Professional Activities:

Honors:

Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities, 1967.

Winner of the Adolf Windaus Prize, 1990, given by the Falk Foundation, Freiburg,Germany for Outstanding Publications in the field of bile acid research.

Winner of the Virginia's Outstanding Scientist Award for 1991, given by the Science Museum of Virginia.

Winner, Outstanding Faculty Award, Distinguished Scholar Award School of Basic Health  Sciences, MCV-VCU, 1991, 1992, 1993

Winner, Virginia Commonwealth University’s Award of Excellence, 2005

Positions and Employment
1973-77           Assistant Professor of Microbiology/Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University
1977-85           Associate Professor of Microbiology/Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University
1985-               Professor of Microbiology/Immunology and Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University

Honors
1. Winner of the Adolf Windaus Prize, 1990 (given by the Falk Foundation, Freiburg, Germany, for outstanding publications in the field of bile acid research
2. Winner of the Virginia’s Outstanding Scientist Award for 1991 (given by the Science Museum of Virginia.
3. School of Basic Health Sciences Outstanding Scholar Award, 1992,1993, and 1994.
4. Winner of Virginia Commonwealth University’s Award of Excellence, 2005. This is the highest honor given by VCU.