Faculty Profile

Biography

Dr. Ellie Nguyen is an Associate Professor of Pharmacology at LECOM Medical School, Bradenton campus. She earned her PhD in Microbial Sciences from the University of Missouri. Before joining LECOM, Dr. Ellie Nguyen was an Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at South University School of Pharmacy (SUSOP), where her teaching and research excellence has been recognized with numerous awards, including the Mortar and Pestle Award (2024), Teacher of the Quarter (2024 & 2025) and SUSOP Excellence in Pharmaceutical Research Award (2024) for a project on levofloxacin-loaded nano-vesicular drug delivery systems to combat resistant bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Previously, Dr. Nguyen served as an Assistant Professor at Oklahoma State University where she developed her teaching and research in biochemistry and molecular pathology, securing external grants from OCAST ($100,000 as PI) and NSF-EPSCOR ($58,269 as Collaborator). 

Dr. Nguyen’s extensive teaching experience spans pharmacology, biochemistry, molecular biology, immunology and microbiology. She enjoys teaching students with diverse backgrounds, firmly believing that diversity accelerates intellectual advancement and enriches the educational experience. Her research in drug delivery, molecular biology, computational biology and science education has resulted in multiple peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations and awarded grants.