Ph.D., North Carolina State University, Functional Genomics, 2003
M.Sc., University of Wisconsin-Madison, Bacteriology, 2000
B.Sc., University of Wisconsin-Madison, Bacteriology, 1996

The use of Systems Biology to study the molecular mechanisms by which probiotic and foodborne pathogenic microorganisms and dietary prebiotic compounds modulate host cellular regulons.

2007 - Present: Member, Intercollegiate Graduate Faculty of Genetics, Texas A&M University (College Station, TX)
2007 - Present: Affiliate Member, Institute for Obesity Research & Program Evaluation, Texas A&M University (College Station, TX)
2007 - Present: Member, Intercollegiate Graduate Faculty of Biotechnology, Texas A&M University (College Station, TX)
2007 - Present: Assistant Professor, Molecular Microbiology, Texas A&M University Department of Nutrition and Food Science
2003 - 2006: Chr. Hansen, Inc., Supervisor, Global Technology Growth Section and Research Scientist