Degrees/Diplomas: Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.; M.S. Chemistry, University of Louisiana at Monroe, LA.; G.I.Chem.C. Institute of Chemistry, Sri Lanka.

Subprogram: Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Research Interests: Nucleic Acid Aptamers, In vitro evolution of artificial nucleic acid ligands, Therapeutic drug delivery, Cancer, Biochemical investigations of ligand receptor interactions.

Research Focus: Molecular Biology, Genomics And Biochemistry|Cancer/Cell Division and Death|Immunology/Infectious Disease