Dr. Shakarjian is Assistant Professor and Program Director for the Environmental Health Science Programs at New York Medical College’s School of Health Sciences and Practice. He is instructor and course director for the M.P.H. Core Course, “Environmental Influences on Human Health.” and also is instructor for the Environmental Health Capstone Course.
Dr. Shakarjian’s research activities include investigating countermeasures against dermatological and neurological poisons. In particular, he is investigating the effects of a seizure-inducing rodenticide that has been responsible for thousands of accidental and intentional poisonings. With his collaborators, Libor Velisek, Jana Veliskova, and Patric Stanton, he is searching for the most effective treatments for the convulsant syndrome produced by this poison. His support for this project comes from the NIH CounterACT (Countermeasures Against Chemical Threats) program and the NYMC Intramural Research Support Program.
