Summer 2018 Issue
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In Memoriam - Dr. Raymond J. Grill
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| Dr. Raymond J. Grill |
Dr. Raymond J. Grill, associate professor of neurobiology and anatomical sciences and a member of the UMMC faculty since 2015, died May 30. He was 52. After receiving his dual B.A. in biology and psychology from Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, in 1988, Grill obtained his Ph.D. in cellular biology and anatomy at the University of Cincinnati in 1995 and had a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Neurosciences at the University of California-San Diego. A faculty member at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston, from 1999-2015, Grill spent more than 20 years as a scientific researcher focusing on neurotrauma. His primary focus was on spinal cord injury; His research interests also included traumatic brain injury and neurodegenerative diseases, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Recipient of decades of research support from the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Defense, the Veterans Administration, the Muscular Dystrophy Association, the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation, Wings for Life, the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Foundation, the Paralyzed Veterans of America Research Foundation, the TIRR Foundation and the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation, among others, Grill explored issues such as fertility, pain and autonomic function – important factors that affect the quality of life of individuals with spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury and ALS. Grill was also passionate about his work with the ALS Association. He ran a fundraising team for the Mississippi Walk to Defeat ALS in Jackson – called the Mississippi ALStars – that raised more funds than any other team last year. In lieu of flowers or cards, donations may be made in Grill’s name to the ALS Association here.
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