Ph.D., Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
Duke University, 1993
BS, Bio, General
University of Central Florida, 1984
Awards & Honors
Basil O'Connor Starter Scholar Award
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, 2003
Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship
American Heart Association, 1998
Ruth Kirchstein National Research Service Award, F32 Postdoctoral Fellowship
NICHD, 1995
Medical Scientist Training Program
NIGMS, 1986
Eugene A. Stead Research Scholar
Duke University, 1986
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
ANAT 8050
Graduate Histology
CURS 2990
Undergrad Research I
CURS 3990
Undergrad Research II
ANAT 8090
Current Topics in Cellular Bio
ANAT 9020
Seminar in Cell Bio/Anatomy
CURS 4990
Undergrad Research III
MEDI 6340
Capstone in Medicine 1
MEDI 6120
Foundations of Medicine
MEDI 6330
Healthcare Across the Lifespan
BIOM 8022
Molecular Cell Biology
ANAT 9010
Seminar in Cell Bio-Anm
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
Early Craniofacial Defects in Zebrafish That Have Reduced Function of a Wnt-Interacting Extracellular Matrix Protein, Tinagl1., 2016 Journal Article, Academic Journal
Activation of Snake in a serine protease cascade that defines the dorsoventral axis is atypical and pipe-independent in Drosophila embryos., 2010 Journal Article, Academic Journal
Gastrulation defective protease interacts with anionic components of the Drosophila ovary extracellular matrix., 2009 Journal Article, Academic Journal
Integrin alpha chains exhibit distinct temporal and spatial localization patterns in epithelial cells of the Drosophila ovary., 2008 Journal Article, Academic Journal
Mutagenesis of the cysteine-rich clip domain in the Drosophila patterning protease, Snake., 2008 Journal Article, Academic Journal
