Research Associate
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D), 2007
- Organic Chemistry
- Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
- Bachelor of Science, 1999
- Chemistry
- Howard University, Washington, D. C.
- Synthesis of a novel chromophore suitable for two-photon absorption (TPA) spectroscopy
- Investigations of various peptide systems to demonstrate the applicability of combined two-photon emission of conjugated chromophores with ultra-fast time-resolved spectroscopy.
- Graduate Research Assistant, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 1999-2006
- Thesis Advisor: Sergey Savinov, Ph.D.
- Dissertation title: Studies Toward the Synthesis of the Chlorofusin Chromophore and Development of Diazonium Ion Mimics for Organic Transformations
- Process Chemist/Intern, Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago, IL, 1999
- Performed multi-gram synthesis and analysis of sulfonamide drug target compounds.
- Conducted analyses using TLC, HPLC, NMR, and MS.
- Research Assistant, Howard University College of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, Washington, D. C., 1999
- Used CHARMM (Chemistry at Harvard Molecular Mechanics) in Prof. William M. Southerland’s research group to provide molecular modeling support for research on the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) Class II as part of undergraduate honors program.