Geriatrics and Gerontology

Biography

Steve Kornguth took his BA at Columbia College in New York City and his Ph.D. in biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin- Madison. He was Professor of Neurology and of Biomolecular Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin between 1962 and 1998. His research during this period related to neural development, biological basis of neurological disorders, autoimmune diseases and development of binding agents and platforms for biological threat agent sensors and magnetic resonance image contrast materials. In 1998 he moved to Texas and was Director of the Center for Strategic and Innovative Technologies and Associate Director of the Institute for Advanced Technology at the University of Texas-Austin until 2012. He is currently Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences at The University of Texas-Austin. He directed the Biological and Chemical Countermeasures Program and the Sustaining and Enhancing High OpTempo Performance of Soldiers for the University of Texas. Dr. Kornguth published over 130 articles in peer reviewed journals, including patents and is the editor of books in the areas of biodefense and of human performance.

Research Interest

Neurology and of Biomolecular Chemistry neural development, biological basis of neurological disorders, autoimmune diseases and development of binding agents and platforms for biological threat agent sensors and magnetic resonance image contrast materials, biodefense and of human performance.