Frederick Grinnell (biologist)

Frederick Grinnell (born 1945 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American cell biologist, also known for his work in bioethics and science education. Currently, he is a Distinguished Teaching Professor and the Robert McLemore Professor of Medical Science in the department of cell biology at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. Grinnell took his undergraduate degree in chemistry at Clark University (1966) and Ph.D. in biochemistry at Tufts New England Medical Center (1970). Subsequently, he moved to Dallas for postdoctoral work in the UTSW Biochemistry Department. In 1972, he joined the UTSW faculty in the Department of Cell Biology where he has developed a multidisciplinary research and teaching program, on one hand doing scientific research and on the other explaining what doing research entails. For additional information see the Grinnell laboratory website.

Awards

 * 2010 -- Grinnell's 2009 book Everyday Practice of Science: Where Intuition and Passion Meeting Objectivity and Logic shortlisted for the Royal Society Prizes for Science Books
 * 2012 -- Receives University of Texas System Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award
 * 2012 -- Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Section on History and Philosophy of Science
 * 2017 -- Receives Texas Statewide Piper Professor Award, Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation