THE FACULTY
School of Clinical Research
Nhung Le, PhD
Tien Phuc Nguyen
Tarek Dessouky, MD, MBA, MPH
Gene Dillague, MD, MSCR, BA
School of Clinical Research
Gene Dillague, MD, MSCR, BA
Faculty Member
Education
Bio
Gene Jose Dillague is currently a Senior Clinical Research Associate at one of the top global Clinical Research Organizations and an adjunct professor at the School of Clinical Research at AUHS since 2013. After he completed his MSCR from AUHS, he worked as a clinical research coordinator for the Transplant Research Institute in Los Angeles and was then hired as a Clinical Research Associate at Naurex in Evanston, IL. He has extensive experience in handling Phase I-III clinical studies and performing both site start-up and clinical research monitoring activities on behalf of major pharmaceutical companies. His clinical research experiences are on indications such as transplant research, rare diseases, psychiatric, and general medicine clinical trials.
Dr. Dillague is a Certified Clinical Research Associate in the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) and a certified Family Physician in the Philippine Academy of Family Physicians (PAFP).
Tarek Dessouky, MD, MBA, MPH
Faculty Member
Education
Tien Phuc Nguyen
Faculty Member
Education
Bio
Mr. Tien Phuc Nguyen holds over 45 years of experience in medical devices, engineering research and development, project management, and process design improvement. As an engineering professional, he has worked in operations and the manufacturing of new and existing medical device products. In addition, he believes that innovation and dependency are several key components to becoming a successful professional in the clinical research field. Mr. Nguyen earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the PhuTho Technical Center/Saigon University and his Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Professor Nguyen also received a total of 5 patents from the United States Patent Office through all companies. Professor Nguyen likes to teach Biomedical device classes to MSCR students.
Nhung Le, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Research Interests
The focus of my previous work was centered around biocomplexity and how our immune system communicates with our microbiome, as well as how these interactions affect female reproductive disorders such as endometriosis and preterm birth. Thus, as my next step in my career, I want to continue to focus on using molecular biology techniques in order to gain a mechanistic understanding of the interactions between the immune system and mucosal microbial dynamics.
Molecular and Cellular Biological Techniques
Education and training
2016 – 2021 Ph.D., Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Cell Biology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
2014 – 2016 M.S., Public Health, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
2009 – 2010 M.S., Epidemiology, Washington University in St. Louis
2004 – 2008 B.A., Biochemistry, Westminster College
Peer-reviewed Publications
Abstract, Posters, Oral Presentations
