Stanley V. Smith, PhD
Professor
Department:
SOM-Advanced Biomedical Education
Email:
svsmith@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 815-1268
Biography
I have a long history with UMMC that is independent of my graduate training here and my career progression once I returned here. Specifically, my grandmother lived until I was 8 years old because of the actions of doctors here at UMMC in the 1960s. She presented with a gangrenous leg as a complication of her Type 1 diabetes. Unfortunately, she was refused treatment at the hospital her local doctor in Starkville sent her to. She was sent home to die. My mom's Caucasian employer packed my mother and my grandmother into her car, drove them to UMMC, and got her admitted. Physicians at UMMC amputated my grandmother's leg and saved her life. Because of their actions, I have fond memories of my grandmother in her wheelchair singing to me as I snuggled in her lap. Many years later while I was a UMMC graduate student, my mother was diagnosed with cervical cancer. We brought her to UMMC because of the expertise but also because, to be honest, she had no insurance and couldn't afford treatment at other places. Even though I was here and in research, I felt helpless and didn't know exactly what to do. Fortunately professors, fellow graduate students, and other friends at UMMC helped me sort things out. The oncology group here performed all the surgeries, radiation therapy, and after-care. They did an excellent job. There was a young resident involved in my mom's care whom I knew from Medical Biochemistry class a few years earlier. He recognized that I was a basket case early in the process. He took me aside and said that he would be looking after my mom and told me not to worry. He, of course, couldn't guarantee the outcome, but he made sure I believed that everything possible was being done. He gave me his home phone number and told me to call him at anytime if there was anything that my mom needed or if I had questions, concerns, or just needed to talk. He did so very much to try and make my mom and me feel positive about the dire situation. Thanks to his actions and those of many others, my mom lived another 16 wonderful years.
I have many such stories as do many other people that I know who have depended on the UMMC for the health and well-being of their loved ones. To me, this represents the true strength of UMMC; the people. Not the people necessarily on the radar; but the people that do the things that they do here not just because of salary or career or prestige; but simply because they care and would do anything and everything in their power to help with the UMMC missions: Education, Research, and Healthcare. There are many, many people such as that here at UMMC. They have always been here but don't always get nor do they seek attention. These people and their deeds and actions are the reasons that I got to know my grandmother for a while; that I was fortunate to have 16 wonderful years with my mother after cancer; that I was able to pursue a PhD.; that I wanted to come back to UMMC and try to be "one of those people." We are a resource-poor state. However, I've trained at and visited many prestigious places that had excessive amounts of "monetary resources". However, I was often disappointed with the quality of the "people resources." I firmly believe that UMMC is as rich or richer than most places in "people resources."
Twenty years ago, I chose to continue my career at UMMC and try to be a good faculty member, a good team player, a good leader, a good researcher, a good teacher, ... a good representative of the noble and proud ideals that UMMC and its "people" stand for. Each day I strive to be better at it than the day before on my life's journey of Continuous Quality Improvement.
Education
| The University of Mississippi (Medical Center), PhD, Biochemistry | 1995 |
| Mississippi State University, BS, Biochemistry | 1987 |
| The National Institutes of Health, The National Institutes of Health, Intramural Research Traineeship Award (IRTA) Fellow, National Institute of Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, Laboratory of Physical Biology | |
| The National Institutes of Health, The National Institutes of Health, Intramural/Cancer Research Traineeship Award (IRTA/CRTA) Fellow, National Cancer Institute (NCI), Laboratory of Molecular Carcinogenesi/Metabolism |
