Member Biography

My laboratory uses the combination of synthetic chemistry, mass spectrometry, mechanistic enzymology, and immunoassays to understand the formation and repair of various DNA lesions in vitro and in vivo. Specifically, we study DNA photoreactions in solar/UV irradiated skin cells to shed light on the molecular mechanisms behind photolesion-induced skin cancer. We also investigate the chemical properties of DNA lesions with an aim of discovering lesion-specific reactions. Such reactions may enable us to selectively label a DNA lesion and subsequently map its distribution in the genome.

Post-doctoral Fellowship - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 2005-2009

Ph.D. - The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 1999-2005