Alison Wright

Dr Alison Wright is a transgender Neurobiologist working at the Clem Jones Center for Neurobiology and Stem Cell Research looking at stem cells and glia within the nose and how they can be used to treat spinal cord injury. She’s spent time working in overseas in Denmark and Germany and has recently come home to continue her work with the Spinal Injury project at Griffith University. As a prominent transgender scientist she has been involved in outreach and advocacy trying to bring attention to LGBT individuals in STEM.