Kenneth P. Wright Jr., Ph.D.
He has over 25 years of experience in the sleep and circadian fields, has led individual and multicenter/team research grants and has participated in multicenter clinical trials. His research is aimed at explaining the physiology of sleep and circadian rhythms in humans, understanding the health and safety consequences of sleep and circadian disruption, and applying that knowledge and sleep and circadian based countermeasures to improve public health and safety. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed manuscripts and is a frequent reviewer for national and international grant agencies and journals. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Sleep Research Society and is a member of the Governmental Affairs Committee of the Society for Research on Biological Rhythms. Wright has served on the Sleep Disorders Research Advisory Board (SDRAB) of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. He frequently consults for government and industry.
