David R Riddle, PhD

Professor Emeritus, Department of Biomedical Sciences

Biography

David Riddle, PhD, is the former Assistant Dean for Foundations of Medicine and Chair of the Department of Biomedical Sciences at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine. After 12 years with WMed, he retired from his position on June 30, 2026. Dr. Riddle is a graduate of University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and earned his doctorate in neurosciences from University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. In addition, he completed two postdoctoral fellowships at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina.

Education

Postdoctoral Fellowship 1996, Neurodevelopment and Cortical Development, Medical Center , Duke University
Postdoctoral Fellowship 1994, Neurodevelopment, Medical Center, Duke University
PhD 1990, Neurosciences, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
PhD 1990, Neurosciences, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
BS 1984, Zoology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
BS 1984, Zoology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill