2003-present Research Biochemist, VA Medical Center, Augusta,
GA
2001-present Professor, Georgia Health Sciences
University
1990-2001 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Professor; Director of Basic Research Division of Neurology Joint
appointment - Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy; Department
of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Department of
Pharmacology
1984-1990 Associate Professor, Department of Neurology,The
Johns Hopkins University Medical College of Georgia
1976-1984 Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, The
Johns Hopkins University Medical College of Georgia
1973-1976 Assistant, Department of Neurology, The Johns
Hopkins University Medical College of Georgia
1963-1973 Assistant in Neurology, Albert Einstein College of
Medicine, Bronx, NY
Research Interests
Genetic studies on Neurodegenerative Disorders such as
Alzheimer's Disease
Frontotemporal Dementias
Multiple Sclerosis
Parkinson's Disease
Development and Director of the DNA Bank at Texas Tech and at
the Georgia Health Sciences University.
Cortical stimulation for treatment of intractable
epilepsy
Grant Awards
The KROC Foundation, 1982
NIH-NINCDS, 1982, 1985, 1989
The Multiple Sclerosis, 1982, 1985
South Plains Foundation, 1991
National Science Foundation, 1994
NIH-NIDA, 1991-1995
Texas Department of Health, 1997, 1999, 2000
VISN 7, 2003-2005
VA Merit Award, 2006-2009
Teaching Awards
American Society for Cell Biology Teacher Research Fellowship
Award, 1992, 1993
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology High
School Teacher Fellowship, 1992-1994
Training
B.S. in Anatomy, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH,
1963
M.A. in Anatomy, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD,
1976
PhD. in Biochemistry, The Johns Hopkins University,
Baltimore, MD, 1980