Education
Post-Doc, Biochemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 1998-2001
Post-Doc, Biochemistry, Laboratory of Biological Chemistry, NIA, NIH, 1996-1998
PhD, Biomedical Science, Kent State University, 1996
MA, Anthropology, Kent State University, 1991
BS, Biology, Antioch College, 1987
Awards
1996-1998 Intramural Research Training Award Fellowship, National Institute on Aging,
NIH
1997 Glenn Foundation Award presented at the 1997 ASCB Annual Meeting, Washington
DC, December 15, 1997.
2001-2004 Individual National Research Service Award, NIDCR, NIH.
2001 New Investigator Award, 7th International Conference on the Chemistry and Biology
of Mineralized Tissues, November 8, 2001
2001 - present Member of American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
2004 - 2005 Member of American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
2009 - present Member of the Orthopaedic Research Society
2012 – present Member of the American Association of Anatomists
Grants
Completed
05/01/02 - 04/30/04 NIH/NIDCR Regulation of Apoptosis in Osteoblast-like Cells (PI:
Adams), Role: PI
12/01/03 - 11/30/07 USA Med Research Acq Activity Orthopaedic Implants Engineered
to Prevent Post-Operative Infection of Open Fractures (PI: Shapiro), Role: Co-I.
03/01/94 - 03/31/07 NIH/NIDCR Bone Growth in Dental, Cranial and Skeletal Tissues
(PI: Shapiro), Role: Co-I.
12/01/04 - 11/30/09 NIH Oxygen Sensing and Growth Plate Chondrocyte Maturation (PI:
Srinivas), Role: Co-I.
01/01/05 - 12/31/09 NIH Smart Substrates for a New Generation of Implants (PI: Shapiro),
Role: Co-I
01/01/05 - 12/31/06 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Designing a new generation of implants:
tethering bioactive molecules to prosthetic devices (PI: Adams), Role: PI
07/01/10 - 06/31/11 CCDA Effect of Liposuction Technique on the viability and differentiation
of adipose derived Stem cells (PI: Adams), Role: PI
07/01/11 - 06/31/12 CCDA Effect of Liposuction Technique on the viability and differentiation
of adipose derived Stem cells (PI: D’Angelo), Role: Co-I
07/01/11 - 06/30/12 CCDA The Role of Osteoblast Maturation in the Regulation of Calcium
and Phosphate Ion Pair-Induced Apoptosis (PI: Adams) Role: PI.
09/17/09 – 08/31/12 NIH/NIDCR A New Allograft that promotes Long-Term, Infection-Free
Skeletal Repair (MPI:Hickok and Adams) Role: MPI.
07/01/12 - 06/30/13 CCDA The Role of Osteoblast Maturation in the Regulation of Calcium
and Phosphate Ion Pair-Induced Apoptosis (PI: Adams) Role: PI.
Current
08/10/09 – 07/31/14 NIH/NICHD Creating an Infection-free Intraosseous Transcutaneous
Amputation Prosthesis (MPI:Hickok and Adams) Role: MPI.
07/01/13 - 06/30/14 CCDA Bactericidal Implant Surfaces (PI: Adams) Role: PI.