Current Positions
| Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology / Toxicology | 07/2021 - Present |
| Director, School of Medicine | 07/2015 - Present |
| Director, School of Medicine | 07/2014 - Present |
| Director, School of Dentistry | 07/2011 - Present |
| Director, School of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology / Toxicology | 07/2010 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments
| Associate Professor, The Univeristy of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology / Toxicology | 07/2016 - 06/2020 |
| Associate Director, UMMC, School of Medicine | 10/2015 - 2019 |
| Associate Director, School of Medicine | 07/2014 - 06/2015 |
| Assistant Professor, The University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology / Toxicology | 08/2002 - 06/2016 |
Sponsored Program Funding
| Extramural, Mississippi Center of Excellence in Perinatal Research (COBRE), The National Institutes of Health | 06/2017 - 05/2022 |
| Extramural, Role of microRNA-21 in acetaminophen-induced acute liver failure, The National Institutes of Health | 04/2017 - 03/2020 |
| Extramural, Development of novel combinatorial treatment to prevent chemotherapeutic resistance and enhance efficacy of riluzole in a rodent model of SCI; PI: Dr. Raymond J. Grill, Department of Defense | 10/2015 - 09/2017 |
| Extramural, Cardiorenal and Metabolic Diseases Research Center COBRE; PI: Dr. John E. Hall; Funded 2013-2017, National Institutes of Health | 08/2013 - Present |
| Intramural, Genomics and Lipidomics of CYP Eicosanoids in Kidney Disease in African-Americans, UMC Intramural Research Support Program (IRSP), Dr. Al Dreisbach, MD (PI) | 05/2011 - 04/2012 |
| Extramural, HPLC Purification and Characterization of Hepatic Cytochrome P450 Isoforms, INBRE Grant (University of Southern Mississippi) | 10/2003 - 09/2004 |
| Intramural, Structure/Function Relationships in the Breast Cancer Molecular Target Aromatase, UMMC American Cancer Society Intramural Research Program | 07/2003 - 06/2004 |
Publications
Newsletter | |
| Smith SV ASPET Selects UMMC Pharmacology/Toxicology Faculty for Travel Award The Journey Newsletter, Office of Medical Education, UMMC, February 2020 | 2020 |
UMMC eCV (Semi-Weekly CenterView EMAIL Publication) | |
| UMMC Researcher Heeds Calls for Colleagues to Heed the Call to be Screened | 2018 |
Abstracts | |
| Smith, SV The COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Effects on Student Performance in Medical Pharmacology | 2022 |
| Shields, C, Poudel B, Ekperikpe, U, Brown, A, Smith S, Cornelius, D, and Williams, J. Sex Differences in Macrophage Polarization During the Early Progression of Renal Disease in Obese Dahl Salt-Sensitive Rats Prior to Puberty The FASEB J, 35:S1 | 2021 |
| Brown A, Poudel B, Shields C, Ekperikpe U, Smith S, Cornelius D, and Williams J Elevations in arterial pressure are associated with increases in plasma angiotensin III and angiotensin 1-9 in female obese SS rats prior to puberty The FASEB J. 2021; 35:S1 | 2021 |
| Smith SV Improving Student Performance in an Inter‐Professional Pharmacology Course: Applying Lessons Learned from Successes in Medical Pharmacology FASEB J. 2020; 34, 1-supplement: 05446 | 2020 |
| Huffman, AM, Syed, M, Rezq, S, Anderson, CD, Smith, SV, Harmancy, R, Yanes Cardozo, LL, and Romero DG. MicroRNA-21 Ablation Attenuates Acetaminophen-Induced Hepatoxtoxicity in Male Mice The FASEB J., 34:S1 | 2020 |
| Smith SV Improving Student Performance in Medical Pharmacology FASEB J. 2019;33, 1_supplement:803.2 | 2019 |
| Harvey KL, Trussell AN, Smith SV, Wellman SE Purification and Reconstitution of Bacterially Expressed Aromatase. J. Mississippi Academy of Sciences, 2009; 54(1):37. | |
| Love JA, Smith TG, Freeman ML, Yoder ZJ, Purser CA, Burks SM, Couch DB, Smith SV, Baker RC A Zebrafish Model of Short- and Long-Term Ethanol Exposure. J. Mississippi Academy of Sciences, 2009; 54(1):67. | |
| Richardson K, Walker A, Burks S, Baker R, Smith S Effects of Binge and Chronic Alcohol Exposure on Zebrafish Grouping Behavior. J. Mississippi Academy of Sciences, 2009; 54(1):79. | |
