Educational Background; PhD, Nutrition, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 1997, MS, Nutrition, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX , 1992. BS, Nutrition, Providence University, Taiwan , 1988. Research Interests Examining molecular alterations underlying colitis associated colorectal carcinogeneisis in a mouse model of induced colitis. Assessing the ability of chemopreventive agents to inhibit tumor formation in vivo and to modulate biomarker levels in select tissues. Examining the feasibility of using novel image probes to detect colonic adenomas.

Colon cancer prevention