His current research projects 1) examine the role of the protein Numb in regulating the switch between proliferation and differentiation of myogenic progenitor cells; 2) investigate the role of Mohawk, a novel homeodomain transcription factor, in the regulation of inflammation and myogenic progenitor cells proliferation and differentiation during skeletal muscle regeneration; 3) examine the signaling pathways leading to the de novo regeneration of skeletal muscle using the green anole as a model system; and 4) examine the genes responsible for early necrotic events in Muscular Dystrophy using C. elegans as a model. Prior to joining ASU in 1997, he completed postdoctoral fellowships at UT. Southwestern Medical Center and MD Anderson Cancer Center.