Dr. Unlap received his B.S. from Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY in 1981 in Chemistry, and he also completed his M.S. from Western Kentucky University in 1983 in Biology. He moved to Manhattan, KS and completed his Ph.D. in 1989 in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Dr. Unlap completed his postdoctoral studies at UAB in 1992 in Hematology and Oncology. He joined he UAB faculty in 1997.