Jennifer G Schnellmann

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Books

• Schnellmann, J. G. (2023).

  Controversies in Healthcare: Volume II

  . Amazon: Catalyst Press.
• Schnellmann, J. G. (2023).

  My Semaglutide Success Story (Pen name: Edie Westmoreland)

  . Amazon: Catalyst Press.
• Schnellmann, J. G. (2023). Controversies in Healthcare Volume I. Amazon: Catalyst Press.
• Schnellmann, J. G. (2023). The Young Adult's Guide to Cannabis.
• Schnellmann, J. G., Moini, J., & Logalbo, A. (2021). Neuropsychopharmacology. Elsevier.
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  Textbook that covers drug approval and regulations, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, drug toxicity, medication errors, drugs of abuse, and drug interactions with supplements.
• Schnellmann, J. G. (2021). Medical School Interview Questions and Answers. Catalyst Press.
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  The medical school interview—your first evidence that a school is highly interested in you, and the last impression you will make on members of the admissions committee before a decision is made. Of course, resources abound for MCAT preparation, increasing your GPA, and writing your personal statement. However, until now, there has never been a curated list of more than 100 interview questions and answers based on the peer-reviewed scientific and medical literature. Let this book be the final prep step in your pathway to medical school!
• Schnellmann, J. G. (2019). Case Number: 2009-04415—A Pharmacological Exploration of the Life and Death of Michael Joseph Jackson.
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  A pharmacologist walks you through the science underlying the tragic death of Michael Jackson, focusing on the specific pharmacology of every drug documented to be found at the death scene or historically prescribed to Jackson for his personal use. This highly detailed and well-researched analysis offers an easy-to-read explanation drugs Jackson was reported to have used and why, each drug’s mechanism of action and potential toxicity, and a thorough scientific discussion of the drug that caused his premature death. Blending pop culture, forensic autopsy data, police reports and trial transcripts with the fascinating science of pharmacology, this book entertains and informs the reader with precision and unflinching accuracy.
• Schnellmann, J. G. (2019). Controversies in Pharmacology, Volume III: A Lesson Plan and Persuasive Essays.
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  This third volume is a class lesson planner and collection of student essays, the product of a unique undergraduate course at the University of Arizona, a highly regarded research-intensive institution in Tucson. In this class, students demonstrated an understanding of topics reflecting society’s deepest conundrums founded in pharmacology and basic science which affect all of us directly or tangentially via decisions made by health and medical policy leaders. This book “curates” those topics and offers thoughtful persuasive essays written by undergraduate students who share their ideas about controversies in pharmacology that confound and complicate our human existence. Topics were chosen for cultural and sociological relevance, importance to young persons, and value to students in the prime “season” of formulating lasting opinions to life’s problems and potential solutions. Controversies covered by the students were as follows:•Lethal Injection •Placebo and Nocebo Effects•The Journey of Ru-486•There’s a Drug for That!•Conscience Clauses in Medicine•The US Opioid Problem•Scheduling Drugs•Black and Gray Market Drug Purchasing•Addiction: A Fiction?•Supplements and Homeopathy•Compassionate/Expanded Drug Use•Drug Advertising, Sales, and Prescribing•Medicating Others for Our Benefit•Cognitive Enhancement
• Schnellmann, J. G. (2018). 2,4-Dinitrophenol: A Most Misunderstood Molecule. CreateSpace.
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  Popularized in the ‘30s as a powerful weight loss drug, 2,4-dinitrophenol (DNP) has re-emerged repeatedly in the medical and scientific literature as a weight-loss compound tied to misadventure and death. Hyperbolic claims and scientific illiteracy fuel confusion and misunderstanding about this compound, which was never approved for human use but which may have real therapeutic applications. Addressing the myths with peer-reviewed science, this book provides the chemistry, pharmacology, and toxicology of DNP. Also, case reports of human exposure and deaths associated with its use are described. Current research with DNP suggests a potential revival of this molecule as a safe and effective weight-loss drug and a protective agent against a host of diseases.
• Schnellmann, J. G. (2018). Controversies in Pharmacology Volume I. CreateSpace.
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  This class lesson planner and collection of student essays are the product of a unique undergraduate course at the University of Arizona, a highly regarded research-intensive institution in Tucson. In this class, students demonstrated an understanding of topics reflecting society’s deepest conundrums founded in pharmacology and basic science which affect all of us directly or tangentially via decisions made by health and medical policy leaders. This book “curates” those topics and offers thoughtful persuasive essays written by undergraduate students who share their ideas about controversies in pharmacology that confound and complicate our human existence. Topics were chosen for cultural and sociological relevance, importance to young persons, and value to students in the prime “season” of formulating lasting opinions to life’s problems and potential solutions. Topics include lethal injection; Ru-486; conscience clauses in medicine; scheduling drugs; addiction; compassionate or expanded drug use; medicating others for our benefit; medicalization of society; opioid epidemic; online drug purchasing, placebo and nocebo effects; drug advertising, pricing, and prescribing, and supplements; and homeopathy.
• Schnellmann, J. G. (2018). Controversies in Pharmacology Volume II. CreateSpace.

