| Department of Biophysics, Leningrad Polytechnic Institute, St.-Petersburg, Russia. | M.S. | 1989 |
| Department of Physiology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Thesis title: Effects of Food Restriction on Cardiac Biochemistry, Mechanics and Energetics. Sponsor: Dr. Jeremiah Herlihy The thesis resulted in three (ref. 5, 6 and 11) publications | Ph.D. | 1996 |
| Postdoctoral associate at The Jackson Laboratory | 06/1997-11/2001 |
| Teaching Assistant, Department of Physiology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | 01/1992 - 08/1996 |
| Research Associate, Department of Medicine, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center | From 11/2001 |
| "Life extension by caloric restriction: role of leptin". PI. NIH, NIA $200,000/year | 08/2001 - 07/2005 $200,000/year |
| Chimera between ob/ob and +/+ mice: a model of primary obesity. PI. NY Obesity Research Center |
01/2000 - 12/2001 $20,000 | |
| NRSA postdoctoral fellowship. PI. NIH, NICHD |
07/1999 - 01/2001 | |
| Fellowship for graduate trainees in gerontology. PI. NIH, NIA |
03/1994 - 02/1996 | |
| Intramural grant for a pilot study on effects of long-term food restriction on cardiac mechanics and energetics. PI. UTHSCSA |
01/1995-12/1995 $5,000 | |
| Intramural grant for a pilot study on effects of long-term food restriction on cardiac myosin composition. PI. UTHSCSA |
01/1994-12/1994 $4,000 |
| Jason Burwin | Summer 1998 | Admitted to Columbia University |
| Matthew Mrazek | Summer 1999 | Admitted to Stanford University |
| Chance Yohman | Summer 1999 | |
| Sung Min Park | 2002-2003 | |
| Yehuda Cohen | 2002-2003 | Admitted to SUNY Downstate Med Sch. |
| Darshan Doshi | 2002-2004 |