Awards
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2015
- Outstanding Junior Faculty Award, Wayne State Academy of Scholars, 2011
- A. Paul Schaap Faculty Scholar, Wayne State University, 2011
- Visiting Faculty Fellow, University of Kyoto, Department of Chemistry, 2011
- Future of Biophysics Burroughs Wellcome Fund Symposium Speaker, Biophysical Society, 2011
- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Teaching Award, Wayne State University, 2010
- NSF CAREER Award, National Science Foundation, 2008
- Dharmacon Oral Presentation Award, Rustbelt RNA Meeting, 2004
- Swiss National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Swiss National Science Foundation, 2001
- Swiss Chemical Society Oral Presentation Award, Swiss Chemical Society, 2000
- Ciba Specialty Chemicals Best Diploma Thesis Award, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1997
External Positions
- Position Chair, Platform session, Organisation RNA Society Begin date 01 Jan 2009 End date 01 Jan 2009, 2013 - 2013
- Ad hoc reviewer, Molecular Genetics A study section, National Institutes of Health, 2012 - 2012
- Ad hoc reviewer, Molecular Structure and Function C study section, National Institutes of Health, 2012 - 2012
- Organizer, 3-day Focus Symposium, American Physical Society, 2010 - 2010
- Chair, Platform session, Biophysical Society Meeting, 2010 - 2010
- Co-organizer, Rustbelt RNA Meeting, 2010 - 2010
- Grant Reviewer, Grant review committee, National Institutes of Health, National Institutes of Health, 2009
- Chair, Platform session, Biophysical Society Meeting, 2009 - 2009
- Chair, Platform session, RNA Society, 2009 - 2009
- Co-organizer, Rustbelt RNA Meeting, Rustbelt RNA Meeting (2009, 2010), 2009
- Participant, Amelia Earhart Middle School Career Day, Amelia Earhart Middle School Career Day, 2007 - 2009
- Grant and Panel Reviewer, Grant and Panel review committee, National Science Foundation, 2007
- Member, Junior Science and Humanities Symposium Advisory Board, Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, 2007
- Main organizer, 8th Annual Meeting of the Michigan, RNA Society (April 2006), 2006
- Judge, 42nd Annual Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, 42nd Annual Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, 2006 - 2010
- Grant Reviewer, Cooperative Grants Program Review Panel, Cooperative Grants Program, 2005 - 2005
Membership of Professional Bodies
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, 2015
- Member, American Physical Society, 2010
- Member, Biophysical Society, 2004
- Member, RNA Society, 2004
- Member, Swiss Chemical Society, 2003
- Member, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2002
- Member, American Chemical Society, 2002
Editorial Boards
- Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys, Associate Editor, 2013
- Biophysical Journal, Editorial Board Member, 2012