Work:
University of Pittsburgh
Associate Professor, Principal Investigator
Monell Chemical Senses Center - Philadelphia, PA
Associate Member (equivalent to associate Professor); Principal Investigator
Columbia University Medical School - New York, NY
Neuroanatomy Instructor
Columbia University, Center for Neurobiology and Behavior - New York, NY
Postdoctoral Fellow
Education:
Columbia University - New York, NY
Postdoc in Neurobiology
Kansas State University - Manhattan, KS
PhD in Neuroscience
Skills:
Experienced research team manager and trainer Oral presentations at international conferences and corporations Travel to Europe, Japan, and Mexico to collaborate with sponsor companies and academic laboratories Wrote research grants to acquire over $2 million in research funding Wrote more than 40 scientific articles and 2 book chapters Expertise in communication software (Powerpoint, Word, video formats) Knowledge of Matlab scripting language; custom protocols to process numerical databases Data analysis using off-the-shelf software (Statistica, SigmaPlot, Excel). Detailed knowledge of correlational, inferential, and descriptive statistics Expert use of graphical programs (SigmaPlot, Matlab, Corel, Adobe) Animal behavioral testing, including elevated plus maze, water maze, operant conditioning Use of multiple animal models; rats, mice, musk shrews, ferrets, guinea pigs Drug injections (intraperitoneal, intragastric, subcutaneous, intravascular) Small animal survival surgery Electrophysiology Histology, immunohistochemistry, tissue slicing, microscopy