Postdoctoral research, Virology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center-Denver With Lewis I. Pizer (Department of Microbiology & Immunology). Regulation of Herpes simplex virus glycoprotein D (gD) gene by the ICP4 (Vmw175, IE3) protein Postdoctoral research, Molecular Biology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center-Denver With John R. Sadler (Department of Biophysics & Genetics). Escherichia coli lactose repressor-operator interaction. Ph.D., Biochemistry, University College-London Advisor Patricia H. Clarke, F.R.S., Phenylacetamidases in Pseudomonas aeruginosa M.Sc., Microbiology, Yale University Advisor P.T. Magee. Threonine Deaminase of Saccharomyces cerevisiae B.A., Biology, Oberlin College American Society for Microbiology American Association for the Advancement of Science Genetics Society of America National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions Council for Undergraduate Research Alpha Epsilon Delta (National Health Preprofessional Honor Society)

Mechanisms of regulation of gene expression in prokaryotes and eukaryotes, particularly protein-DNA interactions controlling initiation of transcription.

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