B.Sc., Chemistry, University of Liverpool, U.K., 1990; M.Sc., Analytical Chemistry, University of Bristol, U.K., 1992; Ph.D., Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Canada, 1998; Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Advanced Biotechnology, Boston University, 1998-2001; Postdoctoral Fellow and Associate Scientist, Sequenom Inc., 1998-2001; Assistant Professor, Northeastern University, 2001-2005.