Michelle Wright, Ph.D., R.N.

Michelle Lynn Wright joined the University of Texas as an assistant professor in August of 2018. Wright received her doctorate in 2014 from the University of North Dakota where her research focused on evaluating genome-wide methylation patterns related to health outcomes in pregnant women.

She went on to complete postdoctoral studies at Virginia Commonwealth University studying methods of evaluating genome-wide DNA methylation and microbiome data; and Yale University studying the influence of intergenerational omics on health disparities. Wright’s research interests are centered on investigating relationships among environmental exposures, the microbiome and genomic factors to determine how they contribute to health outcomes in human populations.