Education

• 1966 University of Manchester, United Kingdom B.Sc.(Hons) First Class in Pharmacy
• 1967 University of Manchester, United Kingdom M.Sc. in Pharmacy
• 1970 University of Manchester, United Kingdom Ph.D. in Pharmacy

Academic Appointments

• 1966-1967 Laboratory Demonstrator (full time )
  University of Manchester, United Kingdom
• 1968-1970 Assistant Lecturer in Pharmacy (full time)
  University of Manchester, United Kingdom
• 1969-1972 Assistant Warden and Tutor-in-residence
  Moberly Tower, Graduate Student Hall of Residence, University of Manchester Campus, United Kingdom
• 1970-1980 Lecturer in Pharmacy (with tenure) (full time)
  University of Manchester, United Kingdom
• 1976 Visiting Professor*, (Academic Links Scheme) (full time)
  University of Naples, Italy
• 1976-1978 Research Associate*, (Secondment) (full time)
  Yale Medical School, Department of Pharmacology, USA
• 1980-1981 Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy (full time)
  University of Manchester, United Kingdom
• 1981-1991 Associate Professor (full time)
  College of Pharmacy University of Kentucky, USA
• 1983-pres. Associate Professor+ (joint appointment)
  Graduate Center for Toxicology, University of Kentucky, USA
• 1988-1989 Visiting Scientistx (sabbatical leave) (full time)
  Southern Research Institute, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
• 1991-pres. Professor (full time)
  College of Pharmacy University of Kentucky, USA
• 1996-1997 Visiting Scientistx (sabbatical leave) (full time)
  RJR/Targacept, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
• 2002-2004 Commonwealth University Professor in Pharmaceutical Sciences
  College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, USA
• 2004-pres. George A. Digenis Professor in Drug Design and Discovery
  Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, USA

Other Appointments

• 1986-pres. Member, Lucille P. Markey Cancer Center
• 1989-pres. Member, Center on Aging
• 1994-pres. Member, Center of Membrane Sciences

Awards and Honors

• County Bursary Major Scholarship for entry into University of Manchester Pharmacy Program (1962 - 1966)
• Geigy Prize for Excellence in the B.Sc. (HONS) Pharmacy Course, University of Manchester, UK (1966)
• United Kingdom Science Research Council Scholarship for Post-graduate Studies in the Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Manchester, United Kingdom (1966 - 1968).
• Wellcome Foundation Award (1976).
• Designated a Chartered Chemist by the Royal Society of Chemistry (1992)
• Nominated and elected by peer-review as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, May (1992).
• Nominated and elected by peer-review as a Fellow of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (1992).
• Nominated and elected by peer-review as a Fellow of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (2002).
• American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists Outstanding Manuscript Award in Analysis and Pharmaceutical Quality (1999).
• Faculty Achievement Award, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky (2000).
• Commonwealth University Professorship in Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Kentucky Medical Center (2002).
• Wethington Award for Meritorious Performance in Research (2002-2008).
• Inducted into the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels (2003).
• Rho Chi Alumni Honor Roll Award (Alpha Xi Chapter) for Intellectual Leadership and the Pursuit of Excellence in Pharmacy (2004).
• George A. Digenis Professor in Drug Design and Discovery, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, USA (2004).
• Designated a “Chartered Scientist”, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK (2004).
• Most Outstanding Teacher Award, Pharm. D. Class of 2007, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky (2005).
• Invited Keynote Address, A. Nelson Voldeng Memorial Lecture, Thirty Fourth Annual MALTO Conference, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, LA, (2007).
• Robert Blouin Graduate Program Teaching Award, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky (2007).
• Nominated and Elected by the AAPS membership as Member-at-Large

Member of the following Honor Societies:

• Sigma Xi (Yale Chapter) Scientific Research Society
• Rho Chi (Kentucky Chapter) Pharmaceutical Honor Society

Memberships and Fellowships in Professional Organizations

• Fellow, Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
• Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry
• Fellow and Charter Member, American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, Member of the American Chemical Society
• Member of the American Chemical Society
• Member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
• Member of the International Society for the Study of Xenobiotics
• Member of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy

Companies founded

• DeNovo, Inc., 1995-1998.
  Founding Scientist, President and CEO
• Yaupon Therapeutics, Inc., 2002-present.
  Founding Scientist and Chief Scientific Officer
• Leuchemix, Inc., 2003-present
  Founding Scientist
• Genesis Molecular Discovery, Inc., 2004-2006
  Founding Scientist
• Emagin, Inc., 2007-present
  Founding Scientist
• Milando, Inc., 2007-present
  Founding Scientist

Scientific Advisory Boards

• Alternative Tobacco Products, Inc., Member, 1996-2004
• KP Pharmaceuticals, Member, 1997-on
• Yaupon Therapeutics, Chairman, Inc. 2002-on
• Pradama, Inc., Member, 2006-on
• Insys Therapeutics, Inc. 2007-on

Editorial Activities

• Regional Editor (U.S.A.) of the Journal of Enzyme Inhibition, 1987 - 2001.
• Member of the Editorial Board, Drug Metabolism and Drug Interactions, 1987 - on.
• Member of the Editorial Board, Journal of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, 1989 -1995.
• Regional Editor (U.S.A.) of the Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry, 2002 - on.
• Member of Editorial Board of the AAPS PharmSciTech, 2001 - on.
• Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 2001-on.
• Member of the Editorial Advisory Board of Drug Design Reviews-Online 2003-on.

