Titles: Associate professor of pharmacology, College of Medicine; associate professor of biology, College of Arts & Sciences; and CAREER Investigator, National Science Foundation
Joined the USA College of Medicine faculty: August 2018
What does your position in the USA COM entail?
Research and teaching Basic Medical Sciences students
What is your favorite or most rewarding part of your position?
Discovering something new
What research are you involved in?
Identifying novel genetic regulators and defining their roles in disease, cellular biology and speciation
What is your advice for Basic Medical Sciences students?
When you’re trying to understand something really challenging, the first thing I do is remove everything known. I find what’s left is always more interesting and where real discovery lies.
What are your hobbies/interests outside of work?
I spend most of my time outside of work focusing on my wife and three daughters (ages 7, 11 and 14). We love Mardi Gras, traveling and exploring new things.
