Professional Activities:
President-Elect, Southeastern Branch of the American Society for Microbiology, 1999 – present.
Organizer, Interfacing Microbiology and Biotechnology Conference, University of Florida, 17 – 19, May 2001.
Organizer, Integration of Genomics and Bioinformatics in Molecular Life Sciences Burroughs Wellcome Visiting Professorship, University of Florida, 1999.
Review Panel, Department of Energy, Microbial Cell Project, 2001.
Review Panel, U.S. Department of Agriculture - Cooperative Research, Education and Extension Service, National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program, 2000.
Review Panel, University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Florida Agricultural Experiment Station Research Projects, 1999 – 2000.
Referee for National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Energy, and Foundation for Scientific Research, FWO-Flanders, Belgium, 1996 - present.
Referee for Journal of Bacteriology, Molecular Microbiology, and Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 1996 - present.
Member, American Society for Microbiology, 1989 – present.
Member, American Society for the Advancement of Science, 1992 – present.
Member, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 1997 – present.
Honors:
Lexington Who’s Who, 1999 to present
Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, 2000 to present
Member, Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, 1998 - present
Mentor, Presidential University Scholars Program, 1999 – 2000
Presidential Award, Enhancement of Bioinformatics and Post-Genomic Studies at University of Florida,1999
Elected Post-Doctoral Representative for National Science Foundation Research Training Program, Penn State University, 1996
National Institutes of Health Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1993 – 96
Natural Science Faculty and Alumni Scholarship, 1984-85
Academic Scholarship for High Honors, Oral Roberts University, 1981-84
Phi Beta Kappa, Honorary Society, 1981-95
National Honor Society Scholarship, 1981-82
Valedictorian, Melbourne High School, Melbourne, FL, 1981
Invited Lectures:
“Archaeal Proteasomes and Proteasome-Activating Nucleotidases.” Gordon Research Conference, Archaea: Ecology, Metabolism, and Microbiology. Proctor Academy, Andover, NH. 2001.
“Prodigious Protein Pulverization: Structure and Function of Archaeal Proteasomes.” Ann. Mtg. Amer. Soc. Microbiol. Los Angeles, CA. 2000.
“Proteases in the Extreme: Structure and Function of Proteasomes from Halophilic and Hyperthermophilic Archaea.” Ann. Mtg. SE Branch Amer. Soc. Microbiol. Jekyll Island, FL. 1999.
“Proteases in the Extreme: Structure and Function of Archaeal Proteasomes.” Dept. Oral Biology. University of Florida. Gainesville, FL. 1999.
“Proteasomes of the Archaea.” Ann. Mtg. SE Branch Amer. Soc. Microbiol. Gainesville, FL. 1996.
“Proteasomes in the Methanogenic Archaea.” West Coast Bacterial Physiologists Conference, Asilomar, CA. 1995.
“Genetic Regulation of Formate Hydrogenlyase of Escherichia coli.” Dept. Anaerobic Microbiology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, VA. 1991.
“Genetic Regulation of Formate Hydrogenlyase of Escherichia coli.” Ann. Mtg. Fla. Soc. Microbiol. Orlando, FL, 1990.
“Biochemical and Genetic Analysis of fhlD Gene of Escherichia coli.” Ann. Mtg. Amer. Soc. Microbiol. New Orleans, LA, 1989.
University of Florida/Community Activities:
Faculty Senator, University of Florida, 2001-present.
Faculty Representative to Provost Dr. David Colburn, 2001.
Task Force on Biotechnology and Safety, College of Agriculture and Life Science, 2000 – present.
Faculty Representative, University of Florida Center for Precollegiate Education and Training, Annual Junior Science, Engineering and Humanities Symposium, 1998-present.
Faculty Representative, Southern Region Teaching Symposium, Texas A & M, 1998.
Faculty Representative, University of Florida National Merit Scholar Banquet, 1998.
Curriculum Committee, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 1999 - present.
Search Committee, Dept. Statistics, 2000.
Search Committee, Assistant Dean for IFAS Academic Programs, 1999.
Search Committee, Dept. Food Science & Human Nutrition, 1998 – 1999.
Search Committee, Dept. Microbiology & Cell Science, Cell Biology, 1999 – 2000.
Search Committee, Dept. Microbiology & Cell Science, Microbial Genetics, 1999.
Long Range Planning Committee, Dept. of Microbiology and Cell Science, 1997 – 1998.
Search Committee, Dept. Microbiology & Cell Science, Microbial Physiology, 1997.
Graduate Oversight Committee, Dept. Microbiology & Cell Science, 1996 – present.
Curriculum Committee, Dept. Microbiology & Cell Science, 1999 – present.
Speaker/Advisor, Preview, 1997.
Science Fair Judge, Microbiology Division, Alachua County, 1997 – 2000.