, ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁and ▁he ▁is ▁now ▁Professor ▁and ▁Chan cell or ▁Emer it us ▁at ▁Washington ▁University ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis . ▁ ▁National ▁science ▁policy ▁ ▁Wright on ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁president ial ▁app o inte e ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Science ▁Board ▁( 2 0 0 0 - 2 0 0 6 ), ▁which ▁acts ▁as ▁science ▁policy ▁ad visor ▁to ▁the ▁President ▁and ▁Congress ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Science ▁Foundation . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁vice ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Research ▁Council ' s ▁Committee ▁on ▁America ' s ▁Energy ▁Future , ▁which ▁issued ▁its ▁report ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁While ▁at ▁Washington ▁University ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁Wright on ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁sig ne es ▁of ▁a ▁letter ▁from ▁the ▁ ▁Association ▁of ▁American ▁Univers ities , ▁ur ging ▁all ▁represent atives ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Government ▁to ▁vote ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁H . R . ▁ 8 1 0 , ▁the ▁St em ▁Cell ▁Research ▁En h ancement ▁Act ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁With ▁leaders ▁at ▁three ▁other ▁Missouri ▁univers ities , ▁Wright on ▁wrote ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁som atic ▁cell ▁nuclear ▁transfer ▁( SC NT ) ▁research ▁for ▁medical ▁treatment , ▁ur ging ▁Missouri ▁legisl ators ▁to ▁distinguish ▁it ▁from ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁stem ▁cells ▁for ▁human ▁re product ive ▁cl oning . ▁ ▁International ▁academic ▁leadership ▁ ▁Wright on ▁inaugur ated ▁the ▁Mc D onn ell ▁International ▁Sch ol ars ▁Academy ▁as