Manuscript reviewer for the following research journals:

• Journal of Biopharmaceutical Sciences
• Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology
• Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
• Biochemical Pharmacology
• Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Journal of Chromatography
• Journal of Chromatography-Biomedical Applications
• Analytical Chemistry
• The FASEB Journal
• Chirality
• Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
• Chemical Toxicology Research
• Chemical Communications
• Pharmaceutical Research
• Pharmaceutical Development and Technology
• Tetrahedron
• Drug Metabolism and Drug Interactions
• AAPS Pharmaceutical Science and Technology
• Biomarkers
• Industrial Crops and Products
• European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
• Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
• Biorganic and Medicinal Chemistry
• Cell Biology International
• Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
• Life Sciences
• Phytochemical Analysis
• Chemistry Letters

Media Events

• University of Kentucky Press Release; "UK Researcher Develops Nicotinic Drugs with R.J. Reynolds",July27th,1999.
  
• Science Daily Press Release; "University of Kentucky Researcher Develops Nicotinic Drugs with R.J.Reynolds",July 28th, 1999.
  
• Interviewee, WKYT (CBS Lexington) Evening News, August 2nd, 1999; "Development of New Drugs from Nicotine".
• Interviewee, WKYT (CBS Lexington) Evening News, April 26th, 2000, "Development of New Analgesic Drugs from Morphine".
• University of Kentucky Press Release; "UK Researcher Develops Morphine Derivative", June14th,2000.
  
• AAPS Announces 2002 Fellows: Ten Honored for Professional Excellence in Pharmaceutical Sciences, October 17th, 2002.
  
• Lexington Herald Leader, lead article: "Plant Possible Addiction Treatment", Oct. 30th, 2000, page C5.
  
• Lexington Herald Leader, article: “It’s All About the e’s”, Section C, January 27th, 2003.
• National Institute on Drug Abuse: “Director’s Report to the National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse”, February, 2003.
  
• Lexington Herald Leader, lead article: “Cures and Currency: Success Story Inspires Hope for UK-Business Partnerships”, March 9th, 2003, page A13.
  
• Tobacco Tech: Looking to the Future of Tobacco. “New Pharmaceutical Company to use Natural Compounds from Plants.” Kentucky Tobacco Research and Development Center, University of Kentucky, Issue 7, May, 2003.
  
• University of Kentucky: Odyssey Online Exclusive. “Faculty Entrepreneurs Linda Dwoskin and Peter Crooks: Research Findings to Crow About”. October 14th, 2003.
  
• Louisville Courier Journal: “Kentucky Puts Hopes in Natural-Products Sector”. November 9th, 2003.
  
• University of Kentucky Press Release; "Nicotine is Focus of Record Grant”. November 13th, 2003.
  
• WKYT (CBS Lexington) Mid-day and Evening News, November 13th, 2003; "UK Receives Record Grant to Study New Treatments for Nicotine Adiction”.
• WLEX (NBC Lexington) Mid-day and Evening News, November 13th, 2003; “UK Professors get $6 million Grant to Develop New Drugs for Nicotine Adiction”.
• WLKY (NBC Louisville) Mid-day and Evening News, November 13th, 2003; “UK Researchers Get Record Grant to Study Nicotine Adiction”.
• Lexington Herald Leader, front page story: "UK Gets $6 Million to Help Kick Nicotine: Grant Award is Boost for College ", November 13th, 2003.
  
• The Louisville Courier Journal, front page story: “UK Effort on Quitting Smoking Wins Grant: Researchers’ Drug Aims to Stop Craving Without Nicotine”, November 13th, 2003.
  
• Kentucky Kernel: “Researchers get Record Grant: $6 Million Grant Helps College of Pharmacy Study Nicotine, Tobacco”, November 13th, 2003.
  
• UK News: “Pharmacy gets Record Grant”, November 24th, 2003.
  
• UK News: UKResearch-Spotlight, November 29th, 2004.
  
• Crooks named George A. Digenis Professor in Drug Design and Discovery, January 28th, 2005.
  
• “Will Combinatorial Chemistry Keep its Promise?” Biotechnology Healthcare, June, 2005.
  
• "Making Drugs on Slim Budget", Philadelphia Inquirer, December 5th, 2005.
  
• “Kentucky Reaping Benefits from Bucks for Brains”, December, 23rd, 2005,
  
• "Kentucky Reaping Benefits from Bucks for Brains", December, 23rd, 2005.
  
• "Ion Channel Research Lab Registry: Ion Channel Media Group", March 39th, 2006.
  
• "Drugs to Fight Additions", Cover Story, Chemical and Engineering News, September 25th, 2006; Chemical and Engineering News, 2006, 84 (39), 29-44.
  
• “Nomination for Vice-Chair of the Division of Medicinal Chemistry, American Chemical Society by the ACS Nominations Committee”, November, 2006,
  
• “Headache Herb may Boost Cancer Survival”, Indiana University Research and Creative Activity, Vol. XXIX (Number 1), Fall, 2006,
  
• “UK Colleges of Pharmacy and Agriculture Partner to Advance Potential New Plant-based Medicine”, September 13th, 2007
  
• “ABC News: Flower Power: A Cure for Cancer? Research Shows that Common Garden Plant Might Kill Leukemia Cells”, October 9th, 2007
  
• “Leuchemix Announces Publication of Data on its Lead Cancer Drug Candidate”, October 15th, 2007
  
• “Yaupon Therapeutics Closes $14.5 Million Financing”, November 26th, 2007
  
• “Alternative with Healing Benefits”, Tobacco Journal International, 2007, 6, 84-85