Dr Peter Douglas
Dr. Peter Douglas is an Associate Professor in the Department of Molecular Biology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He obtained his Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and earned his Ph.D. in Cell and Developmental Biology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California, Berkeley.
Throughout his graduate and postdoctoral studies, he has been the recipient of prestigious fellowships, including those from the American Heart Association, the National Institutes of Health on Neuroplasticity of Aging, and the George E. Hewitt Medical Foundation. He was also awarded the highly competitive Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00) from the National Institutes of Health.
Dr. Douglas joined the faculty at UT Southwestern in 2015 as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Molecular Biology with a joint appointment in the Department of Cell Biology. His research focuses on understanding how cellular metabolism and stress response pathways alter age regulation and the long-term consequences of Traumatic Brain Injury. In recognition of his pioneering research, Dr. Douglas received a Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) recruitment award for first-time, tenure-track faculty members and was named an Endowed Scholar in Biomedical Research. Promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in 2022, Dr. Douglas is also a Clayton Foundation for Research Scholar and holds multiple R01 grants from both the National Institute on Aging and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences.
