He oversees all biology courses in the Division of Nursing and Heath Sciences and teaches both Microbiology and Human Genetics & Genomics online to predominantly prospective nursing students. Past employers include Applied Biosystems and Life Technologies (biotechnology companies) and Mayo Clinic where Dr. Perez has accumulated over ten years of research experience in molecular toxicology, advanced genomics, and cancer research fields. Dr. Perez also has both online and in-seat teaching experience at a variety of colleges and universities.