Degrees and Appointments:

• B.S. 1986, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
• Ph.D. 1994, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
• Postdoc 1994-1996, The Upjohn Company
• Postdoc and Fellow 1996-1999, University of California, Santa BarbaraAssistant Researcher I 1999-2001, University of California, Santa Barbara

Research Specialities: Bioanalytical, Biophysics, Chemical Reaction Dynamics/Kinetics/Interactions​, Metabolism, Signaling, and Regulation, Nucleic Acids and Genomes, Protein and Membrane Biochemistry, Spectroscopy/Molecular Structure, Structural Biology, Theory, Modeling, and Simulation

Awards and Honors:

• JSPS International Fellowship for Research in Japan, 2019
• Contributing member in DNA Replication and Repair, Faculty of 1000, 2010-pres
• Nielsen Trust Fund Award, College of Medicine, 2001
• NSF POWRE Award, 1999-2001
• American Cancer Society Postdoctoral Fellow, 1997-1999