He obtained his PhD degree in Pharmacology from Loma Linda University and then went on to Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) where he completed a 3 year Postdoctoral Fellowship. His research has been funded by the NIH and he has been an invited speaker for the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) as well as the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. He has also served as grant reviewer for The American Heart Association Western States Affiliate and also reviewed papers for the Journal of Public Health Dentistry and Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology.