Douglas E. Wright, PhD

Position

Principle Investigator
Associate Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology

Personal

Hometown: Aledo, Illinois
Children: Kellen, Grady
Pets: 1 dog (Sidney, http://www.geocities.com/kelmarcollies/), 6 freshwater fish (pink convict cichlids)

Undergraduate Graduate Education

1987, B.S. Biology, (Magna Cum Laude) Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois

1992, Ph.D., Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
School of Biological Sciences
Advisor: Dr. Leo Demski
Thesis Title: “Gonadotrophin-Releasing Hormone Systems in Cold-Blooded Vertebrates: A Neuroanatomical and Evolutionary Study”

Postdoctoral Training

1992-1993 Univ. of Kentucky, Dept. of Anat. and Neurobiol.
CoAdvisors: Dr. Brian Davis, Dr. Lothar Jennes

1993-1997 Washington University, Dept. of Neurology
Advisor: Dr. William Snider

Professional Appointments

• 1997-2003 Assistant Professor Univ. Kansas Medical Center
• 2003-present Associate Professor Univ. Kansas Medical Center

Affiliations

• 1987-1990 American Society of Zoology
• 1989-present Society for Neuroscience
• 2000-present American Pain Society
• 2000-present Mental Retardation Research Center, KUMC

Honors

• O'Leary Prize for Best Postdoctoral Research, Washington Univ. 1996
• McDonnell Center for Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology Fellowship 1996-97
• Young Investigator Award, Spring Brain Conference 2000
• Faculty Scholar Award, K-BRIN University of Kansas Medical Center, 2003
• Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching Award, 2004
• 2005 Student Voice Teaching Award
• Ruth T. Bohan Teaching Professorship Award, 2005

Teaching

• Medical Cell and Tissue Biology
• Medical Neuroscience
• Graduate Advanced Neuroscience
• Graduate Histology
• Developmental Neuroscience

Hobbies

Playing w/ the kids, snow skiing, golf, volleyball, slow-pitch softball, scuba diving, watching sports on TV, fantasy football.