Dr. Nagle received his undergraduate training at Portland State University and Oregon State University, where he earned his B.S. in Pharmacy in 1989. He earned his Ph.D. in Pharmacy in 1994 at the Oregon State University College of Pharmacy. His graduate research detailed the chemistry and biosynthesisof marine eicosanoids and antitumor agents. Dr. Nagle worked at the University of Guam Marine Laboratory (1995-1996). He then joined the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Texas - Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. Dr. Nagle joined the Department of Pharmacognosy in 1997. He was appointed Associate Professor of Pharmacognosy and Research Associate Professor of RIPS in 2003.