Wellington Gibson Wood III

Background

III, Wellington Gibson Wood was born on December 29, 1945 in Baltimore. Son of Wellington Gibson Junior and Elsie Bernice (Johnson) W.

Education

Bachelor, Texas Tech U., 1971; Doctor of Philosophy, Texas Tech U., 1976.

Career

Postdoctoral fellow, Syracuse (New York) U., 1976-1977; staff scientist, Bangor (Maine) Mental Health Institute, 1978-1980; evaluation coordinator, VA Medical Center, St. Louis, 1980-1989; associate director for education and evaluation, VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, since 1989; assistant professor, St. Saint Louis University School Medicine, 1982-1987; associate professor, St. Saint Louis University School Medicine, 1987-1989; associate professor department pharmacology, University of Minnesota School Medicine, Minneapolis, 1990-1996; professor department pharmacology, University of Minnesota School Medicine, Minneapolis, since 1996. Member science editorial board Alcoholism and Drug Research Comm. Center, Austin, Texas, 1990-1996.

Member biochemistry, physiology and medicine study section National Institutes of Health-National Institute Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 1992-1996, board science counselors, since 1997. Board directors Minnesota Institute for Veterans Research.

Works

• Other Work

  • Association editor Experimental Aging Research, 1977-1982. Contributor numerous articles to professional journals.

Membership

Member American Aging Association (board directors 1984-1987), Research Society on Alcoholism (chairman membership committee 1988-1991), International Society for biomedical Research on Alcoholism, American Society for Neurochemistry, International Society for Neurochemistry.

Connections

Married Beverly Jean Beaver, February 8, 1969. Children: Wellington Gibson IV, Katherine Brittingham.

Father:

Wellington Gibson W. Junior

Mother:

Elsie Bernice (Johnson) W.

Spouse:

Beverly Jean Beaver

child:

Wellington Gibson IV III

child:

Katherine Brittingham III