Education
1984 BS, Gannon University, Erie, PA
1989 PhD, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
1994 Postdoctoral studies, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Positions
1994-2000 Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
2000-2001 Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
2001-2005 Associate Professor & Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
2005-2006 Professor, Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
2006-present Professor, Center for Neural Science, New York University, New York, NY
Honors
1989-1991 National Institute of Mental Health Training Grant
1991-1993 National Institutes of Health National Research Service Award
1993-1994 National Institutes of Health National Research Service Award
1995-2000 National Institutes of Health First Award
1997-2000 Review Panel Member, Protective Agents in Neural Cell Dysfunction, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
2001 International Society for Neurochemistry Young Investigator Award
2003 Cynthia and George Mitchell Dementia Research Award
2004-2007 Review Panel Member, Behavioral Neuroscience and Neuroendocrinology, National Science Foundation
2004 Basic Health Sciences Outstanding Alumnus Award, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University
2006-2009 Review Panel Member, Neural Oxidative Metabolism and Death Study Section (NOMD), National Institutes of Health
2008-2009 Chair, NOMD Study Section, National Institutes of Health
2009 Morosky College of Health Professions and Sciences Distinguished Alumni Award, Gannon University
2009-2012 Treasurer, Molecular and Cellular Cognition Society
2010 College of CSR Reviewers, National Institutes of Health
2012- President, Molecular and Cellular Cognition Society
2014 Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke