About Me
- BSc in Honors Genetics, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario Canada, 1996 – 2000
- Ph.D. in Veterinary Physiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas USA, 2000 – 2003
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories, Cold Spring Harbour, New York USA, 2004 – 2006
- Canadian Institute of Health Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario Canada, 2006 – 2009
I am a tenured professor in the Department of Veterinary Physiology & Pharmacology in the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) at Texas A&M University. Here, I serve as the director of two courses studying human embryology and the physiological events of pregnancy. I am an associate editor for the scientific journal Environmental Epigenetics and have served on multiple NIH, NSF, and CIHR study sections examining epigenetics and developmental programming. My research program is focused on defining biochemical mechanisms of epigenetic inheritance, determining how these processes are influenced by exposure to toxicants, and the capacity of these heritable changes to cause birth defects and disease and contribute to the development of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs). Currently, we are focused on understanding how male drinking, prior to conception, contributes to the development of alcohol-induced birth defects and disease. [https://research.tamu.edu/2019/10/21/fathering-a-child-dont-drink/]
My former trainees have successfully transitioned to the next phase of their careers and taken positions at the MD Anderson Cancer Center, the University of Washington, and the University of California Irvine or have successfully obtained employment at Epizyme Pharmaceuticals and Seattle Children’s Hospital. Due to my research’s multidisciplinary nature, I accept Ph.D. trainees from the Biomedical Sciences, Genetics, and Toxicology programs.
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