He received his first academic appointment and tenured position at Thomas Jefferson University, where he founded and directed the Jefferson Center for Biomedical Research through a collaboration between Thomas Jefferson University and the Hepatitis B Foundation.
He received his first academic appointment and tenured position at Thomas Jefferson University, where he founded and directed the Jefferson Center for Biomedical Research in Doylestown, PA in 1998. The Center was created through a partnership between Thomas Jefferson University, Delaware Valley College, and the Hepatitis B Foundation.