PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
NC State University
Cancer Cell Biology
Area of Interest
Our group seeks to determine the mechanisms by which the circadian clock regulates environmental health outcomes through ‘gene-environment’ interactions and identifying those mechanisms by which circadian disruption influences genomic instability, immunotoxicity, skin & cardiovascular toxicity and environmental carcinogenesis outcomes.
We are currently focusing on investigating the mechanisms by which the circadian clock regulates genome integrity, immune function, melanoma, and non-melanoma skin cancers and how the long-term circadian disruption affects the environmental diseases outcome. Ultimately the goal is to translate these findings into therapeutic treatments for environmental health disorders in humans.
Awards and Honors
- Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society (EMGS) Education Award, 2021
- NIH/NIEHS Outstanding New Environmental Scientist (ONES) Award, 2020
- NC State Chancellor’s Faculty Excellence Program Member, 2020
- Washington State University Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduate Program Teacher of the Year Award, 2019
- EMGS Newly Independent Investigator Program Award, 2018
- PanAmerican Society for Pigment Cell Research Young Investigator Travel Award, 2018
- American Society for Photobiology New Investigator Award, 2018
- DOD/CDMRP Career Development Award, 2018
- Washington State University Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduate Program Teacher of the Year Award, 2017
- NIH/NIEHS Pathway Independent Award (K99/R00), 2013
- UNC Postdoctoral Award for Research Excellence, 2013
- UNC Center for Environmental Health and Susceptibility Pilot Project Award, 2013
- NC TraCS Institute 2K Pilot Project Award, 2012
- Oliver Smithies Nobel Symposium Poster Award (3rd place), 2012
- EMGS New Investigator Travel Award, 2011
- UNC Center for Environmental Health and Susceptibility Pilot Project Award, 2011
- PRACS Institute Graduate Student Research Excellence Award, 2006
