Education
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Ph.D., Cell Biology, 1994
University of Massachusetts, M.S., Animal Science, 1990
Cornell University, B.S., Animal Science, 1983

Professional Experience
Technology Specialist, Medlen & Carroll, LLP, 2002 - Present

Assistant Professor, Research Track, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 2000 - 2002
Department of Dermatology

Post-Doctoral Fellow, The Rockefeller University, 1994 - 2000
Department of Cellular Physiology and Immunology
Department of Investigative Dermatology

Graduate Research Assistant, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 1989 - 1994
Department of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy
Department of Dermatology

Graduate Research Assistant, University of Massachusetts, 1987 - 1989
Department of Veterinary and Animal Science; and Department of Biochemistry

Research Assistant I & II, Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research at Cornell University, 1983 - 1987
Department of Biological Control; Microscopy Service Facility

Concentration
Biotechnology Patent Prosecution

Representative Publications
“The Combination of Benzo[a]pyrene and Ultraviolet A Causes An In Vivo Time-Related Accumulation of DNA Damage In Mouse Skin,” Photochem Photobiol. 77(4):413-419 (2003) pending

Effects of the Isoflavone 4’,5,7-trihydroxyisoflavone (genistein) on Psoralen Plus Ultraviolet A Radiation (PUVA)-induced Photodamage,” Carcinogenesis 23:317-321 (2002).

"Detection and Treatment of Activated T cells in the Cerebrospinal Fluid of Patients with Paraneoplastic Cerebellar Degeneration,” Annals of Neurology 47(1):9-17 (2000).

"CD69, HLA-DR and the IL-2R Identify Persistently Activated T Cells in Psoriasis Vulgaris Lesional Skin: Blood and Skin Comparisons by Flow Cytometr,” J. of Autoimmunity 14:63-78 (2000).

"Mutation in and Lack of Expression of Tyrosinase-Related Protein-1 (TRP-1) in Melanocytes from an Individual with Brown Oculocutaneous Albinism; a New Subtype of Albinism Classified as ‘OCA3’,” Amer. J. Hum. Genet. 58:1145-1156 (1996).

"A Simple Freeze Drying Procedure for Preserving Waxy Cuticle Surface Structures of Leaves for Scanning Electron Microscopy,” J. Electron Microscopy Tech. 2:513-514 (1985).

Affiliations
National Psoriasis Foundation, National Alopecia Areata Foundation, Spondylitis Association of America, Society for Leukocyte Biology, Microscopy Society of America, Monterey Bay Aquarium