Experience

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Dentistry
• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee
• Associate Professor

  • Jan 2018 - Present

MiGenesys Inc.
• Scientific Consultant

  • Mar 2020 - Present


The University of Texas at El Paso

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Instructor

  • Mar 2018 - Jul 2019

  Instructed course on Pharmacokinetics (2.0 credits) for 2-years. Instructed course on Pharmacokinetics (2.0 credits) for 2-years.



MD Anderson Cancer Center

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Clinical Pharmacy Research Specialist

  • Sep 2011 - Jan 2018

  Clinical Pharmacokinetics Research Specialist that performs busulfan therapeutic drug monitoring in stem cell transplant patients. Clinical practice in hematology/oncology. I also am involved in multiple research projects, which include pharmacokinetic modeling, pre-clinical and clinical pharmacokinetic studies, drug stability, bioanalytical method development, pharmacodynamics, drug metabolism and drug-drug interactions. Clinical implementation of pharmacogenomics. Clinical Pharmacokinetics Research Specialist that performs busulfan therapeutic drug monitoring in stem cell transplant patients. Clinical practice in hematology/oncology. I also am involved in multiple research projects, which include pharmacokinetic modeling, pre-clinical and clinical pharmacokinetic studies, drug stability, bioanalytical method development, pharmacodynamics, drug metabolism and drug-drug interactions. Clinical implementation of pharmacogenomics.



Drake University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences

  • Nov 2007 - Aug 2011

  The didactic part of my position at Drake University included teaching basic pharmacokinetics, clinical pharmacokinetics and fundamentals of instrumental analysis. My research endeavors consisted of developing and implementing an independent laboratory to support undergraduate research projects. Major research projects included bupropion pharmacokinetic drug-drug interactions, carbonyl reduction of bupropion and sulfa-drug analysis in environmental samples. The didactic part of my position at Drake University included teaching basic pharmacokinetics, clinical pharmacokinetics and fundamentals of instrumental analysis. My research endeavors consisted of developing and implementing an independent laboratory to support undergraduate research projects. Major research projects included bupropion pharmacokinetic drug-drug interactions, carbonyl reduction of bupropion and sulfa-drug analysis in environmental samples.



University of Maryland School of Pharmacy

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Post-Doctoral Research Fellow

  • 2005 - 2007

  As a post-doctoral fellow I worked on multiple research projects, as well as assisted in management of a highly competitive and successful laboratory. One major project included developing and implementing a highly sensitive HPLC-fluorescence assay with post-column derivatization to measure plasma glycosaminoglycans in a clinical study (in collaboration with Glaxo-Smith Kline Pharm). Also non-compartmental PK analysis of glycosaminoglycan concentration time profiles. Another major project included the effects of oxycodone on drug metabolizing enzymes in Sprague-Dawley rats. Major enzyme systems included glutathione S-transferases, cytochrome P-450, P-glycoprotein and BCRP. Show less



West Virginia University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • 2001 - 2005

  Completed dissertation that involved studying the complex chemistry, metabolism and disposition of a smoked cocaine pyrolysis product, anhydroecgonine methyl ester (AEME), and its transesterification product, anhydroecgonine ethyl ester (AEEE). Completed dissertation that involved studying the complex chemistry, metabolism and disposition of a smoked cocaine pyrolysis product, anhydroecgonine methyl ester (AEME), and its transesterification product, anhydroecgonine ethyl ester (AEEE).



Eckerd Pharmacy

• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Pharmacy Manager

  • 1999 - 2001

  Dispensing medications, compounding medications, counseling patients, insurance adjudication, billing and general management duties. Dispensing medications, compounding medications, counseling patients, insurance adjudication, billing and general management duties.