B.S., Florida International University, Miami, Fla., 1989.
M.S., Florida International University, Miami, Fla., 1997.
Ph.D., Touro University International, Cypress, Calif., 2007.

Diabetes Research Institute, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Fla., director, cGMP Hematopoietic Cell Processing Facility, 2000-2004; Cryo-Cell International, Florida, technical director of Laboratory Operations, 2004-2007; Vice President/Executive Officer, R&D and Laboratory Operations, 2007-2012; Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, N.C., director, Translational Research, 2012-2015; director, Regenerative Medicine Clinical Center, 2015-2020; Chief, Manufacturing Development Center Office, 2020-2021; Amnion Foundation, Winston-Salem, N.C., Chief Scientific Officer, 2015-2021.

Joined Mayo Clinic, 2021; Michael S. and Mary Sue Shannon Family Director for Regenerative Biotherapeutics; Otto Bremer Trust Director of Biomanufacturing and Product Development in the Center for Regenerative Biotherapeutics; director, Mayo Clinic Center for Regenerative Biotherapeutics, 2021-present; Associate Professor of Regenerative Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, 2021-present.