He has received his PhD in Microbiology from Atlanta University, USA. He has served as the Principal Investigator for several grants, written various publications and presented his work at numerous conferences. He was named University Teacher of the Year, Outstanding Young Man of America, served as a Member of the Governor’s Mathematics and Science Advisory Board and Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers. He currently serves as a Co-Principal Investigator of the Evans-Allen 1890 Food Safety Research Grant funded by the USDA.