Dwight Charles German

Background

German, Dwight Charles was born on May 28, 1944 in Elmhurst, Illinois, United States. Son of Dwight Walton and Rosemary Joyce German.

Education

Bachelor, Southern Methodist U., 1966; Master of Science, U. Oklahoma, 1967; Philosophy Doctor, U. Oklahoma Health Science Center, 1972.

Career

Postdoctoral fellow school medicine, U. Washington, Seattle, 1972-1975; professor psychiatry, University Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, since 1975. Adjunct Professor biological science Baylor College Dentistry, Dallas, since 1991. Carl J.Hortense Thomsen chair in Alzheimer's Disease Research, since 1996.

Achievements

• Dwight Charles German has been listed as a notable Neuroscientist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Medical advisory board Dallas Area Parkinsonism Society, since 1985, Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association, Dallas, since 1988, American Parkinson's Association,1991-1996. With United States Naval Reserve, 1967-1969, Vietnam. Member Society for Neurosci., International Brain Research Organisation, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Internat.Basal Ganglia Association.

Interests

• Avocations: playing piano and guitar, fine food, art, music.

Connections

Married Shari Carter, 1970 (divorced 1972). Married Zohre Haghani, September 15, 1984. Children: CharlesAmir, Farrah Christine.

Father:

Dwight Walton German

Mother:

Rosemary Joyce German

Spouse:

Zohre Haghani

Spouse:

Shari Carter

child:

CharlesAmir German

child:

Farrah Christine German