Professional Development

Post-doc Training

  • Postdoctoral Research Associate and Senior Research Fellow, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla CA     (01/1991 - 12/1997)

Seminars and Conferences

  • Co-chair, Session on “Update on Antinuclear Antibody Detection”. 14th Dresden Symposium on Autoantibodies. Dresden, Germany.  (09/2019)
  • Roundtable Discussion Leader. “Navigating the Road to a Successful Career in Cancer Research: Building a Career in Cancer research”.  Annual AACR Meeting.   (04/2019)
  • Co-Chair, Session on “Novel Autoantibodies in Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases and Anti-DFS70”. 11th International Congress of Autoimmunity, Lisbon, Portugal.   (05/2018)
  • Roundtable Discussion Leader. “Navigating the Road to Successful Career in Cancer Research: Transitioning from Assistant Professor to Tenure”.  AACR Meeting (04/2018)
  • Panelist, Session on “Health Equity Research”, City of Hope Cancer Control and Population Sciences Retreat.  Monrovia, CA.  (01/2018)
  • Co-chair, Session on “Infections and Autoimmunity”. 13th Dresden Symposium on Autoantibodies. Dresden, Germany.  (09/2017)
  • Roundtable Discussion Leader. “Navigating the Road to a Successful Career in Cancer Research: Building an Academic Career in Cancer Research”.  Annual AACR Meeting (04/2017)
  • Co-chair, Session on “Novel Autoantigens: DFS70 and 14-3-3”. 10th International Congress of Autoimmunity.  Leipzig, Germany.   (04/2016)
  • Co-chair, Session on “Autoantibodies: from Research to Clinical Applications”. 12th Dresden Symposium on Autoantibodies. Dresden, Germany.  (09/2015)
  • Roundtable Discussion Leader. “Navigating the Road to a Successful career in Cancer Research: How to be a good mentor”.  Annual AACR Meeting.   (04/2014)
  • Co-chair, Session on Autoimmunity in Infection and Tumors. 11th Dresden Symposium on Autoantibodies. Dresden, Germany. (09/2013)
  • Roundtable Discussion Leader. “Navigating the Road to a Successful career in Cancer Research: What to look for in a mentor”.  Annual AACR Meeting.   (04/2013)
  • Roundtable Discussion Leader. “Navigating the Road to a Successful career in Cancer Research: What to look for in a mentor”.  Annual AACR Meeting.   (04/2012)
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Special Projects

  • Editorial Board, Scientific Reports – a Nature Research Journal   (05/2019 - 12/2020)
  • Associate Editor, Autoimmunity Highlights, a Springer-Verlag journal    (01/2010 - 12/2020)