| Rush T, Brown B, Purser C, Smith S In Vitro Metabolomics of the Breast Cancer Drug Tamoxifen. J. Mississippi Academy of Sciences, 2010; 55(1):90. | |
| Burks S, Smith S Probing Cytochrome P450s: Insights into Conformational Dynamics Using Laser Flash Photolysis. J. Mississippi Academy of Sciences, 2010; 55(1):90. | |
| Smith SV Glick B Koch RB Chicken ATPase Activities from Five Different Chicken Tissue Preparations J. Mississippi Academy of Sciences. 1985; 30:20 | |
| Koch RB Smith SV Purification and Comparison of Lipoxygenase Enzymes: Properties and Activities from Five Different Legume and Corn Seeds J. Mississippi Academy of Sciences, 1987; 33:19. | |
| Koch RB Glick B Smith SV Comparison of the Effects of Odorants and Amino Sugars on the ATPase Activities of Chicken Olfactory and Chicken Brain Preparations J. Mississippi Academy of Sciences, 1988; 33:19 | |
| Smith SV Case ST High-Level Expression in E. coli of a Recombinant Core Repeat from a Chironomus tentans Secretory Protein. J. Mississippi Academy of Sciences, 1992; 37:30 | |
| Smith SV Case ST Evidence for Intramolecular Disulfide Bonds in a Recombinant spIa Core Repeat Protein from Chironomus tentans. J. Mississippi Academy of Sciences, 1994 39:33. | |
| Smith SV Case ST Disulfide Bonds in a Recombinant Repeat From an Aquatic Insect's Silk Protein. Biophys. J.,1995; 68:A342. | |
| Smith SV, Robinson RC, Koley AP, Dai R Effects of Ethanol and Other Substrates on the Conformation and Dynamics of Cytochrome P450 2E1. Biophys. J., 1999; 76:A119. | |
| Fronticelli C, Piro C, Karavitis M, Arosio D, Smith SV, Friedman FK, Brinigar WS Conformational and Functional Relevance of the COO-Terminal Residues in Sperm Whale Myoglobin. Biophys. J., 2000; 78:A281. | |
| Robinson RC, Friedman FK, Smith SV Unique Conformational Ensembles of Different Human Cytochromes P450. Biophys. J., 2004; 80:A403-404. | |
| Sandifer J, Bishop GR, Smith SV Optical Difference Spectroscopy to Measure Binding of Warfarin Enantiomers to Cytochrome P450 3A4. J. Mississippi Academy of Sciences, 2004; 49(1):27. | |
| Priester j, Smith SV Using Difference Spectroscopy to Investigate the Interactions of Selected Inhibitors with the Breast Cancer Molecular Target Cytochrome P450 Aromatase. J. Mississippi Academy of Sciences,2005; 50(1):45. | |
| Priester J, Smith SV Ligand Binding Properties of the Breast Cancer Molecular Target Aromatase. J. Mississippi Academy of Sciences, 2006; 51(1):35. | |
| Hilderbrand HJ, Smith TG, Smith SV The Effects of Several Selected Breast Cancer Drugs on Aromatase Activity. J. Mississippi Academy of Sciences,2006; 51(1):43. | |
| Brown K, Smith S, Levison V, Purser CA, Smith TG, Baker RC Hepatic Cytochrome P450 Activity in a Zebrafish Alcoholic Liver Disease Model J. Mississippi Academy of Sciences, 2007; 52(1):54-55 | |
| Levison VL, Baker RC, Brown K, Smith SV, Purser CA, Smith TG, Tucci M Development of a Model for Alcoholic Liver Disease. J. Mississippi Academy of Sciences, 2007; 52(1):104. | |
| Burks SM, Levison V, Knight E, Baker RC, Smith SV Pharmacological Effects of Ethanol and Other Drugs on Zebrafish. SEPS 28th Annual Meeting, 2008; 50(1):67-68. | |
| Dreisbach A, Smith SV, Kyle PB, Ramaiah M, Garrett MR, Amenuke M, Griswold ME, Roman RJ Urinary CYP Eicosanoid Excretion Correlates with Glomerular Filtration in African-Americans with Chronic Kidney Disease. Hypertension, 2012; 60:A348. | |
Dissertation | |
| Smith SV Design, Synthesis, and Characterization of RCAS, a Protein Modelled After Repeats in an Insect Silk Protein University of Mississippi Medical Center, 1995 | 1995 |
Book Chapter | |
| Smith SV Case ST Over-expression of a core repeat from an insect silk protein that forms intramolecular disulfide bonds., in Biomolecular Materials, pp 93-98 Materials Research Society Press, Pittsburgh, PA ISBN: 1-55899-187-5 | |
| Case ST, Smith SV Synthetic and recombinant domains from a midge's giant silk protein: Role of disulfide bonds., in Silk Polymers: Materials Science and Biotechnology American Chemical Society Press, Washington, DC ISBN: 0-8412-2743-8 | |
| Case ST, Smith SV, Bratton MR Disulfide bonds in recombinant repeat units from an aquatic insect's silk protein., in Biomolecular Materials by Design Materials Research Society Press, Pittsburgh, PA ISBN: 1-55899-229-4 | |
