B.A. in Biochemistry, University of Pennsylvania.
M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Genetics, Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Postdoctoral fellowship in Human Genetics and Molecular Biology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
18 years as a faculty member at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.
Published over 50 peer-reviewed papers mostly on antimicrobial peptides and host defense against infection.