B.S., Biology, Xavier University of Louisiana Ph.D., Microbiology, University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus
BIO2317 Disease and Society BIO2117 Disease and Society BIO3327 Microbiology BIO3127 Microbiology Laboratory BIO3324 Immunology BIO4328 Molecular Biology BIO4128 Molecular Biology Laboratory
My research focuses on the molecular mechanisms bacteria use to respond to their surrounding
environment, with an emphasis on two-component signal transduction systems and alternative
sigma factors. This includes the transcriptional activation of virulence factors during
infection of a human host and the utilization of hydrocarbons as a nutrient source
during bioremediation efforts of contaminated environments.