INSTITUTION AND LOCATION DEGREE YEAR FIELD OF STUDY
The University of Texas at AustinThe University of Kansas at LawrenceThe University of Colorado at Boulder B.A., M.A.Ph.D.Postdoctoral 1966, 196819721972-1975 Zoology/ Cell BiologyCell Biol. & Physiol.Mol. Cell. Develop. Biology
Positions and Employment
1975-1993 Assistant/Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology/Neuroscience, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
1993- Professor, Department of Cell Biology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Southland Financial Corporation Distinguished Chair in Geriatric Research
2002- Associate Director, Education and Training, University of Texas Southwestern Harold Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center
Panels
1990-1994 Member, NIH Study Section on Mammalian Genetics
1995-1997 Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Research Grant Committee
1996- present Mary Kay Ash Foundation, Chairman, Scientific Review Committee
1998-1999 Breast Cancer Research Program Integration Panel (ad hoc)
Scientific Advisory Boards/Consultations
1996-present External Advisory Committee - Univ. Calif. San Diego Cancer Center
In Vitro, Cellular and Developmental Biology; Methods in Cell Science; Differentiation; International Journal of Molecular Medicine and Oncology; Experimental Gerontology; Antiaging Research; Mechanisms of Aging and Development: Aging Research Reviews; J. Clinical Pathology; Neoplasia; Cancer Research; J. National Cancer Institute; Clinical Cancer Research; J. Regenerative Medicine.
Awards
1978-1983 NIH Research Career Development Award
1995-1997 AlliedSignal Award for Research on Aging
1997 Institute for Scientific Research - Most highly cited researchers
1996-2003 Ellison Medical Foundation Senior Scholar
2001 American Aging Association, Hayflick Award
2005-2008 Ted Nash Award
Current Internal Committees
1996- Senior Leadership Committee UT Southwestern Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center
1997-present Executive Committee UTSW/MD Anderson Lung Cancer SPORE
2002- Search Committee, Chair in Radiation Oncology
2002- Search Committee, Director Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center
2002- American Cancer Society Internal Review Committee
U.S. Patents
#5,489,508 Issue date: 02/06/96 "Therapy and Diagnosis of Conditions Related to Telomere Length and/or Telomerase Activity"
#5,639,613 Issue data: 06/17/97 "Methods for Cancer Diagnosis and Prognosis"