| Lindsey ML, Gomes AY, Smith SV, de Castro Bras LE "How to Design a Cardiovascular Proteomics Experiment", Chapter 3 in Manual of Cardiovascular Proteomics (Editors: Agnetti G, Lindsey ML, and Foster DB) Springer Berlin Heidelberg, New York, 2016 ISBN 978-3-319-31828-4 | |
Presentations
| Mass Spectrometry Core Facility (MSCF) Seminar, Theory, Practice, and Application of Mass Spectrometry in Biomedical Research, Department of Pharmacology, UMMC | 10/2015 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Targeted Proteomics and MRM-Based Expression Analysis Using Mass Spectrometry, Biochemistry Department, UMMC | 04/2014 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, These are the People in your Scientific Neighborhood: Importance of Mentoring in your Career Path, Increasing Minority Access to Education (IMAGE) Awards Banquet for The Louis Stokes Mississippi Alliance for Minority Participation, The University of Southern Mississippi | 04/2013 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Conformational Dynamics in Cytochrome P450s, Mississippi Biophysical Consortium, The University of Mississippi | 05/2008 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Structure/Function Relationships in the Cytochrome P450 Superfamily, Alliance for Graduate Education in Mississippi (AGEM), Jackson, MS | 01/2005 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Structure/Function Relationships in the Breast Cancer Molecular Target Aromatase, Jackson Cancer Research Interest Group (JCRIG), UMMC | 08/2004 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Role of Cytochrome P450s in ADRs, Baker Donelson Law Firm, Jackson, MS | 07/2004 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, HPLC Purification and Characterization of Hepatic Cytochrome P450 Isoforms, Mississippi Functional Genomics Network, Biloxi Mississippi | 02/2004 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Probing Cytochrome P450 Structure/Function Via Ligand Binding, Department of Chemistry, Jackson State University | 11/2003 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Cytochrome P450s: Friends and Foes in Drug Design and Therapy, Department of Biology, Tougaloo College | 10/2003 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Probing Cytochrome P450 Structure/Function Via Ligand Binding, Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi | 04/2003 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Cytochrome P450 Conformational Dynamics, Biochemistry Department, Mississippi State University | 04/2003 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Cytochrome P450 Conformational Dynamics and Substrate Interactions as Probed by CO Flash Photolysis, Biochemistry Department, The University of Mississippi Medical Center | 10/2002 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Cytochrome P450 Conformational Dynamics and Substrate Interactions as Probed by Flash Photolysis, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, The University of Mississippi Medical Center | 03/2002 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Cytochrome P450 Conformational Dynamics and Substrate Interactions as Probed by CO Flash Photolysis, Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY | 01/2002 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Cytochrome P450 Conformation and Substrate Interactions As Probed by CO Binding Kinetics., Gordon Conference on Drug Metabolism, Holderness, NH | 07/1998 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Design, Synthesis and Characterizaion of rCAS, a Recombinant Silk Protein, Deparment of Biochemistry, Mississippi State University | 05/1995 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Academy for Excellence in Education (Inaugural Member; effective 8/23/2022), UMMC Office of Academic Affairs | 2022 |
| Medical Education Grant Academy Fellow, School of Medicine (Office of Medical Education) | 2022 |
| The Nelson Order, School of Medicine | 2022 |
| Regions TEACH Prize Finalist, School of Medicine | 2022 |
| The Trailblazer Award, Office of Medical Education | 2022 |
| The Nelson Order, UMMC School of Medicine | 2021 |
| Pre-Clinical Professor of the Year, Office of Alumni Affairs and The School of Medicine | 2021 |
| Evers Society Hall of Fame, Carl G. Evers Society | 2021 |
| Trailblazer Teaching Award, The Office of Medical Education | 2021 |
