Dr. Evonne Rezler
Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, College of Science, [Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry]
Dr. Rezler received her B.S. with Honors (1996) and Ph.D. (2001) degrees in Chemistry from the University of Sydney, Australia. In 2002, she joined the laboratory of Dr. Laurence Hurley at the Arizona Cancer Center as a Postdoctoral Fellow where she carried out research investigating the formation and structure of G-quadruplexes in the promoter regions of oncogenes and their putative role in the onset and progression of various cancers. In 2005, Dr. Rezler was recognized with BioFlorida’s Legacy in Life Science Award for the research she conducted in Dr. Fields’ Lab as a Postdoctoral Fellow on developing drug delivery systems targeted to cellular receptors in metastatic melanoma cells, and investigating the mechanism of drug delivery by cell selective cell penetrating peptides (CPPs). In 2006, Dr. Rezler joined FAU’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, teaching Organic and Inorganic Chemistry lab and lecture courses, and conducting Chemical Education research. Dr. Rezler currently serves as Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies in the College of Science. She leads the College of Science and Pre-Health advising teams to help students achieve their academic, career, and timely graduation goals. Additionally, her responsibilities include leading College of Science SACS accreditation compliance, and academic program evaluation and assessment efforts.