He earned a Ph.D. in Physics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has previously held research positions at The Scripps Research Institute and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. His primary research interests are developing new bioinformatics and molecular modeling methods to predict protein structure and interactions and applying these methods to biomedical problems. His recent research has appeared in peer-reviewed publications in various journals including BMC Bioinformatics and the Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular Design.