| M2 Professor of the Year, Carl G. Evers Society | 2020 |
| Division for Pharmacology Education (DPE) Senior Pharmacology Educator Travel Award, American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET) | 2019 |
| M2 All-Star Professor, Carl G. Evers Student Society | 2019 |
| M2 All-Star Professor, The Carl G. Evers Society /M2 Student Body | 2018 |
| Nelson Order for Teaching Excellence, UMMC School of Dentistry | 2014 |
| Honoree for Contributions to the Positive Advancement of Diversity by the Black History Month Committee, The State Instutions of Higher Learning (IHL) Board of Trustees | 2007 |
| Mississippi Functional Genomics Network (MFGN) Featured Scientist, The Mississippi Functional Genomics Network, University of Southern Mississippi | 2003 |
| Recognition Award --- Inspiration, First Baptist Church Longview | 1995 |
| Fisher Biotechnology Award for Best Graduate Student Presentation, The Mississippi Academy of Sciences | 1991 |
| Fisher Biotechnology Award for Best Graduate Student Presentation, The Mississippi Academy of Sciences | 1990 |
| National Honor Society, National Honor Society | 1982 |
| National Merit Semifinalist/National Achievement Finalist, National Merit Scholar Foundation | 1982 |
Professional Membership and Service
| American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET) Division of Pharmacology Education (DPE), Executive Committee Member | 2020 - Present |
| International Association of Medical Educators (IAMSE) | 2019 - Present |
| American Dental Education Association (ADEA), UMMC Representaive, Dental Schools Addiction Education Summit for SAMHSA Regions III and IV, ADEA Headquarters, Washington, DC | 2017 |
| Minority Faculty Professional Development Focus Group, Office of Faculty Affairs, School of Medicine, Discussant, Minority Faculty Professional Development Focus Group, Office of Faculty Affairs, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2015 |
| National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) Item Writing Workshop for Basic and Clinical Sciences, Attendee, Meeting, National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) Item Writing Workshop for Basic and Clinical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2014 |
| American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Member | 2014 - Present |
| ThermoFisher, Inc., Proteomics Training for Q-Exactive Plus | 2014 |
| American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS), Member | 2012 - Present |
| Sponsored by the Women’s Health Research Center, Attendee, Meeting, Physiology of Cardiovascular Disease: Gender Disparities | 2011 |
| ABSCIEX Complex, Framingham, MA, QTRAP 5500 Training for Peptide Quant | 2011 |
| UMMC, Attendee, Meeting, Global Obesity Summit | 2010 |
| ABSCIEX Complex, Framingham, MA, QTRAP for Qualitative/Quantative Workflows Training | 2010 |
| National Center for Science Resources (NCRR), Grantsmanship/Funding Strategy Discussion Session | 2010 |
| Jackson Cancer Research Interest Group, Attendee, Meeting, Population-based Disparities in Cancer Grant Writing Workshop | 2006 |
| Alliance for Graduate Education in Mississippi (AGEM), Attendee, Meeting, Winter Symposium, Jackson, MS | 2005 |
| Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), Minority Faculty Career Development Seminar, Georgetown University, Washington, DC | 2004 |
| American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Member | 1987 - Present |
| American Physiological Society (APS), Member | |
| American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET), Member | |
| Mississippi Academy of Sciences (MAS): Lifetime Member and Past President, Member | |
| National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) Test Question Writing Workshop for Basic and Clinical Sciences, Attendee, Meeting, National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) Test Question Writing Workshop for Basic and Clinical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2005 |
Committee Service
| MEDICAL CENTER-FACULTY SENATE, Member | 2021 - 2024 |
| SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-CURRICULUM, Member | 2021 - Present |
| SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-CURRICULUM, Member | 2021 - Present |
