Educational Background
Postdoctoral Scholar in Chemistry, California Institute of Technology, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (2005 – 2009)
Research: Development of [18F]-fluorine-labeled pyrrole-imidazole polyamides for in vivo imaging by positron emission tomography. New methods for polyamide synthesis. Advisor: Professor Peter B. Dervan
Graduate Research in Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, Department of Chemistry (1999 – 2005)
Thesis: Chemical synthesis of base-modified ribonucleosides as novel antiviral agents. Advisor: Professor Blake R. Peterson
Undergraduate Research in Chemistry, West Virginia University, Department of Chemistry (1998 – 1999)
Research: Synthesis of illudin analogues. Advisor: Professor Kay M. Brummond
Professional Appointments
Northrop Professor, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (present)
Secondary UMN Appointments: Affiliate Graduate Faculty, Department of Chemistry (2016 – present); Affiliate Graduate Faculty, Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biophysics (2014 – present); Faculty, Stem Cell Institute (2014 – present); Member, Masonic Cancer Center (2009 – present)
Associate Department Head for Research, Department of Medicinal Chemistry (2022 – present)
Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Medicinal Chemistry (2020 – present)
Co-Leader, Cellular Mechanisms Program, Masonic Cancer Center (2020 – present)
Associate Editor, Medicinal Research Reviews (Wiley; 2020-present)
Northrop Professorship, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (2020 – present)
Visiting Professor, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH-Zürich), Department of Health Sciences and Technology (2019)
Professor of Medicinal Chemistry (tenured), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (2021 – present)
Associate Professor of Medicinal Chemistry (tenured), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (2016 – 2021)
Assistant Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (2009 – 2016)
Biological Science Laboratory Technician, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Morgantown, WV (1997 – 1999)