Chapters

• Schnellmann, J. G., & Schnellmann, R. G. (2023). Principles and Methods for Renal Toxicology. In Hayes’ Principles and Methods of Toxicology: Volume I, Seventh Edition(p. 26). CRC Press.

Journals/Publications

• Schnellmann, J. G. (2019). Acts of Academic Generosity. Times Higher Education.
• Schnellmann, J. G. (2019). Not All PhD Students Will Become Independent Researchers.. Times Higher Educaiton.
• Schnellmann, J. G. (2019). Review: How We Teach Science. Times Higher Education.
• Schnellmann, J. G. (2017). Academics at Christmas: are you ‘holly jolly’ or bah, humbug?. Times Higher Education.
• Schnellmann, J. G. (2017). Invited book review: Another Science is Possible: A Manifesto for Slow Science: Times Higher Education Summer Reads 2017. Times Higher Education.
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  This was an invited review of a book published by a Belgian philosopher, Isabelle Stengers (Another Science is Possible: A Manifesto for Slow Science). The review appeared in the Times Higher Education Journal.
• Schnellmann, J. G., Pumford, N. R., Kusewitt, D. F., Hinson, J. A., & Bucci, T. J. (1999). Deferoxamine delays the development of the hepatotoxicity of acetaminophen in mice.. Toxicology letters, 106(1), 79-88. doi:10.1016/s0378-4274(99)00021-1
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  The hepatotoxicity of acetaminophen is conventionally ascribed to metabolism by CYP450 to N-acetyl-p-benzoquinone imine and covalent binding to proteins. We investigated a potential role for oxidative stress by determining the effect of the ferric chelator deferoxamine (Desferal) on acetaminophen (paracetamol)-induced hepatotoxicity in mice. Administration of deferoxamine (75 mg/kg) 1 h after a toxic dose of acetaminophen (300 mg/kg) significantly delayed the development of the toxicity without altering covalent binding. In saline-treated mice serum ALT was 18 +/- 2 IU/l. In acetaminophen-treated mice serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) was 779 +/- 271 at 2 h, 7421 +/- 552 IU/l at 4 h, 5732 +/- 523 IU/l at 8 h, and 5984 +/- 497 IU/l at 24 h. In acetaminophen plus deferoxamine-treated mice, serum ALT was 80 +/- 10 at 2 h, 472 +/- 74 IU/l at 4 h, 2149 +/- 597 IU/l at 8 h, and 5766 +/- 388 at 24 h. Deferoxamine at 1 h after acetaminophen did not decrease serum ALT at 12 h; however, deferoxamine at 1 and 4 h, or deferoxamine at 1 h plus N-acetylcysteine at 4 h to replete hepatic glutathione, decreased the toxicity from 5625 +/- 310 IU/l to 3436 +/- 546 IU/l and 3003 +/- 282 IU/l, respectively. Deferoxamine plus N-acetylcysteine at 1.25 h after acetaminophen was more effective at decreasing the 24 h toxicity than N-acetylcysteine alone. In acetaminophen treated mice, higher doses of deferoxamine (150-300 mg/kg) at 1 h greatly increased the observed hepatotoxicity at 4 h in a dose responsive manner, but deferoxamine alone was nontoxic.

Creative Productions

• Schnellmann, J. G. (2022. I Wish I’d Known THIS THEN!. Times Higher Education.
• Schnellmann, J. G. (2017. Student Health 101: Ask a pharmacologist: Can I take something to boost my brain?. http://ucla.readsh101.com/boost-my-brain/
• Schnellmann, J. G. (2017. Student Health 101: Opioid epidemic: What it: looks like, what it means, & what to do. http://ucla.readsh101.com/opioid-epidemic/

Others

• Schnellmann, J. G. (2017, August). Times Higher Education Scholarly memorabilia: which item in your office would you save from a fire?. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/features/scholarly-memorabilia-which-item-in-your-office-would-you-save-from-a-fire