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Jerry Shay

Jerry Shay, Ph.D.

Biographical Sketch

Name:		Jerry William Shay, Ph.D.
Endowed Title:		Southland Financial Corporation Distinguished Chair in Geriatrics
Academic Title:		Professor
Primary Appointment:		Cell Biology
Secondary Appointment:		Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center
School:		Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Southwestern Medical School
Degree Program:		Cell Regulation Genetics and Development Integrative Biology
Non-degree Program:		Physician Scientist Training Program STARS SURF
Affiliations:		The Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center
Department Website:		Cell Biology
Lab Website:		Shay / Wright Laboratory
Email:		Jerry Shay, Ph.D.

EDUCATION

	1968	University of Texas at Austin
		MA Zoology, Genetics
	1972	University of Kansas at Lawrence
		Ph.D. Physiology and Cell Biology

FELLOWSHIPS

	1972 - 1975	University of Colorado, Boulder
		Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

HONORS AND AWARDS

	1999	Ellison Medical Foundation
		Senior Scholar Award
	2001	Hayflick Award
		American Aging Association
	2001	Southland Financial Corporation
		Distinguished Chair in Geriatric Research
	2006	Doctor of the Decade (1995-2005)
		Ranked 6th Most Cited Author in General Biomedical Sicence
	2006	Ted Nash Award
		Aging Research