Gary Michael Peterson

Background

Peterson, Gary Michael was born on April 14, 1951 in San Jose, California, United States. Son of Victor Herbert and Anita Charlotte Peterson.

Education

Bachelor in Psychology magna cum laude, Humboldt State University, 1973; Doctor of Philosophy in Neurosci., University of California, San Diego, 1979.

Career

Postdoctoral fellow department anatomy and neurobiology, Washington University, St. Louis, 1979-1980; postdoctoral fellow Development Neurobiology Laboratory,, Salk Institute, San Diego, 1980-1983; assistant specialist department anatomy, University of California, Irvine, 1983-1985; postgraduate research biologist, University of California, San Diego, 1985-1986; assistant professor department anatomy and cell biology, School Medicine East Carolina U., Greenville, North Carolina, 1986-1991; associate professor department anatomy and cell biology School Medicine, East Carolina U., Greenville, North Carolina, since 1991; adjunct associate professor departments biology and physiology, East Carolina U., Greenville, North Carolina, since 1987. Speaker, researcher in field. Visiting professor University Health Sciences, Antigua, 1995, 96.

Visiting professor department neurology U. Kuopio, Finland, 1992, Anatomisches Institute, U. Freiburg, Germany, 1990, 91. Teacher for neuroanatomy U. Autónomia de Guadalajara, Mexico, 1991. Interviewed on WITN television, Greenville, 1988.

Achievements

• Gary Michael Peterson has been listed as a notable Neuroscientist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Society for Neurosci. (president North Carolina chapter since 1998), International Brain Research Organisation, American Association Anatomists, North Carolina Society for Neurosci., North Carolina Association for biomedical Research, Cajal Club.

Connections

Married Roberta Margaret Ashcraft, June 10, 1972. Children: Juanita Marie Thornton, Sarah Margaret.

Father:

Victor Herbert Peterson

Mother:

Anita Charlotte Peterson

Spouse:

Roberta Margaret Ashcraft

child:

Juanita Marie Thornton Peterson

child:

Sarah Margaret Peterson