Steven Gray

Dr. Steven Gray received a B.S. degree with honors from Auburn University followed by a Ph.D. in molecular biology from Vanderbilt University and postdoctoral training at the UNC Chapel Hill Gene Therapy Center. He is currently a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Gray is the co-director of the UTSW Gene Therapy Program and director of the UTSW Viral Vector Facility. He maintains affiliations with the Department of Molecular Biology, the Department of Neurology, and the Eugene McDermott Center for Human Growth and Development at UT Southwestern. Dr. Gray’s core expertise is in AAV gene therapy vector engineering, followed by optimizing approaches to deliver a gene to the nervous system. His research focus has also been heavily focused in developing AAV-based treatments for neurological diseases, some of which have translated into clinical trials. He is inventor on over 25 awarded or pending patents and author on over 100 publications related to gene therapy.