Professional Experience

2008 - present, Professor, Cancer Biology, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, CA

2006 - 2008, Senior Vice President for Academics, City of Hope

2004 - 2007, Associate Director, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, CA

2003 - 2004, Associate Dean, Graduate Studies and Research, California State University, Los Angeles

2001 - 2003, Professor and Chair, Department of Molecular Medicine, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, CA

2000 - 2001, Professor, Cell & Tumor Biology, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

1996 - 2000, Associate Professor, Cell & Tumor Biology, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

1990 - 1996, Assistant Professor, Cell & Tumor Biology, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

1990, Staff Fellow, NIH/NCI, Bethesda, MD

1987 - 1990, American Cancer Society Postdoctoral Fellow, NIH/NCI, Bethesda, MD

1980 - 1986, NIH Predoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Biology, Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD

Education and Training

1987 - 1990, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD. Postdoctoral, Molecular Biology

1986, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. Ph.D., Biology

1979, Stanford University, Stanford, CA. B.S., Biology

This is an abbreviated document. Full C.V. available upon request. Last updated 08/12

Awards and Professional Activities

2012-pres, Director, City of Hope-San Gabriel Valley Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) Collaborative

2010, Woman of Achievement (Enhancing Community Capacity), Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) of San Gabriel Valley, CA

2006 - 2011, Co-Director, California State University of Los Angeles (CSULA) and City of Hope Cancer Collaborative

2006, Woman of the Year in Science and Technology, State Legislator’s Office, CA

2005 - 2009, Member, National Cancer Institute (NCI) NCI-I Study Section for Career Development Awards, National Institute of Health (NIH)

2000 - 2003, Director, Training Program in Breast Cancer Research, City of Hope (Professional Experience)

1992 - 1994, American Cancer Society Junior Faculty Award

1979, Phi Beta Kappa, Stanford University