I am interested in and have experience in the areas of chemistry, biochemistry, bioanalytical chemistry, pharmaceutics, and free radical biology. I have been fortunate to conduct laboratory research at various academic institutions and in the biotechnology industry.As a Madison and Lila Self Graduate Fellow at The University of Kansas, I received specialized training in leadership, communication, public policy, and business. My peers in this program included graduate students in a variety of science and engineering disciplines, as well as a few in the humanities. The discussions and friendships initiated in this interdisciplinary setting have provided valuable insights and perspective.As a graduate student, I helped to initiate and develop both a student journal club and a student seminar evaluation program, presented talks and posters, planned conferences and events, and engaged in many informal opportunities to teach and mentor others in both scientific and non-scientific fields.Specialties: post-translational modifications of proteins, mass-spectrometry-based proteomics, oxidative stress, chromatography