
Frederick Grinnell, Ph.D.
Professor
Endowed Title Distinguished Teaching Professor; Robert McLemore Professorship in Medical Science
School Medical School
Department Cell Biology
Graduate Programs Biomedical Engineering
Biography
Frederick Grinnell took his undergraduate degree in chemistry at Clark University (1966) and Ph.D. in biochemistry at Tufts New England Medical Center (1970). Subsequently, he moved to Dallas for postdoctoral work in the UTSW Biochemistry Department. In 1972, he joined the UTSW faculty in the Department of Cell Biology where he has developed a multidisciplinary research and teaching program, on one hand doing scientific research and on the other explaining what doing research entails.
For additional information see the Grinnell website.
Education
- Undergraduate
- Clark University (1966), Chemistry
- Graduate School
- Tufts University (1970), Biochemistry
Research Interest
- a) Science education
- b) Research ethics
- c) Philosophy of science
- d) Fibronectin
- e) Wound healing
- f) Tissue engineering
Books
Featured Books
The Scientific Attitude, 2nd Edition
Frederick Grinnell (1992). New York, Guilford Press
Everyday Practice of Science: Where Intuition and Passion Meet Objectivity and Logic
Frederick Grinnell (2009). New York, Oxford University Press
Honors & Awards
- Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation
Piper ProfessorAward (2017) - AAAS Fellow, Section on History and Philosophy of Science
Elected (2012) - UT System Regents
Outstanding Teaching Award (2012) - UT Southwestern Faculty Senate
President (2006)