ACADEMIC BACKGROUND 

• PhD in Botany, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
• Master of Arts in Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, NY
• Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, University of the Philippines

PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

• Silver Professor of Biology, New York University
• Affiliate Faculty, Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University
• Dorothy Schiff Professor of Genomics, New York University
• Dean for Science, Faculty of Arts and Science, New York University
• Co-Director, New York University Center for Genomics and Systems Biology
• Affiliate Faculty, New York University Abu Dhabi
• Founding Director, New York University Abu Dhabi Center for Genomics and Systems Biology
• William Neal Reynolds Professor of Genetics, North Carolina State University
• Associate Professor, North Carolina State University
• Assistant Professor, North Carolina State University
• Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California-San Diego
• Graduate Research Assistant, University of Georgia
• Faculty Fellow, Columbia University

AFFILIATIONS, AWARDS AND HONORS

• Member, Board of Trustees, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
• Member, International Scientific Advisory Board, Norway Aqua Genome Project
• Member, International Scientific Advisory Board, Philippine Genome Center
• Member, Global Advisory Board, Womensphere Foundation