Rate My Professor Gheorghe Proteasa

Gheorghe Proteasa is an Associate Professor in the Biological Sciences and Geology Department at Queensborough Community College, part of the City University of New York system. He holds a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Wayne State University. His office is located in room M-201, where he teaches courses in biology and supports students as an academic adviser for pre-dental and pre-medical tracks. Proteasa maintains an active presence in college governance, having served as Chair of the Committee on Vendor Services, participated in Academic Senate meetings, and contributed to the Steering Committee.

Proteasa's scholarly contributions include several peer-reviewed publications stemming from his biochemical research. Key works encompass 'Kinetic evidence supports the existence of two halide binding sites on eosinophil peroxidase' (Biochemistry, 2007), co-authored with Yahya R. Tahboub, Semira Galijasevic, Frank M. Raushel, and Husam M. Abu-Soud; 'The potential role of nitric oxide in substrate switching in eosinophil peroxidase' (Biochemistry, 2007), with Semira Galijasevic, Ibrahim Abdulhamid, and Husam M. Abu-Soud; 'Crystal structures of a multidrug-resistant human immunodeficiency virus type 1 protease reveal an expanded active-site cavity' (Journal of Virology, 2004), with Bradley C. Logsdon, John F. Vickrey, Philip Martin, and others; 'HIV-1 protease variants from 100-fold drug resistant clinical isolates' (Proteins, 2003), with Sarah Palmer, Mark A. Winters, Thomas C. Merigan, and Ladislau C. Kovari; '"Wide-open" 1.3 A structure of a multidrug-resistant HIV-1 protease as a valuable tool for drug design' (Journal of Molecular Biology, 2006), with Philip Martin, John F. Vickrey, and colleagues; 'Aptamer-based electrochemical biosensor with S protein binding properties for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 variants' (Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2024), with Aaditya Sunil Deshpande and Silvana Andreescu; and 'Comprehensive analysis of the inhibition of aldehyde dehydrogenase by disulfiram metabolites' (2024), with Andreea Iuliana Ftodiev, Georgiana Necula Petrareanu, Mihaela Puiu, and others. He has received PSC-CUNY research grant funding for the project 'New Drug Development Initiated by the Mucolytic Effect of Plantago Lanceolata.' Additionally, Proteasa mentors undergraduate students in research, with projects presented at Undergraduate Research Day, including those with Hoda Forde (2016) and Alexis Delapuente (2025).