Bruce J. Nicholson, Ph.D.
Professor
Co-Director Center for Innovative Drug Discovery
Chief Scientific Officer, Hera Biotech, Inc.
Currently seeking M.S. & Ph.D. students
Dr. Bruce Nicholson, Professor of Biochemistry and Structural Biology, is the co-Director of the Center for Innovative Drug Discovery and recently co-founded Hera Biotech Inc., a company focused on developing diagnostics for endometriosis. A native of Australia, Dr. Nicholson did his PhD and post-doctoral training at Caltech, and prior to moving to San Antonio was a faculty at the University at Buffalo. He has spent his career defining the molecular structure and properties of gap junctions, structures that mediate direct exchanges of ions and metabolites between cells.
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Professional Background
Education
- 1983 - PhD - Cell Biology; Neurobiology - California Institute of Technology
- 1976 - Honors (1st class) - Enzymology - University of Queensland
- 1975 - BSc - Biochemistry - University of Queensland
Training
- 1986 - Postdoctoral Fellow - Chemistry - California Institute of Technology
Highlights
1988: PEW Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences
1992 - 97: AHA Established Investigator
1993: Max Planck Prize
2001- 05: Editor-in Chief: Cell Communication and Adhesion
2003 - 05: Member, Faculty of 1000
2003 -:Member, Council for Canadian Chairs
2016 - 17: President - Association for Medical and Graduate Departments of Biochemistry
2020 - :Editor in Chief, Biochemistry and Biophysics Section - Life
Appointments
- 3/2004 - 8/2019 - Professor and Chair - UTHSCSA, Biochemistry, San Antonio
- 9/2005 - Cross-appointed Professor - UTHSCSA, Physiology Department
- 8/2012 - C-Director and Founder - UTUSCSA, Center for Innovative Drug Discovery
- 1986 - 2004 - Assistant Professor - Professor - University at Buffalo, SUNY, Dept. Biological Sciences
- 1994 - 2004 - Co-Director Center for Advanced Molecular Biology and Immunology - University at Buffalo, SUNY
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- Instruction & Training
- Research & Grants
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- Publications