Nigel Hooper - Curriculum Vitae#
- A research scientist with 30 years of experience in biochemistry and cell biology focused on neurodegenerative and cardiovascular diseases.
- Published over 180 primary research papers, with an h index of 55
- Secured >£15 million in research funding with continuous support since 1993 from the UK Medical Research Council.
- Previously Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board for Alzheimer’s Research UK and member of the MRC Neurosciences and Mental Health Board.
- Supervised 40 postgraduate students to successful completion of PhD.
- Wide experience of University strategic leadership and management (as Head of School/Institute, Vice Dean for Research, Dean)
- Co-author of the highly successful and popular undergraduate textbook ‘Instant Notes: Biochemistry’. To date over 40,000 copies of the four editions of this book have been sold worldwide and it has been translated into Polish, Spanish, Chinese and Japanese. Hames, B.D. & Hooper, N.M. (2011). Instant Notes Biochemistry, 4th edition, Garland Science, Taylor & Francis Group, New York & London, pp.473.
International/National Committee/Board Membership and Editorship:
- 1990 - 1998 Editorial advisor, Biochemical Journal
- 1995 – 2007 Editorial advisor, Molecular Membrane Biology
- 1997 – 2000 Member, Membrane Group of the Biochemical Society
- 1998 - 2002 Member, Editorial Board of the Biochemical Journal
- 2000 - 2002 Member, Neurochemical Group of the Biochemical Society
- 2000 - 2004 Member, Neurosciences and Mental Health Board of the Medical Research Council (MRC)
- 2001 Member, Joint UK Funders Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSE) Expert Panel
- 2001 - 2004 Member, MRC/Department of Health Research Advisory Group for TSEs
- 2002 - 2009 Deputy Chairman, Biochemical Journal
- 2003 - 2004 Member, MRC Brain Sciences I panel
- 2003 – 2011 Advisory Board, Essays in Biochemistry
- 2004 – 2009 Member, Government Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee (SEAC)
- 2004 Member, MRC Brain Sciences II panel
- 2005 – 2007 Member, MRC New Therapies Scrutiny Group – Prion Disease
- 2005- 2006 Member, MRC New Investigator Award Panel
- 2007 – 2011 Editorial Board, Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease
- 2007 – 2011 Member, Scientific Advisory Board, Alzheimer’s Research UK
- 2009 – 2014 Editorial Board, Journal of Biological Chemistry
- 2011 – 2014 Chair, Scientific Advisory Board, Alzheimer’s Research UK
- 2012 to date Series Editor, Essays in Biochemistry