Academic/Professional Positions
| 1997-present | Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, Utah. |
| 1995-1996 | Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii. |
| 1992-1996 | Faculty Member, Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii. |
| 1990-1995 | Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii. |
Education
| Postdoc | Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Advisor: Professor Chris Ireland |
| Ph.D. | Department of Chemistry, Cornell University,
Ithaca, New York. Advisor: Professor Jerrold Meinwald |
| B.S. | Department of Chemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana. |
Grants/Honors
| 2000-2003 | Research Grant, DOD, "Development of Laulimalide-Based Microtubule-Stabilizing Agents: New Chemistry for the Treatment of Breast Cancer," $309,437. |
| 1999-2002 | Research Grant, NIH/NCI, "New Antimicrotubule Agents from Marine Organisms," $496,104. |
| 1998-1999 | Research Grant, Utah State University, "Probing the Activity of Laulimalide, a New Microtubule-Stabilizing Agent, $19,000. |
| 1994-1997 | American Cancer Society Junior Faculty Research Awardee, "Antineoplastic Agents from Marine Organisms," $96,000. |
| 1992-1998 | Research Grant, NIH/NCI, "Antineoplastic Agents from Marine Bacteria," $348,751. |