Education
- Ph.D., Biochemistry Biophysics and Molecular Biology, University of Minnesota, 1999
- B.S., Physics, Hamline University, 1987
Professional experience
- 1999-2003 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Vermont
- 2004-2010 Assistant Professor, University of Nevada School of Medicine
- 2010-2022 Associate Professor, University of Nevada School of Medicine
- 2016-present Director, NIH NV INBRE
- 2022-present Professor, University of Nevada School of Medicine
- 2023-present Associate Vice President for Research, Research & Innovation, University of Nevada, Reno
Research interests
Muscle thermodynamics; bioengineered muscle systems; molecular mechanisms of muscle contraction and regulation; mechanochemistry of molecular motor ensembles; single molecule and whole cell imaging; multiscale models of biological systems; thermal scaling; quantum heat; quantum heat engines; collapsed degrees of freedom; entropic stability of life.