Dr. Morton joined the teaching faculty in the Department of Chemistry in 2016 after completing a postdoctoral fellowship at the Center of Cancer Systems Biology at Tufts University School of Medicine, where he used agent-based models to study the dynamics of solid tumor growth within the cancer stem cell hypothesis. Previously, he earned a PhD in Molecular and Systems Pharmacology and Toxicology under Prof. John Essigmann in MIT's Department of Biological Engineering after analyzing the metabolism and biodistribution of a family of novel anticancer drug candidates. Morton completed a BS in Chemical Engineering with a minor in Biomedical Engineering, also at MIT. While an undergrad at MIT, Morton captained the Men's Varsity Volleyball Team before serving as an assistant coach for both the Men's and Women's teams for nearly twenty years, winning the AVCA National Men's Assistant Coach of the Year for Division III in 2010.
Morton's work at Brown centers around deriving novel ways to communicate general and organic chemistry topics that engage students who may enter those courses wary of their notoriety.
At Brown, Morton co-directs STEMFAST (STEM Faculty Advising Support Team), a group of dedicated freshman and sophomore faculty advisors who share best practices and the latest curriculum updates across departments; and STEMJazz, an inclusive interdisciplinary group of investigators at all career stages who assemble to find common intellectual ground across seeminlgy disparate arenas with the goal of incubating and nurturing collaborations. Morton also acts as a BEAR Liaison for Brown Women's Volleyball and is likely to be hoarse in lecture the day after a game.
