Bachelor of science in mathematics and
electrical sciences from University of New Hampshire, 1974; master of science
in biochemistry from New York University School of Medicine, 1978; doctorate of
medicine and microbiology from New York University, 1981 and 1982,
respectively; master of public health from the University of Alabama, 1988,
Captain,
USN; hobbies: Amateur machinist, math, jogging; until
2006 in the
NASA Management - Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Science, State Department, Washington, DC.