Position:
Assistant Researcher II at UCLA
Location:
Greater Los Angeles Area
Work:
UCLA since Jul 2008
Assistant Researcher II
Society for Neuroscience - Washington, Dc Nov 2011 - Nov 2011
Chair, Minisymposium at SFN Annual Meeting 2011
UCLA Sep 2002 - Jul 2008
Postdoctoral Scholar
Baylor College of Medicine Aug 1993 - Jul 2000
Graduate Student
UCLA Nov 1990 - Jul 1993
Research Associate
Education:
Baylor College of Medicine 1993 - 2000
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Molecular and Cellular Biology
Queen's University
BSc, Life Sciences
Skills:
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Electrophysiology
Fluorescence Microscopy
Genetics
Animal Behavior
Interests:
Non-image forming visual system
Learning and Memory
Synaptic Plasticity
Swing and Salsa Dancing
Languages - French and Swahili
Honor & Awards:
*Knights Templar Eye Foundation., Inc Research Grant 2012-2013
*Knights Templar Eye Foundation., Inc Research Grant 2011-2012
*Gerald Oppenheimer Family Foundation Center for the Prevention of Eye Disease award (Dr. Michael Gorin), 2009-2010
*NARSAD (National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression) Young Investigator Award, 2006-2007