My research attempts to understand the structural basis for the high affinity recognition of cytokines by their receptors. The long term goal is to design small molecules that modulate cytokine function. These molecules have potential usefulness in numerous clinical situations including inflammatory diseases and cancer.
1992-Present. Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
1991-92. Senior Research Associate, Center for Macromolecular Crystallography, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
1989-91. Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Macromolecular Crystallography, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
1984-89. Ph.D., Biochemistry/Macromolecular Crystallography, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
1980-84. B.S., Chemistry major/Biology minor, California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, California.