He holds a doctorate in biochemistry and has served as faculty in various universities and as a scientist in the Department of Veterans Affairs. His research on gastrointestinal cancers has been funded by National Institute of Health and Veterans Affairs. His primary research interest includes the role of diet and microRNA in the progression, diagnosis and treatment of colon cancer. He has published numerous articles on molecular aspects of colon cancer. This will be his first trip to India as a Global Scholar. On this trip, he is especially interested in meeting with scientists in India to develop collaborative research in oncology.