Background
Sciarra, John J. was born on December 28, 1927 in Brooklyn. Son of Anthony and Jennie (Ferreri) Sciarra.
consultant pharmaceutical scientist researcher
Sciarra, John J. was born on December 28, 1927 in Brooklyn. Son of Anthony and Jennie (Ferreri) Sciarra.
Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, St. John's University, 1951. Master of Science in Pharmacy, Duquesne University, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmacy, University Maryland, 1957.
Graduate assistant School Pharmacy, Duquesne U., Pittsburgh, 1951-1953;
teaching fellow School Pharmacy, University of Michigan, 1953-1954;
instructor pharmacy School Pharmacy, U. Maryland., Baltimore, 1954-1957;
assistant professor pharmaceutical chemistry, St. John's U., College Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, Jamaica, New York, 1957-1959;
associate professor pharmaceutical chemistry, St. John's U., College Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, Jamaica, New York, 1959-1962;
department chairman pharmaceutical science, professor pharmaceutical chemistry, St. John's U., College Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, Jamaica, New York, 1962-1966;
director graduate division, professor pharmaceutical chemistry, St. John's U., College Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, Jamaica, New York, 1966-1972;
assistant dean, department chairman allied health and industrial science, professor pharmaceutical chemistry, St. John's U., College Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, Jamaica, New York, 1972-1975;
dean, professor industrial pharmacy, Brooklyn College Pharmacy, 1975-1976;
executive dean, professor industrial pharmacy, Arnold and Marie Schwartz College pharmacy and Health Sciences, Long Island University, Bkyn., 1976-1984;
president Retail Drug Institute, professor industrial pharmacy, Arnold and Marie Scwartz Colonel pharmacy and Health Sciences, Long Island University, Bkyn., 1984-1990;
professor emeritus industrial pharmacy, Arnold and Marie Schwartz College of pharmacy and Health Sciences, Long Island University, Bkyn., since 1990;
president, Sciarra laboratories, Hicksville, New York, since 1986. Member United States Pharmacopoeia Committee on Pharmaceutics, 1979-1980. Member National Formulary Advisory Panel, 1961-1975.
Vice chairman aerosol committee Packaging Institute, 1964-1965, chairman, 1965-1966. Chairman New York State Pharmacy Conference, 1976-1978. Speaker in field.
Corporal United States Army, 1946-1947. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Academy Pharmaceutical Scientists, Society Cosmetic Chemists (education committee 1973-1974, president-elect, president, Chairman of the Board 1978-1980, medal), American Association Pharmaceutical Scientists. Member American Pharmaceutical Association (life, chairman technical section 1972-1978, member committee since 1970, New York chapter vice president 1975-1976, president 1976-1977), American Board Diplomats in Pharmacy, American Association Colls. of Pharmacy (committee international pharmacy since 1975), Pharmaceutical Society State of New York (secretary 1980-1996, regionaldir.
1989-1992), Rho Chi, Sigma Xi.
Married Barbara Kurek, July 4, 1964. Children: Christopher, John Jay, Gregory, Brian.