• 1961— University of the Sciences, Philadelphia, BS
• 1964— Georgetown University, MS
• 1967— Yale University, PhD

Postgraduate Training

• 1967-69— Fellow, University of Pennsylvania

Academic Positions

• 1969-73— Assitant Professor, University of Pennsylvania
• 1973-77— Assistant Professor, University of Iowa Department of Urology
• 1977-82— Associate Professor, University of Iowa Department of Urology
• 1982— Professor, University of Iowa Department of Urology
• 1973— Research Immunologist, Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Affiliations and Offices Held

• American Association of Immunologists
• American Association for Cancer Research
• Society for Basic Urologic Research
• American Urological Association
• Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center Executive Committee
• Associate Director, Research Infrastructure, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
• U.S. Department of Defense Prostate Cancer Research Program Review Committee Chair
• National Cancer Institute Special Review Committees: Molecular Epidemiology of Prostate Cancer, Program Project Site Visit, Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Section, Program Project Site Visit Team, Cancer Diagnostic and Treatment Study Section, Cellular Immunology and Immunotherapy Study Section
• 1997-98— President, Society for Basic Urologic Research
• 1995— Director, University of Iowa Prostate Cancer Research Group
• 2003— Co-director, University of Iowa Cancer and Aging Program
• 2004— Director, University of Iowa Cancer and Aging Immunology Group, Cancer & Aging Program

Honors

• Reviewer, Journal of Immunology, Transplantation, Laboratory Investigations, Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Journal of Andrology, Journal of Urology, Journal of Leukocyte Biology
• Reviewer, U.S. Department of Defense Prostate Cancer Research Program, National Cancer Institute, and American Cancer Society

Research Interests

• Prostate cancer
• Tumor immunology
• Effects of stress on immune responses in cancer patients

Research Laboratory