Dr. Dinithia Sampson is a 2003 graduate of Xavier University of Louisiana, where she received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry. In 2014, she completed her Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences, with a concentration in Medicinal Chemistry, at Florida A&M University. Before coming to Xavier University, Dr. Sampson over saw the Florida Department of Health’s (FDOH) Ed and Ethel Moore Alzheimer’s Disease Research Program and its Advisory Board, in addition to, the FDOH’s Research Excellence Initiative (REI) Program, the premier research training program for FDOH researchers. Dr. Sampson’s research interests include central nervous system (CNS) drug development, particularly, psychiatric diseases, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

Education:

B.S. Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Xavier University of Louisiana 2003

Ph.D. Pharmaceutical Sciences (Medicinal Chemistry concentration), College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Florida A&M University 2014 

Clinical Specialties: (as applies) N/A

Teaching Areas: (as applies) Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmacology, and Specialty Topics on the Central Nervous System (CNS)

 Research Interests: (as applies) CNS Drug Development (i.e., Antipsychotics, Alzheimer’s disease & Dementia) 

Select Publications: (as applies) 

Dinithia Sampson, Barbara Bricker, Xue Y. Zhu, Kwakye Peprah, Vincent Setola, Bryan L. Roth, Seth Y. Ablordeppey. Further Evaluation of the Tropane Analogs of Haloperidol. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 2014 Sept 1;24(17):4294-4297. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25070422

Dinithia Sampson, Xue Y. Zhu, Suresh V.K. Eyunni, Jagan R. Etukala, Edward Ofori, Barbara Bricker, Nazarius S. Lamango, Vincent Setola, Bryan L. Roth, Seth Y. Ablordeppey. Identification of a New Selective Dopamine D4 Receptor Ligand. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 2014 June 15;22(12):3105-3114. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24800940 

Barbara Bricker, Dinithia Sampson, Seth Y. Ablordeppey. Evaluation of the potential of antipsychotic agents to induce catalepsy in rats: Assessment of a new, commercially available, semi-automated instrument. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 2014 May; 120:109-116. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24565832