Schreibman, M.P.,  Margolis-Nunno, H.,  Halpern-Sebold, L.(1987)  Aging of the neuroendocrine

            system.   In: "Hormones and Reproduction in Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles".  Norris,

            D.O., Jones,  R.E., Eds., Plenum Press, NY, pp. 563-584.

 

Halpern-Sebold, L.R.,  Schreibman, M.P.,  Margolis-Nunno, H. (1986) Differences between

            early- and late-maturing genotypes of the platyfish (Xiphophorus maculatus) in the

            morphometry of their immunoreactive luteinizing hormone releasing hormone-containing

            cells: a developmental study.  J. Exp. Zool . 240: 245-257.

 

 

Schreibman, M.P.,  Margolis-Nunno, H.,  Halpern-Sebold L.,  Goos H.J.,  Perlman P.W. (1986) The

            influence of androgen administration on the structure and function of the brain-pituitary-gonad

            axis of sexually immature platyfish.  Cell Tissue Res. 245: 519-524.

 

Margolis-Nunno, H.,  Halpern-Sebold, L.,  Schreibman, M.P.(1986)  Immunocytochemical changes

            in serotonin in the forebrain and pituitary of aging fish.  Neurobiol. Aging 7: 17-21.

 

Schreibman, M.P.,  Margolis-Nunno, H.,  Halpern-Sebold, L. (1986)  The structural and functional    

          relationship between olfactory and reproductive systems from birth to old age in fish.  In:           

          "Chemical Signals in Vertebrates",  Duval, D., Muller-Schwarze, D. Silverstein,  R.M.,

          Eds. Plenum Press, NY, pp. 155-172.

 

Schreibman, M.P,  Halpern-Sebold, L.,  Margolis-Nunno, H. (1985) Sexually dimorphic age-

            related changes in the distribution of immunoreactive luteinizing hormone releasing hormone

            in the platyfish.  Mech. Ageing Dev. 33 : 29-37.

 

Halpern-Sebold, L.R.,  Margolis-Kazan, H.,  Schreibman, M.P.,  Joh T.H. (1985)

            Immunoreactive tyrosine hydroxylase in the brain and pituitary gland of the platyfish.  Proc

            Soc. Exp. Biol. Med. 178 : 486-489.

 

Margolis-Kazan, H.,  Halpern-Sebold, L.R.,  Schreibman, M.P. (1985) Immunocytochemical

            localization of serotonin in the brain and pituitary gland of the platyfish, Xiphophorus

            maculatus.  Cell Tissue Res.  240: 311-314.

 

Schreibman, M.P.,  Margolis-Kazan, H.,  Halpern-Sebold, L.,  O'Neill, P.A.,  Silverman, R.C.

            (1984) Structural and functional links between olfactory and reproductive systems: puberty-

            related changes in olfactory epithelium.  Brain Res. 302 : 180-183.

 

Margolis-Kazan, H.,  Schreibman, M.P. (1984) Sexually dimorphic, age-related changes in

            pituitary gonadotropdistribution.  Mech. Ageing Dev. 24 : 325-333.

 

Schreibman, M.P.,  Margolis-Kazan, H.,  Bloom, J.L.,  Kallman, K.D. (1983) Continued   

            reproductive potential in aging platyfish as demonstrated by the persistence of gonadotropin 

             luteinizing hormone releasing hormone and spermatogenesis.  Mech. Ageing Dev. 22: 105-112.

 

Schreibman, M.P.,  Halpern-Sebold, L.,  Ferin, M.,  Margolis-Kazan, H.,  Goos, H.J. (1983)

            The effect of hypophysectomy and gonadotropin administration on the distribution and

            quantity of LH-RH in the brains of platyfish: a combined immunocytochemistry and  

             radioimmunoassay study.  Brain Res.  267 : 293-300.

 

Schreibman M.P.,  Margolis-Kazan H.,  Halpern-Sebold L. (1982) Immunoreactive gonadotropin

            and luteinizing hormone releasing hormone in the pituitary gland of neonatal platyfish.Gen.

            Comp. Endocrinol . 47: 385-391.

 

Schreibman, M.P.,  Pertschuk, L.P.,  Rainford, E.A.,  Margolis-Kazan, H.,  Gelber, S.J .(1982)

            The histochemical localization of steroid binding sites in the pituitary gland of a teleost

            (the platyfish).  Cell Tissue Res.  226 : 523-530.

 

Margolis-Kazan, H.,  Schreibman, M.P. (1981) Cross-reactivity between human and fish pituitary

            hormones as demonstrated by immunocytochemistry. Cell Tissue Res.  221: 257-267. 

 

Margolis-Kazan, H.,  Peute J.,  Schreibman, M.P.,  Halpern, L.R. (1981) Ultrastructural  

            localization of gonadotropin and luteinizing hormone releasing hormone in the pituitary

            gland of a teleost fish (the platyfish).  J. Exp. Zool.  215 : 99-102.

 

Schreibman,  M.P.,  Margolis-Kazan, H. (1979) The immunocytochemical localization of

            gonadotropin, its subunits, and thyrotropin in the teleost, Xiphophorus maculatus.. Gen.

            Comp. Endocrinol.  39: 467-474 .

 

Schreibman, M.P.,  Halpern, L.R.,  Goos, H.J.Th.,  Margolis-Kazan,  H. (1979) Identification of

            luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LH-RH) in the brain and pituitary gland of a fish

            by immunocytochemistry.  J.Exp. Zool . 210  153-159.

