Postdoctoral, University of California, Davis, Molecular Biology, 1987-1988
Ph.D., University of California, Davis, Nutrition and Physiological Chemistry, 1987
B.S., University of California, Davis, Biochemistry, 1982

 Non-invasive detection of colon cancer markers, modulation of colonic cytokinetics by diet, use of colonic cell lines and experimental animals to study cytokinetics/colon cancer. Protein kinase C modulation of colon carcinogenesis; effects of diet and carcinogen on colonic ras signaling.

September, 2003 - present,   Research Scientist - Faculty of Nutrition and Center for Environmental and Rural Health, Texas A&M University

September, 1998 - August, 2003,  Associate Research Scientist - Faculty of Nutrition and Dept. of Animal Science, Texas A&M University

October, 1996-August, 1998,  Assistant Research Scientist - Faculty of Nutrition and Dept. of Animal Science, Texas A&M University

August, 1992-September, 1996,  Senior Research Associate - Faculty of Nutrition and Dept. of Animal Science, Texas A&M University

November, 1988 - July, 1992,  Post-Doctoral Research Associate - Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University

Spring, 1989 and 1990,  Lecturer, Nutritional Biochemistry - Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University

February, 1987 - October, 1988,  Post-Doctoral Researcher - Nutrition and Molecular Biology. Department of Nutrition and School of Medicine, Department Rheumatology, University of California, Davis