| Department of Pharmacology Promotion and Tenure Committee, Member | 2021 - Present |
| Student Evaluation Subcommittee, Steering Committee for Curriculum Redesign, Chair | 2020 - Present |
| Steering Committee for Curriculum Redesign, Steering Comittee Member | 2020 - Present |
| MEDICAL CENTER-FACULTY SENATE, Alternate Senator Representing The School of Dentistry | 2020 - 2021 |
| Task Force for Curriculum Improvement/Integration, Member | 2020 - Present |
| SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-ADMISSIONS FILE REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE, Member | 2020 - Present |
| MEDICAL CENTER-DIVERSITY ADVISORY COUNCIL, Member | 2017 - 2018 |
| Pharmacology Professional Education Committee, Chair | 2017 - Present |
| Institutional Climate Workgroup, Member | 2016 - 2017 |
| Medical Neuroscience Curriculum Development Subcommittee, Member | 2015 - 2017 |
| SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-CURRICULUM, Member | 2015 - 2021 |
| Department of Pharmacology Department Website Update and Maintenance Committee | 2014 - Present |
| SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY-ADMISSIONS, Member | 2014 - Present |
| SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY-CURRICULUM, Member | 2014 - 2017 |
| Departmental Review/Self-Study Committee for Evaluation of the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Member | 2013 - Present |
| President, Mississippi Academy of Sciences | 2013 - 2014 |
| SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY-STUDENT EVALUATION AND PROMOTION, Member | 2012 - 2014 |
| President-Elect, Mississippi Academy of Sciences | 2012 - 2013 |
| Pharmacology Faculty Search Committee, Member | 2009 - 2015 |
| Basic Sciences/Research Recruitment Coordinator, UMMC/Mississippi Blood Services Blood Drive | 2009 - 2010 |
| Pharmacology Department, Professional Education Committee, Member | 2009 - Present |
| Board of Directors, Mississippi Academy of Sciences, Member | 2009 - 2014 |
| Co-Chairperson, Mississippi Academy of Sciences Health Sciences Division, Co-Chair | 2008 - 2010 |
| Pharmacology Department Representative, UMMC/Mississippi Blood Services Blood Drive, Member | 2008 - 2010 |
| Publicity Chairperson, Mississippi Academy of Sciences, Chair | 2007 - 2009 |
| Pharmacology Department Graduate Admissions Committee, Member | 2007 - 2010 |
| SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY-ADMISSIONS, Member | 2007 - 2010 |
| MEDICAL CENTER-ANIMAL CARE AND USE, Member | 2007 - 2010 |
| UMC Voluntary Health Agency Steering Committee, Member | 2006 - 2007 |
| Multi-Cultural Enhancement Strategic Planning Subcommittee, Member | 2006 - 2006 |
| Microbiology Chair Search Committee, Member | 2003 - 2004 |
| Pharmacology Faculty Representative, Breakfast with Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), Attendee | 2003 - 2003 |
Community Service
| Young Black Men with Promise Mentoring Program, Volunteer Mentor: Highland View Elementary School, Silver Spring, Maryland, 2000-2002. | |
| American Cancer Society (ACS) Local and National Representatives Visit UMMC, Discussion/Research Laboratory Tour | |
| “Making Strides against Breast Cancer Walk”, Interviewed by WJTV News in the Promotion |
Other Service
| Journal of STEM Outreach | 05/2021 - Present |
| Annals of the New York Academy of Science | 04/2016 - Present |
| Minority Programs Review Committee, Subcommittee A (MPRC-A) Study Section | 01/2007 - Present |
| Graduate Faculty, Member | 2007 - Present |
| School of Health Related Professions (SHRP) Research Day, Poster Judge | 04/2005 - 05/2011 |
| Alliance for Graduate Education in Mississippi (AGEM) Winter Symposium, Poster Judge | 01/2005 - 01/2005 |
| School of Graduate Studies Research Day; 2008 and 2014, Poster Judge | |
| Power Academic and Performing Arts Complex, Jackson, MS, Science Fair Judge | |
| Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, Maryland, 2001-2002, Science Fair Judge | |
| Albert Einstein High School, Silver Spring Maryland, 2001-2002, Science Fair Judge | |
| Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences | |
| Current Drug Metabolism | |
| Expert Opinions in Drug Metabolism |
Teaching Experience
| PH620/PHARM726/DENT, Medicine, Course, Course Director, Medical Pharmacology/Fundamental Pharmacology/Dental Pharmacology | Annual 2022 |
