I have 22 years of experience, and specialize in the field of mood and anxiety disorders with specific knowledge in the areas of neurochemistry, neuropharmacology and neurogenetics. I have published on such topics as neuropharmacology of serotonin, neurogenetics of the serotonin transporter and nanobiosensing. I am a highly multidisciplinary principle investigator and professor with an independently funded research program in both the biomedical and physical sciences having published greater that 50 peer-reviewed research articles and book chapters and having given 100 international invited talks .