Education and

Past Experience

1998 - 1999 USDA-ARS, GEML, Beltsville, MD, Postdoctoral, Molecular Genetics

1992 - 1997 Texas A & M University, Ph.D., Genetics

1985 - 1987 Texas A & M University, M.S., Physiology of Reproduction

1979 - 1984 California Polytechnic State University, B.S., Animal Science

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

2000 - Present Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.

1998 - 1999 Postdoctoral Fellow, United States Department of Agriculture, Gene Evaluation and Mapping Lab, Beltsville Area Research Center, Beltsville, Maryland.

1992 - 1997 Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Public Health,Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas.

1989 - 1991 Research Associate, Granada BioSciences, Inc., College Station, Texas.

1987 - 1989 Laboratory Technician, Granada BioSciences, Inc., Marquez, Texas.

1985 - 1987 Graduate Research /Teaching Assistant, Department of Animal Science, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

ANS 6310 Experimental Embryology, Instructor, University of Florida (2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007)

ANS 6751 Physiology of Reproduction, Guest Lecturer, University of Florida (2000-2004, 2006, 2007)

GMS 6331 Stem Cell Biology, Guest Lecturer, University of Florida (2003-2007)

ANS 6936 Graduate Seminar in Animal Molecular and Cell Biology, Instructor, University of Florida (2002-2004)

ANS 6932 Animal Molecular and Cellular Biology Journal Colloquy (2004)

DEN 8290 College of Dentistry Summer Research Program, Guest Lecturer, University of Florida (2002-04)

VEM 5111 Animal Systems II – Reproduction, Guest Lecturer, University of Florida (2002-2004)

ANS 3317L Techniques in Swine Reproduction, Instructor, University of Florida (2001-2003)

ANS 6004 Molecular Techniques Laboratory, Guest Lecturer, University of Florida (2001)

GENE/BIMS 489 Molecular and Developmental Aspects of Biomedical Research, Texas A&M University (1996, 1997)

Texas Science and Mathematics Alliance Program, Texas A&M University - Invited lectures and laboratory demonstrations for high school students and incoming college freshmen (1995,1996)

ASCI 434 Artificial Breeding of Livestock Laboratory, Texas A&M University (1987)

ASCI 433 Reproduction in Farm Animals, Reproduction Laboratory, Texas A&M University (1985,1986)