Henry J. Pownall, PhD

Dr. Henry Pownall is a senior member of The Methodist Hospital Research Institute, Houston, Texas. He serves on numerous editorial boards, scientific review panels, and professional societies, and has published more than 200 peer-reviewed research papers. Pownall has served on the boards of several national public service organizations and is a past president of the Houston Homeowners Association. He has received several service and scientific awards and was named Person of the Year by the Southwest Chamber of Commerce. Pownall holds several degrees in chemistry: a B.S. from Elizabethtown College, an M.S. from Wilkes College, and a Ph.D. from Northeastern University. He was also a research fellow in chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Houston and Baylor College of Medicine respectively. He maintains an active research program that focuses on new therapies for heart disease and stroke and on the identification of mechanistic links between obesity-linked diabetes and disorders of cholesterol and fat metabolism.