!!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\\ \\