John W. Wright
Regents Professor
Ph.D. Michigan State University, 1971
Contact Information:
Email: wrightjw@wsu.edu
Office: Johnson Tower 317
Phone: (509) 335-2329
Classes Taught:
- Psychology 502: Research Design
- Psychology 505: Teaching Psychology
- Psychology 574: Physiological Psychology
Research Interests:
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Neurochemistry of Memory Consolidation
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke related motor dysfunctions
Selected Publications:
Wright, J.W., and Harding, J.W. 2010. The brain RAS and Alzheimer’s disease. Experimental Neurology, 223, 326-333.
Yamamoto, B.J., Elias, P.D., Masino, J.A., Hudson, B.D., McCoy, A.T., Anderson, Z.J., Varnum, M.D., Sardinia, M.F., Wright, J.W., and Harding, J.W. 2010. The angiotensin IV analogue Nle-Tyr-Leu -(CH2-NH2)-His-Pro-Phe (Norleual) can act as a Hepatocyte Growth Factor/c-Met inhibitor. Journal of Pharmacological and Experimental Therapeutics, 333, 161-173.
Wright, J.W, and Harding, J.W. 2011. Brain renin-angiotensin – A new look at an old system. Progress in Neurobiology, 95:49-67.
Natarajan, R, Wright JW, and Harding JW. 2011. Nicotine-induced conditioned place preference in adolescent female rats. Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior, 99: 519-523.
Benoist C, Wright JW, Wayman GA, and Harding JW. 2011. Facilitation of hippocampal synaptogenesis and spatial memory by C-terminal truncated Nle1-angiotensin IV analogs. Journal of Pharmacological and Experimental Therapeutics, (June 30, E pub ahead of print).
