About Dr. Douglas
Dr. Douglas is Executive Director of the Texas Life Science Collaboration Center. Dr. Douglas received his BS degree in chemistry and biology from Southwestern University and a Ph.D. from Saint Louis University. After earning his Ph.D., he held faculty positions at The University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio and UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. He also served as Professor and Chairman of Biochemistry and Biophysics and in the Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology and Biotechnology at the University of North Carolina Medical School.
Dr. Douglas was the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Sigma Diagnostics, a multinational clinical diagnostics company based in St. Louis, and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Scientific Officer of Novactyl, Inc., a clinical stage pharmaceutical development company.
Prior to returning to Georgetown, Dr. Douglas served as Director of the Office of Technology Management at Washington University in St. Louis for six years and as Director of UAMS BioVentures at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, Ark., for seven years. Dr. Douglas maintains his research interests and has authored numerous peer- reviewed scientific articles and is an elected member of different scientific and professional societies. He also maintains active positions on various civic, corporate and scientific advisory boards in Texas and the Midwest.
Dr. Douglas is a decorated veteran of the Vietnam conflict. He and his wife, Joanne, have three grown children − Hannah, Peter and Sarah.