Brian Wasko, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry
Academic Affairs
Join year: 2022
PhD in Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Iowa, 2011
MS in Biochemistry, Texas State University, 2006
BS in Biochemistry, Texas State University, 2004
Assistant Professor, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, COMP-NW, Western University of Health Sciences, Lebanon, OR, 2022 –present
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Houston-Clear Lake, Houston, TX, 2018 – 2021
Editorial Board Member, Translational Medicine of Aging, 2019 – current
Course Developer and Instructor, Molecular Biosciences Program, Bellevue College, Bellevue, WA, 2016 –2018
Senior Research Fellow, University of Washington, 2011 –2018
Dr. Wasko's research interests include the Biology of Aging (Geroscience), Rare Diseases, Cellular Homeostasis, and Laboratory Pedagogy.
See more research information and publications at research.westernu.edu/wasko-lab/
2018 –current. American Aging Association (AGE) scientific member
2021 –2023. Senior Trainee Advocate for the American Aging Association
2021 – 2023. BREWMOR Steering Committee
2020 – 2021. Faculty Advisor and Founder, University of Houston-Clear Lake SACNAS Chapter
2012 – 2017. Portal to the Public Science Communication Fellow, Pacific Science Center