Dr. Daniel G. Wright : NIDDK

Dr. Daniel G. Wright


DIVISION KIDNEY, UROLOGIC, & HEMATOLOGIC DISEASES
NIDDK, National Institutes of Health
Building 2DEM, Room 621
6707 Democracy Blvd.
Bethesda, MD 20892
Tel: 301-594-7717
Fax: 301-480-3510
Email: wrightdan@niddk.nih.gov

Current Position:
Senior Scientific Advisor and Program Director for Hematology Research, DKUH

NIDDK Associate Investigator, Molecular Medicine Branch, NIDDK


Current Portfolio/Responsibilities:

KUH Portfolio :

            • Basic and translational hematology research focusing on hematopoiesis, hematopoietic stem cell biology, hereditary marrow failure disorders, leukocyte cell biology, iron metabolism, hemochromatosis, iatrogenic iron overload, iron chelation, and immunohematology.

            • Basic and translational research on amyloid diseases.



Previous Training and Experience:

B.A., Yale University (1967)

M.D., Yale University School of Medicine (1971)

Intern and Assistant Resident in Internal Medicine, Yale University and Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT. (1971-1973)

Clinical Associate and Medical Officer, Laboratory of Clinical Investigation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD. (1973-78)

Post-doctoral Fellow, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. (1977-78)

Staff Investigator, Experimental Hematology Section, Pediatric Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD. (1978-80)

Chief, Department of Hematology, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, DC. (1980-1992)

Associate Professor of Medicine, USUHS School of Medicine, Bethesda, MD. (1980-1987)

Visiting Investigator, Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD. (1984)

Professor of Medicine, USUHS School of Medicine, Bethesda, MD. (1987-1992)

Visiting Investigator, Laboratory of Chemical Biology, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD. (1991-1992)

Professor of Medicine and Pathology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston MA. (1992-2005)

Director, William Castle Hematology Research Laboratory, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA. (1992-2005)

Chief of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, and Chief, Hematology/Oncology Section, Boston City Hospital, Boston, MA. (1992-1995)

Chief, Combined Section of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Boston Univ. School of Medicine and Boston Univ. Medical Center, Boston, MA. (1995-2003)

Director, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Program, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA. (1997-2003)

Member, Molecular Medicine Section, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA. (2003-2005)


Committees/ Working Groups:

  Trans-NIDDK:

            • Leader, trans-DK Stem Cell Biology Working Group

            • Leader, NIDDK Grant "Transitions Process" Committee

 

 

Trans-NIH:

            • NIDDK Representative, Trans-NIH Stem Cell Research Committee

            • NIDDK Representative, American Society of Hematology Government Affairs Committee

            • Member, Trans-NIH Rare Diseases Research Working Group, Amyloidosis Subcommittee

Page last updated: September 01, 2007

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