 

Margolis-Kazan, H.,  Blamire, J. (1979) Effects of delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol on cytoplasmic

            DNA metabolism and embryogenesis in a somatic cell regenerator mutant of Volvox. 

            Microbios Letters, 11:7-13.

 

Margolis-Kazan,  H.,  Blamire J (1979) Effect of tetrahydrocannabinol and ethidium bromide on

            DNA metabolism and embryogenesis in Volvox. Cytobios, 26: 75-95 .

 

 Margolis-Kazan, H.,  Blamire, J.  (1977) The effect of delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol on cytoplasmic

            DNA metabolism. Biochem.  Biophys. Res. Commun. 76: 674-681.

 

Margolis-Kazan, H.,  Blamire J. (1976) The DNA of Volvox carteri: a biophysical and biosynthetic 

            characterization.  Cytobios, 15: 201-216.

 

 

PRESENTATIONS AND ABSTRACTS

 

AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY (ACS, 2002) Kobilinsky, L., (Presenter) Margolis-Nunno, H., Rothchild

            R.(2002) DNA sequencing establishes a new allele of the short tandem repeat (STR) locus, CSF1PO: its 

            application in human identification. Paper number 26

 

 

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS BY HMN AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL   

                        CONFERENCES (Listed with accompanying abstracts)

 

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR PHOTOBIOLOGY (ASP, 1995).  Abstract:   Margolis-Nunno, H.,

            Gottlieb, P.,  Ben-Hur, E.,  Robinson, R.,  Horowitz, B. (1995)  Photosensitized

            inactivation of multiple forms of  HIV in cellular components of blood.  Photochem. and

            Photobiol. 61 (Suppl.) 97S.

 

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR PHOTOBIOLOGY (Session Chair: ASP, 1994)  Abstract: 

            Margolis-Nunno, H.,  Ben-Hur, E.,  Robinson, R,  Horowitz, B. (1994)  Psoralen/UVA

            treatment of platelet concentrates: Effect of wavelength on specificity of virus kill.

            Blood 84 (Suppl.) 530a.

 

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR HEMATOLOGY (ASH, 1994).  Abstract:   Margolis-Nunno, H.,

            Robinson, R.,  Ben-Hur, E.,  Chin, S.,   Horowitz, B. (1994)  Psoralen removal follow-

            ing virus photoinactivation of platelet concentrates. Photochem. and Photobiol. 59S :74S.


 

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR PHOTOBIOLOGY (ASP, 1993).  Abstract:   Margolis-Nunno, H.,  

            Bartley, A.,  Ben-Hur, E.,  Huima-Byron, T.,   MacGregor, H.,  Robinson, R.,  Valeri, C.R., 

            Horowitz, B. (1993)  Quencher mediated protection of platelet integrity during psoralen photoinactivation  

            of viruses in platelet concentrates. Blood 82 (Suppl.) 401A. 

 

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR PHOTOBIOLOGY (ASP, 1993).  Abstract:   Margolis-Nunno, H., Robinson, R., 

             Horowitz, B. (1993)  Enhanced psoralen photoinactivation of cell-associated virus in platelet concentrates

             with quenchers. Photochem. and Photobiol. 57 (Suppl.) 10S.

 

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THROMBOSIS AND HAEMOSTASIS (ISTH,

            1993). Presented by HMN.  Abstract:  Williams, B.,  Margolis-Nunno, H.,  Rywkin, S.,

            Chin, S., Zou, J.,  Geacintov, N.,  Horowitz, B.(1993).  Quencher-enhanced

            photoinactivation of viruses.  Thromb. Haemostas. 69 (6): 943.

 

 

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR PHOTOBIOLOGY (Invited Symposium Speaker: ASP, 1992): 

            Abstract:   Margolis-Nunno, H.,  Williams, B.,  Geacintov, N,  Horowitz, B.

            (1992)  Quencher-enhanced specificity of virus inactivation with psoralens.

            Photochem. and Photobiol., 55 (Suppl.) 113S.

 

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THROMBOSIS AND HAEMOSTASIS (ISTH, Amsterdam,

            Netherlands, 1991).  Abstract:   Margolis-Nunno, H.,  Williams,  B., Rywkin,

            S.,  Horowitz, B.(1991) Photochemical virus sterilization in  platelet concentrates

            with psoralen derivatives. Thromb. Haemostas. 65: 1162.

 

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR HEMATOLOGY (ASH, 1991).  Abstract:   Margolis-Nunno, H.,  Chin, S., 

            Geacintov, N.,  Williams, B.,  Horowitz, B.(1991) Virus sterilization of plasma and platelet concentrates: 

            Enhancement of the specificity of psoralen photoinactivation. Blood  78 (Suppl.): 352A.

 

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR HEMATOLOGY (ASH, 1990).  Abstract:   Margolis-Nunno, H.,

            Rywkin, S., Williams, B.,  Horowitz, B. (1990) Photoinactivation of viruses

            in platelet concentrates. Blood 76 (Suppl.): 403A.

 

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR INTERFERON RESEARCH (ISIR, Florence, Italy, 1989)  Abstract:  

             Margolis-Nunno, H.,  Rubin, B.Y.,  Anderson, S.L.,  Lunn, R.M.,  Roy, S.N.,  Dizik, M.,  Sen, G.C. (1990) 

            The regulation of the synthesis of mRNAs encoding the interferon-inducible  67,000 dalton protein. J.  Interferon Res. 9: S230.