Research Interests

Theoretical biological physics—electronic migration in DNA, metalloproteins, protein aggregation phenomena especially in prion and Alzheimers disease, and biological membrane phenomena.

Career History

• Ph.D., Cornell University, 1985
• Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California, San Diego, 1984-1986
• Assistant Professor, The Ohio State University, 1986-1990
• Associate Professor, The Ohio State University, 1990-1994
• Professor, The Ohio State University, 1994-1996
• Professor, University of California, Davis, 1986-Present

Honors

• J.S. Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellow, 2004
• Troiseme Cycle Lecturer, 1996
• Nominated for Outstanding Teaching Award, College of Arts and Sciences, The Ohio State University, 1990
• National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator, 1988
• Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship, 1988
• Clark Award for Teaching Excellence, Cornell University, 1981