Professional Activities:

2007-Present	Chief. Methods and technologies Branch; Program Director, Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program. Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences; National Cancer Institute, NIH. Rockville, MD 20852. Expertise: Epidemiology, molecular virology, epigenetics, mitochondria, gene-environment interaction, proteomics, immune regulation, host susceptibility factors, biomarkers and carcinogenesis
2004-2007	Acting Chief. Analytic Epidemiology Research Branch; Program Director, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences; National Cancer Institute, NIH. Rockville, MD 20852. Expertise: Epidemiology, molecular virology, epigenetics, mitochondria, gene-environment interaction, proteomics, immune regulation, host susceptibility factors, biomarkers and carcinogenesis
1999- 2004	Program Director. Cancer Biomarkers Research Group; Division of Cancer Prevention; National Cancer Institute, NIH. Rockville, MD 20852. Expertise: Molecular virology, proteomics, immune regulation, biomarkers and carcinogenesis
1997-1999	Biologist (Staff Scientist). Laboratory of Immunology, National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892. Title of the Project: Differential Expression of Novel Genes in T Cell Development; Proteomics of Immunological Disorders
1991-1997	Research Assistant Professor. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20007. Title of Research Project: Regulation of Gene Expression in Airways Diseases and Cancer
1988-1991	Research Scientist. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, George Washington University, Washington, DC 20039 Title of Research Project: Transcriptional Regulation of Human Prostaglandin Synthase Gene
1984-1988	Post Doctoral Fellow. Howard University Cancer Center, Washington, DC. Title of Research Projects: Ribosomal RNA Genes and Cancer; Electromagnetic Radiation and Cancer

 

Honors And Awards

• Member, Editorial Board: Journal of Personal Medicine (2010 to present) (http://www.mdpi.com/journal/jpm/)
• Member, Editorial Board: Journal of Pharmacogenomics and Pharmacoproteomics (2013-present)
http://www.omicsonline.org/EditorialboardJPP.php
• Member, Editorial Advisory Panel of the journal “Clinical Science” (http://www.clinsci.org/cs/editorial_eaps.htm)(2004-present)
• Member, Editorial Board. Journal of Animal Science Advances (2011 to present) http://www.grjournals.com
• Member, Editorial Board: Journal of Applied Genomics and Proteomics (2001-2004)
• Member, Editorial Board: International Journals of Cancer Studies and Research (IJCR) (2012-present)
• Member Executive Editorial Board, Springer Publications (2012-present)

Ad hoc Reviewer for the journals:

• American Journal Of Pathology
• Cancer
• Cancer Genetics And Cytogenetics
• Cancer Investigation
• Cancer Research
• Clinical Chimica Acta
• Dna And Cell Biology
• Disease Markers
• Epigenomics
• Genetic Testing And Molecular Biomarkers
• Human Pathology
• Immunobiology
• Journal Of Biological Macromolecules
• Journal Of Cellular And Molecular Medicine
• Journal Of Molecular Signaling
• Journal Of Proteomic Research
• Molecular And Cellular Biochemistry
• Nature Communications
• Neoplasia
• National Scholarship During Graduation
• Ranked first in BS
• Junior Research Fellowship from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
• Senior Research Fellowship from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
• Post Doctoral Fellowship from DOE
• Vice President's Research Award, Howard University Cancer Center, Washington, DC
• Research Grant Award from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (as a Principal Investigator)
• Designated by the Division Director to Represent Department of Cancer Prevention in "A-Z Extramural Policy Listing"
• DCP award of Outstanding Performance
• Letter of Appreciation from the NCI Director for editing a book on epigenetics
• Received NIH Merit Group award for the leadership role in Breast and Prostate Cohort Consortia (BPC3)