BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH


 I was born and raised in Des Moines, Iowa. I obtained a B.S. in

 chemistry, with concentrations in biology and math, from Clarke College,

 Dubuque, Iowa. My M.S. in biochemistry, investigating structural and kinetic

 properties of aldehyde dehydrogenase isozymes, was earned at Purdue

 University in the laboratory of Henry Weiner. I then worked at Rainbow Babies

 and Children's Hospital, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio,

 developing an animal model for studying pediatric giardiasis. When the grant

 money ran out, I was fortunate to obtain a position studying gene expression

 in central nervous system tumors with Tim Mapstone, M.D., Department of

 Neurosurgery, and Dave Goldthwait, M.D., Department of Biochemistry, CWRU.

 Recognizing that I was more interested in teaching and conducting

entomological than medical research (and that I would rather be warm than

cold), I called H. Glenn Hall, at the University of Florida, to inquire about the

possibility of working toward my doctorate in his laboratory (i.e., I invited

myself into his lab). I have met an outstanding group of people at UF, had

terrific opportunities to travel and teach, and have enjoyed great freedom in

conducting my research.


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