01/2011 to date Professor of Biology, CUNY College of Staten Island
01/2000 to date Founding Director, Advanced Imaging Facility, CUNY College of Staten Island
01/2004 to 12/2010 Associate Professor of Biology, CUNY College of Staten Island
09/1997 to 12/2003 Assistant Professor of Biology, CUNY College of Staten Island
06/1996 to 05/1997 Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Christian Brothers University
07/1995 to 08/1996 Instructor, Department of Biology, Memphis State University
01/1992 to 05/1996 Adjunct Instructor, Department of Natural Science, Shelby State Community College
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL HONORS
College of Staten Island, Presidential Fellowship Leave, Fall 2008
Chancellor's Recognition "Salute to Scholars" 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007
College of Staten Island Divisional Award for Reassigned Time for Research, 2000-2001
College of Staten Island Summer Faculty Research Award, JuneAug. 1998
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology/Alcon Laboratories/Fight for Sight Postdoctoral Fellowship 19961997
University of Tennessee Memphis, Center for Neuroscience Postdoctoral Fellowship. 19961997
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Ad hoc Reviewer for the journals
- Annals of the Entomological Society of America
- Cell Biology International
- Journal of Insect Physiology
- Microscopy and Microanalysis
- Parasitology International
- Tissue and Cell
PATENTS
1. Raja KS, Banerjee P, L'Amoreaux W, Shi W, Dolai S, Averick A and Saltos J (2008) Living Copolymer Protein/Peptide Hybrids for Biomedical Applications # 61054077.
2. Raja K, Banerjee P, L'Amoreaux W, Shi W (2007) Novel Curcumin and Tetrahydrocurcumin derivatives. PCT application filed Dkt. 1038-36 PCT
3. Raja K, Banerjee P, L'Amoreaux W, Shi W, Tariq H, Lau J, El Idrissi A, and Auerbach A (2006) Synthesis of Novel Curcumin/ tetrahydrocurcumin dimers, monofunctional curcumin/tetrahydrocurcumin analogs and polymers as bioconjugation dyes, for imaging applications, for the treatment of Alzheimer's, prion disease, the treatment of cancer, and as active ingredients in cosmetic formulations. Application#: 60/829185
LECTURES AND PAPERS PRESENTED
University of Memphis, April 2010
17th International Taurine Meeting, Aboard the Royal Caribbean Navigator of the Sea, December 2009
Queensborough Community College, Department of Chemistry, November 2005.
CSI/IBR Center for Developmental Neuroscience, March 2001
College of Staten Island, April 1997
Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, MO, Oct 1991
Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR, Sept. 1991
Harding College, Searcy, AR, Sept. 1991
Symposium on cell and molecular biology of Acari, VIII International Congress Of Acarology, Ceske Budejovice, Czechoslovakia. Aug. 1990
CURRENT MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
American Society for Cell Biology
Microscopy Society of America
Society for Neuroscience