Professional Training and Experience

• Assistant Professor, North Carolina State University
• Staff Scientist, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health
• PhD, University of Maryland
• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Pathologists (Anatomic Pathology)
• Anatomic Pathology Resident, Texas A&M University
• DVM, North Carolina State University
• BS, Biology, University of Arizona

Research Interests

• Zebrafish as a model for comparative cancer research
• BRCA2- and TP53-associated carcinogenesis
• Genetic and genomic profiling of zebrafish cancers
• Microenvironmental contributors to cancer initiation and progression
• Cancer cell/non-cancer cell interactions

Selected Awards and Honors

• Outstanding Alumnus – Early Career Award, University of Maryland, 2014
• National Institutes of Health 2011 Fellows Award for Research Excellence, 2010

Professional Activities

• Member, American College of Veterinary Pathologists
• Member, Zebrafish Disease Models Society
• Member, American Veterinary Medical Association