| PH620, Medicine, Course, Course Director, Medical Pharmacology: COVID-19 Pandemic-Induced Transition to Online Course (March 16th, 2020) | Spring 2019 |
| PHARM726, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Fundamental Pharmacology: COVID-19 Pandemic-Induced Transition to Online Course (March 16th, 2020) | Spring 2019 |
| DENT626, Dentistry, Course, Course Director, Dental Pharmacology: COVID-19 Pandemic-Induced Transition to Online Course (March 16th, 2020) | Spring 2019 |
| PHYSIO 727, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Physiological Applications of Molecular Biology | Annual 2017 |
| PHARM 726, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Fundamental Pharmacology | Spring 2017 |
| PH620/PH720, Medicine, Course, Course Director, Medical Pharmacology | Annual 2014 |
| PH620/PH720, Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, Medical Pharmacology | Annual 2013 |
| Medicine, Advisor to first and second year Medical Students (Pre-Clinical Advisor) | Annual 2013 |
| DENT626, Dentistry, Course, Course Director, Dental Pharmacology | Spring 2011 |
| BCH 742, Graduate, Course, Co-Coordinator/Lecturer, Molecular Biology | Annual 2006 - 2012 |
| DENT 626, Dentistry, Lecture, Lecturer, Dental Pharmacology | Spring 2004 |
| PHARM 781, Graduate, Course, Co-Coordinator/Lecturer, Molecular Toxicology | Annual 2004 - 2010 |
| PH620, Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Medical Pharmacology | Annual 2003 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Introduction to Biochemistry for Minority Medical Students | Summer 1989 - 1991 |
| BCH 8205, Mississippi State University, Biochemistry Department, Lab, Lab Presenter, Biochemistry Lab | Fall 1982 - 1985 |
Directed Student Learning
| Supervised Research, Advised: Kristen Camille Smith | 2019 - 2019 |
| Dissertation Committee Member, Advised: Corbin Shields | 2018 - 2021 |
| Dissertation Committee Member, Advised: Bibek Poudel | 2018 - 2021 |
| Supervised and Trained Mr. Rijal in the Mass Spectrometry Core Facility (MSCF), Advised: Arjun Rijal | 2018 - 2022 |
| Dissertation Committee Member, Advised: Sonja Dragojevic | 2017 - 2019 |
| Research Advisor, Advised: Latoya Brantley | 2015 - 2015 |
| Research Advisor, Advised: Trianna Humphrey | 2015 - 2015 |
| Dissertation Committee Member, Advised: Edward Townsend | 2014 - 2017 |
| Dissertation Committee Member, Advised: Valeria Zai-Rose | 2014 - 2018 |
| Supervised and trained, Advised: Tomoko Muroya | 2013 - 2014 |
| Supervised and Trained, Advised: Yoko Kojima | 2012 - 2013 |
| Research Advisor, Advised: Rhiannon (Rhea Kay) Rowe | 2012 - 2013 |
| Research Advisor, Advised: Arielle Wallace | 2011 - 2013 |
| Supervised and Trained, Advised: SangWon Park | 2011 - 2012 |
| Research Advisor, Advised: Brittany Cavett | 2009 - 2011 |
| Dissertation Defense Committee Member, Advised: Sooim Shin | 2009 - 2011 |
| Research Advisor, Advised: Terrence Rush | 2009 - 2009 |
| Research Advisor, Advised: Brittany Brown | 2009 - 2009 |
| Dissertation Defense Committee Member, Advised: Aruna Rawat | 2008 - 2010 |
| Research Advisor, Advised: Antrice Walker | 2008 - 2008 |
| Research Advisor, Advised: Kiara Richardson | 2008 - 2008 |
| Research Advisor, Advised: Ashley Trussell | 2007 - 2009 |
| Dissertation Committee Chair, Advised: Stephanie Burks | 2007 - 2010 |
| Research Advisor, Advised: Treniece Perry | 2007 - 2008 |
| Research Advisor, Advised: Alfred Junior, III | 2007 - 2007 |
| Research Advisor, Advised: Keila Brown | 2006 - 2006 |
| Research Advisor, Advised: Bianca Clark | 2005 - 2005 |
| Research Advisor, Advised: Heather Hilderbrand | 2005 - 2005 |
| Research Advisor, Advised: Jonathan Priester | 2004 - 2006 |
| Dissertation Defense Committee Member, Advised: John Smith | 2004 - 2008 |
| Research Advisor, Advised: Jodie Reese | 2004 - 2004 |
| Research Advisor, Advised: Jessica Revell | 2004 - 2004 |
| Research Advisor, Advised: Juliette Sandifer | 2003 - 2005 |
| Research Advisor, Advised: Patrice Miller | 2002 - 2003 |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Anthony Burke | 1987 - 1987 |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Michael Purnell | 1986 - 1986 |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Joyce Wade | 1985 - 1985 |