The National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases

• Program Director for Basic Cell Biology Programs in Urology (KCM UCB)

• Program Director for Basic Cell Biology Programs in Kidney (KCM KCB)

• Program Director for Urology Small Business Programs (Basic Science) (KCM USB)

• Scientific and administrative development/oversight of the NIDDK Prostate Research Strategic Plan

• Project Scientist for the Multi-Disciplinary Approach to the Study of Chronic Pelvic Pain (MAPP)

• Project Scientist for the joint NIDDK and Office of Research in Women’s Health (ORWH)

• SCOR Centers Program

• Scientific and administrative development/oversight for the Basic and Translational Science and Pilot Clinical Trial Ancillary Studies Program for the Interstitial Cystitis Clinical Research Network (ICCRN) and the Chronic Prostatitis Clinical Research Network (CPCRN).

• Program Officer for The Medical Therapy of Prostatic Symptoms (MTOPS) Prostate Samples Analysis Consortium (MPSA) (RFA-02-017) and the follow-up MPSA U01 Supplement Program for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Biomarker Discovery.

            • National Research Council Advanced-Level Associate. 2000-2002. Cell Biology and Metabolism Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.

            • National Research Council Associate. 1997-2000. Cell Biology and Metabolism Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.

            • Ph.D., Microbiology and Immunology. Awarded 1997. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN.

            • M.S., Biology (specialization in Molecular Genetics). Awarded 1993. Department of Biology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.

            • B.A., Biology. Awarded 1989. Department of Biology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.

KUH:

            • Urology basic science representative to the NIDDK Advancing Urologic Science and Career Development effort.

            • NIDDK Urology basic science representative/co-organizer to the Trans-NIH Planning Committee on Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome Clinical and Basic Science.

            • Chair of the DKUH, NIDDK Conference and Workshop Grant (R13) Science and Administrative Policy Evaluation Committee.

            • Representative to the DKUH, NIDDK Program Project Grant (P01) Science and Administration Policy Evaluation Committee.

            • Urology basic science representative to the NIDDK Urology Interagency Coordinating Committee (IACC).

            • Urology basic science program representative to the DKUH, NIDDK Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Committee.

Trans-NIH:

• Member of American Foundation for Urology Diseases (AFUD)/American Urological Association (AUA) Research Scholars Program Study Section.

• NIDDK representative to the American Urological Association (AUA) Research Council.