George Perry (neuroscientist)

George Perry (born April 12, 1953 in Lompoc, California) is a neuroscientist and dean of the College of Sciences and professor of biology at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Perry is recognized in the field of Alzheimer's disease research particularly for his work on oxidative stress.

Biography
Perry received his BA in Zoology from University of California, Santa Barbara, and his PhD in Marine Biology under David Epel at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in 1979. He was a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Cell Biology in the laboratories of Drs. Bill Brinkley and Joseph Bryan at Baylor College of Medicine. He performed the majority of his research at Case Western Reserve University. He is currently dean of the College of Sciences and professor of biology at the University of Texas at San Antonio. He is also distinguished as one of the top 20 Alzheimer’s disease researchers with over 600 publications, one of the top 100 most-cited scientists in Neuroscience & Behavior and one of the top 25 scientists in free radical research.

Research focus
Perry's research is primarily focused on the mechanism of formation and physiological consequences of the cytopathology of Alzheimer disease. He has played a key role in elucidating oxidative damage as the initial cytopathological abnormality in Alzheimer disease. He is currently working to determine the sequence of events leading to neuronal oxidative damage and the source of the increased oxygen radicals. His current studies focus on two issues: (i) the metabolic basis for the mitochondrial damage restricted to vulnerable neurons; and (ii) the consequences of RNA oxidation on protein synthesis rate and fidelity.

Other
Perry is editor for numerous journals and is Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. He is also fellow the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences and president-elect of the American Association of Neuropathologists.