Professional Activities

Honors and Fellowships
California Foundation for Biochemical Research Fellowship, 6/73-9/73
Bachelor of Science, magna cum laude, 6/74
Phi Beta Kappa, 6/74
Institutional National Research Service Award, 9/74-6/80
Postdoctoral Fellowship, NIH, 10/80-9/83
California Institute for Cancer Research Fellowship (UCLA), 12/83-11/84
Cancer Research Coordinating Committee of the University of California Fellowship, 7/85-6/86

Professional Organizations
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Society for Microbiology

Professional Experience

• 10/80-2/83 - Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry, University of California at San Diego. Laboratory of Dr. John Abelson.
• 3/83-11/83 - Research Fellow, Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology. Laboratory of Dr. John Abelson.
• 12/83-12/86 - Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Microbiology, University of California at Los Angeles. Laboratory of Dr. Owen Witte.
• 12/86-6/94 - Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Public Health, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
• 7/94-6/04 - Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
• 7/96-12/96 - Visiting Scientist, ABL-Basic Research Program, National Cancer Institute-Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center, Frederick, MD.
• 8/03-12/03 - Visiting Scientist, National Cancer Institute-Frederick, Frederick, MD.
• 7/04-present - Professor, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
• 8/06-12/07 - Interim Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs, College of Natural Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
• 8/06-12/07 - Interim Director, Human Biology Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
• 1/08-present - Associate Dean for Graduate Academic and Student Affairs, College of Natural Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.