Robert Fyffe named Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies

A native of Alexandria, Scotland, Fyffe received a B.Sc. degree with honors in biochemistry from the University of Glasgow. He holds M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in neurophysiology from the University of Edinburgh.

Robert E. W. Fyffe, Ph.D., professor of neuroscience, cell biology, and physiology, has been named Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies effective February 6, 2012.

He will replace Jack Bantle, Ph.D., who has retired.

“Dr. Fyffe has a proven record of administering programs that support research activities and will provide the leadership necessary to maintain our excellence in research, scholarship, and graduate programs,” said Provost Steven Angle. “He will also be a strong advocate for the diverse constituencies involved in the university’s research enterprise.”

Fyffe was appointed associate dean for Research Affairs at Wright State University’s School of Medicine in April 2001. He was responsible for overseeing programs that supported the medical school’s research activities in the basic and clinical sciences.

From 2000 to 2006, Fyffe served as director of Wright State’s Center for Brain Research. In 2007, the School of Medicine significantly expanded the scope and mission of the Center for Brain Research by establishing the Comprehensive Neuroscience Center (CNC) for improving research of neurological, developmental, cognitive, psychiatric, and trauma-induced nervous system disorders.

A native of Alexandria, Scotland, Fyffe received a B.Sc. degree with honors in biochemistry from the University of Glasgow. He holds M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in neurophysiology from the University of Edinburgh.

Before joining Wright State’s faculty in 1992, Fyffe was a research fellow at the Australian National University and a faculty member at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His research on the anatomy and physiology of nerve cells is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

In 2008, Fyffe received the distinction of being named a University Professor. The title is a special rank awarded by the Wright State University Board of Trustees. It is reserved for full professors who have made outstanding contributions beyond the confines of their own discipline.

Fyffe also has served as director of Wright State’s Biomedical Sciences Ph.D. Program.