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  • Organization
    University of Virginia

  • Biography
    University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
    Associate Professor of Chemistry August 2013 – present
    Assistant Professor of Chemistry, August 2007 – August 2013
    The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA
    Postdoctoral Fellow with Scott Lesley, June 2006 – July 2007
    Postdoctoral Fellow with Kurt Wüthrich, Aug. 2002 – June 2006
    University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
    Postdoctoral Fellow with Wayne Hubbell, June 2001 – August 2002
    University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
    Graduate research with Wayne Hubbell, Sept. 1996 – May 2001
    Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
    Thesis: “Investigating backbone and side chain dynamics of α-helices in the nanosecond regime
    with site-directed spin labeling”
    Smith College, Northampton, MA
    Undergraduate research with David Bickar, June 1993 – May 1996
    B.A.in Chemistry (High Honors)
    Honors Thesis: “Investigation of MPP+ binding to neuroreceptors”