Professional Memberships:

• Member, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2006)
• Member of Advisory Group, Oralgen Data Base at the Los Alamos National Laboratories This is a consortium formed by the NIDCR (NIH) and the Los Alamos Labs to advise on genomic approaches for the study of oral bacteria and their role in pathogenesis. (2005)
• Member, American Association for Dental Research (2000)
• Member, American Society for Microbiology and AAAS (2000)

Presentations:

• T. forsythia surface layer glycosylation and BspA modulate host immunity, First International conference on P. gingivalis and related bacterial species, Nagasaki University (2013)
• Tannerella forsythia surface glycosylation: a strategy for manipulating host immunity, Oral Microbiome, Immunity & Chronic Disease, University at Buffalo (2013)
• The role of Tannerella forsythia leucine-rich-repeat BspA protein in epithelial cell interactions, Gordon Conference on Periodontal Disease (2006)
• Invited Speaker, Houston Medical Sciences Center, University of Texas at Houston (1999)
• Novel oral streptococccal vaccine vectors (1999)

Service Activities: 

• School of Dental Medicine Promotion and Tenure Committee; Member (2014-2015)
• School of Dental Medicine Graduate Committee, D.D.S./Ph.D., Oral Biology; Director (2010-2015)
• School of Dental Medicine Student Research and Honors Committee; Member (2002-2015)
• School of Dental Medicine Graduate Committee, Preliminary Exams, Oral Biology; Member (1999-2001)
• School of Dental Medicine Graduate Committee, Thesis, Oral Biology; Member (1999-1999)