Current Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor in Medicine
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2021 - Present
Medicine, Medical Oncology,
Medicine
Assistant Professor
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2018 - Present
Marine Science and Conservation,
Nicholas School of the Environment
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
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2017 - Present
Duke Cancer Institute,
Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
An informatics-based analysis platform identifies diverse microbial species with plastic-degrading potential.
Journal Article Sci Total Environ · April 10, 2025 Plastic waste has accumulated rapidly in the past century and is now found throughout every ecosystem on Earth. Its ubiquitous presence means that plastic is routinely ingested by countless organisms, with potential negative consequences for organismal hea ... Full text Link to item CitePhylogenetic allometric scaling of near basal breathing frequency in terrestrial, semi-aquatic and aquatic mammals.
Journal Article Exp Physiol · April 1, 2025 We measured the BASAL breathing frequency following an overnight fast in adult, non-pregnant/non-lactating, inactive mammals ranging in body mass from 15 to 5520 kg. The data included results from 338 individual animals from 34 species that were divided in ... Full text Link to item CiteCharacterization of the genomic landscape of canine oral osteosarcoma reveals similarities with appendicular osteosarcoma.
Journal Article PLoS One · 2025 Osteosarcoma (OS) is the most common bone tumor in both dogs and humans. It predominantly occurs in the appendicular skeleton, with about 25% of cases occurring within the axial skeleton. Progression of local disease is often the life-limiting factor for p ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
GCR: The other plastic problem: quantifying and predicting impacts of plastic additives across levels of biological and social organization
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2024 - 2029Mitochondrial bioenergetics and colorectal cancer
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Wake Forest University School Of Medicine · 2024 - 2029Inhibiting Rev1-mediated DNA translesion synthesis for cancer therapy
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Cancer Institute · 2024 - 2028View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Florida International University ·
2009
Ph.D.