Galveston College          
                           
                           Full-Time Faculty/Program Coordinator 
                           
                           Teaching: - Introductory Chemistry - General Chemistry I and II - Organic Chemistry
                              II
                           
                           Coordination of activities for the Physical Sciences           
                           
                           08/2005 – Current
                           
                            
                           
                           University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston    
                           
                           Scientist - Synthesis of modified nucleotides.     
                           
                           09/2003 - 08/2005
                           
                            
                           
                           University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston    
                           
                           Post-doctoral Fellow      
                           
                           07/1997 - 09/2003
                           
                            
                           
                           Department of Chemistry University of Waterloo              
                           
                           Post-doctoral Fellow      
                           
                           09/1996 - 06/1997
                           
                            
                           
                           Department of Chemistry Emory University         
                           
                           Post-doctoral Fellow                      
                           
                           08/1995 - 08/1996
                            
                        
                           
                           Formation of Intra- and Interstrand imine type DNA-DNA Crosslinks Through Secondary
                              reactions of Ad                                              Chem. Res. Toxicol. 2005
                              (11) 1683-1690               
                           
                            
                           
                           Initiation of Repair of A:G Mismatches is Modulated by Sequence Context.          
                              DNA Repair 2003 (2) 863.             
                           
                            
                           
                           Interchain Cross-linking of DNA Mediated by the Principal Adduct of Acrolein.     
                              Chem. Res. Toxicol. 2001 (14) 1482.               
                           
                            
                           
                           The Reaction Mechanism of DNA Glycosylase/AP lyases at Abasic Sites.   Biochemistry
                              2001 (40) 61.          
                           
                           On the Mechanism of the Acid/Base Catalyzed Thermal Cis-Trans Isomerization of Methyl
                              Orange.             J. Org. Chem. 1998 (64) 1604.
                           
                            
                           
                           Beta-Cyclodextrin Effects on Photo-Claisen Rearrangement of Allyl Phenyl Ether. Can.
                              J. Chem. 1997 (75) 1151.     
                           
                            
                           
                           Spectroscopy with Polarizable Solvent: CH2I2.     J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Comm. 1997 199.   
                           
                           Effect of Cyclodextrin on the Thermal Isomerization Reaction of Azobenzenes.    J.
                              Org. Chem. 1996 (61) 3446.     
                           
                            
                           
                           Effect of Hydroxide Ion on the Cis-Trans Thermal Isomerization of Azobenzene Derivatives.          
                              J. Org. Chem. 1995 (60) 2974.           
                           
                            
                           
                           Strong Inhibition of Cis - Trans Isomerization of Azo Compounds by Hydroxide Ion.           
                              J. Org. Chem. 1993 (58) 2094.