ROBERT K. BRIGHT
Associate Professor
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- DEPARTMENTDepartment of Immunology and Molecular Microbiology
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center - COUNTRYUSA
Chronology Of Employment:
1988-1989 | Research assistant, Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, San Antonio, TX. |
1989-1990 | Graduate Student, Department of Microbiology, UTHSCSA, San Antonio, TX. |
1990-1991 | Company Commander, 114th Field Evacuation Hospital, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. |
1991-1994 | Graduate Student, Department of Microbiology, UTHSCSA, San Antonio, TX. |
1991-1994 | Adjunct Research Associate, Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, San Antonio, TX. |
1994-1996 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Surgery Branch, National Cancer Institute, IRTA Fellow, NIH, Bethesda, MD. |
1996-1999 | Assistant Professor, Karmanos Cancer Institute and Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI. |
1999-2002 | Chief of the Laboratory of Prostate Cancer Biology, Robert W. Franz Cancer Research Center, Earle Chiles Research Institute, Providence Portland Medical Center, Portland, OR. |
2002-2006 | Director of Basic Research, Southwest Cancer Treatment and Research Center, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX. |
2002-2006 | Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX. |
2006-present | Associate Professor, with Tenure, Immunology and Molecular Microbiology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX. |
2008-present | Associate Professor, with Tenure, Department of Urology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX. |
Faculty appointments:
1996-1999 | Assistant Professor, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, MI. |
1996-1999 | Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI. |
1996-1999 | Member, Experimental and Clinical Therapeutics program, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, MI. |
1996-1999 | Member, Aerodigestive Cancer program, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, MI. |
1999-2002 | Chief of the Laboratory of Prostate Cancer Biology, Robert W. Franz Cancer Research Center, Portland Oregon. |
2000-2002 | Member Oregon Cancer Center, Portland, Oregon. |
2002- 2006 | Director of Basic Research, Southwest Cancer Treatment and Research Center, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX. |
2002- present | Associate Professor, Department of Immunology and Molecular Microbiology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX. |
2008- present | Associate Professor, Department of Urology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX. |
Major Professional Society Memberships (Active):
Honors & Awards:
1985-1987 | Deans Academic Excellence List, University of Idaho. |
1987 | Phi Sigma National Honor Society for Biological Sciences. |
1993 | Student Travel Award, 12th Annual American Society for Virology meeting, University of California, Davis, CA. |
1994-1996 | Intramural Research Training Award Fellowship (IRTA) NCI, NIH. |
1995 | Armand J. Guarino Award for Research and Academic Excellence, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX. (Top 1% of students). |
1996 | NIH Fellows Award for Research Excellence, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD. (Top 10% of Intramural Fellows). |
1998 | Performance Recognition Award, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, MI. |
1998 | CO-Chair, “Vaccination in Tumor Immunity, AAI annual meeting, EB98, CA. |
2000 | Panel member DOD study section for breast cancer grant applications (Adhoc). |
2000 | NIH Study Section Molecular Methods for Cancer Detection, U mechanism (Adhoc). |
2000-2004 | American Cancer Society Research Scholar Grant Award. |
2001 | Panel member DOD study section for prostate cancer grant applications (Adhoc). |
2002-2006 | NIH SBIR/STTR Immunology study section. |
2002-2003 | DOD breast cancer IMS I study section. |
2002-2006 | American Cancer Society, molecular genetics and oncogenes study section. |
2003 | Neely Treadwell Outstanding Investigator in Cancer Research, SWCC, Lubbock,TX. |
2004 | Invited speaker; 6th Walker’s Cay Colloquium on Cancer Vaccines and Immunotherapy, Sabin Vaccine Institute, Walker’s Cay, Abaco Bahamas. |
2005 | Chair, DOD, CDMRP, PCRP IMS study section. |
2009 | NIH/ NCI-subcommittee-I Career Awards Study Section Member. |
2006 | DOD breast cancer IMS study section. |
2006 | Awarded Academic Tenure, SOM, TTUHSC |
2007 | Student Advocate and Teacher of the Year, GSBS, TTUHSC, Lubbock, TX. |
2010 | Chair, DOD, CDMRP, PCRP, IMM study section. |
2011 | Associate Editor ISRN Immunology |
2011 | Chair, DOD, CDMRP, PCRP, END/IMM study section |
2011 | Highlighted Investigator Innovative Minds in Prostate Cancer Today (IMPaCT), CDMRP,PCRP, http://cdmrp.army.mil/pubs/video/pc/IMPaCTVideo_bright.shtml |
2011-2014 | Recognition Award for Core Curriculum Course Directors, TTUHSC, GSBS |
2013 | Unsung Hero Award, School of Medicine, TTUHSC |
2013 | Associate Editor Austin Journal of Clinical Immunology |
2014 | Teaching Award, School of Medicine, TTUHSC, Lubbock, TX |
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