B.A. Chemistry, Cell Biology (Cum Laude), Cornell University, 1993

Cornell University, Baker Institute for Animal Health (February 2007 to April 2008). Postdoctoral Associate with Dr. John Parker, employing proteomic methods to characterize the role of host cell proteins in reovirus replication and assembly, and studying the proapoptotic function of the mu1 protein.

Agave BioSystems (June 2003 to February 2007). Senior Scientist, Principal Investigator in the development of a MALDI-based drug discovery platform, and in the directed evolution of enzymes for use as immunocompatible bioscavengers against organophosphorus nerve agents.

The Scripps Research Institute, Department of Chemistry (June 2000 to June 2003). Postdoctoral Research Associate in the laboratory of Dr. Kim Janda, applied phage display to identify antibodies against a variety of tumor-associated markers and small molecular targets. Also initiated the laboratory's research program investigating bacterial quorum sensing mechanisms and synthesis of signaling molecules.

University of California, Berkeley; Department of Molecular & Cell Biology (Fall 1993 to Spring 2000). Graduate Student Researcher, Postdoctoral Researcher in the laboratory of Dr. Loy Volkman, characterized the regulation and activation of V-CATH, a cysteine protease encoded by the baculovirus AcMNPV.

Cornell University; Section of Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology (Fall 1991 to Fall 1992). Undergraduate Researcher in the laboratory of Dr. P. Andrew Karplus, optimized the purification and crystallization of jack bean urease, and developed assays to measure the activity of urease crystals.

Hybritech, Inc.; Immunobiology Division (Summer 1991). Research Assistant, was responsible for producing, selecting, and evaluating stably transformed cell lines producing monoclonal antibodies.

University of California, Berkeley; Department of Molecular & Cell Biology (Fall 1994). Graduate Student Instructor for Survey of the Principles of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Led weekly discussion sections, developed problem sets and quizzes.

Mission Bay High School; San Diego, California (Spring 1993). Teaching Assistant for Chemistry and Geometry. Assisted in laboratory preparation, presented lectures, provided instruction to individual students.

Cornell University; Section of Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology (Fall 1992). Reader for Molecular Biology. Assisted in the development of problem sets, graded examinations and problem sets.

Hom, L.G. "Directed evolution of a paraoxonase bioscavenger for organophosphorus nerve agents." US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense Bioscience Review 2006, Hunt Valley, Maryland, June 4-9, 2006.

Meijler, M.M., Hom, L.G., Kaufmann, G.F., McKenzie, K.M., Sun, C., Moss, J.A., Matsushita, M., and Janda, K.D. (2004) Synthesis and biological validation of a ubiquitous quorum-sensing molecule. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 43:2106-8.

Lee, K.J., Mao, S., Sun, C., Gao, C., Blixt, O., Arrues, S., Hom, L.G., Kaufmann, G.F., Hoffman, T.Z., Coyle, A.R., Paulson, J., Felding-Habermann, B., and Janda, K.D. (2002). Phage-display selection of a human single-chain Fv antibody highly specific for melanoma and breast cancer cells using a chemoenzymatically synthesized G(M3)-carbohydrate antigen. JACS 124:12439-46.

Hom, L.G., Ohkawa, T., Trudeau, D., and Volkman, L.E. (2002). Autographa californica M nucleopolyhedrovirus proV-CATH is activated during infected cell death. Virology 296:212-8.

Hom, L.G. and Volkman, L.E. (2000). Autographa californica M nucleopolyhedrovirus chiA is required for processing of V-CATH. Virology 277:178-83.

Hom, L.G. and Volkman, L.E. (1998). Preventing proteolytic artifacts in the baculovirus expression system. BioTechniques 25:18-20.

Hom, L.G. and Volkman, L.E. "Activation of V-CATH, a cysteine protease encoded by the baculovirus AcMNPV." 17th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Virology, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 11-15, 1998.

Moncrief, M.B.; Hom, L.G.; Jabri, E.; Karplus, P.A.; Hausinger, R.P. (1995). Urease activity in the crystalline state. Protein Science 4: 2234-6.

Member, Board of Directors; Watermargin, Inc.; September 2004 to present

San Diego Foundation Blasker Award, 2002

American Society for Virology Student Travel Grant, 1998

University of California Vice Chancellor for Research Award, 1996

National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship, 1993-96