Postdoctoral Research Associate in Pharmaceutics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, Pharmaceutics Department, Center for Food Drug Interactions and Education, 2004-2006

Doctor of Philosophy in Nutritional Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, Food Science and Human Nutrition Department. Dissertation Title: Polyphenolics from Red Wine in Cancer Prevention: Influence on Apoptosis in Human Leukemia Cells and Antioxidant Effects in Human Subjects <https://apps.rgp.ufl.edu/edm_app/etd_pkg_mgt.cfm>, 2004

Master of Nutritional Sciences, equivalent to a combined BS/MS program. Thesis Title: The Effect of the Plant-Polyphenol Quercetin on Apoptosis in Peripheral Lymphocytes, 1998

Assess bioactivity of secondary plant compounds in fruits and vegetables, dietary supplements, antioxidant fruit juices and other foods, in their role in the prevention of chronic diseases and the protection of health in an integrative, translational research approach. Determine efficacy, safety, and dosing recommendations for plant-based bioactive compounds using pharmacometric tools and disease-specific biomarkers for cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer, including antioxidant endpoints as well as biomarkers for inflammation, vascular endothelial function, apoptosis, cell-signalling, and translational regulation.

Asst. Research Scientist, joint position at the Depts. of Vet. Physiology and Pharmacology and Nutrition and Food Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, since 2006

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Pharmaceutics Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, Pharmaceutics Department, Center for Food Drug Interactions and Education, 2004-2006

Graduate Research Assistant, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, Food Science and Human Nutrition Department. 2000-2004

Research Assistant in Nutritional Biochemistry University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany, Department Biochemistry, 1999-2000

Research Assistant in Clinical Biochemistry University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, 1998-1999

Research Assistant in Nutrition University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany, Department of Nutrition, 1998