!!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. \\
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__International/National Committee/Board Membership and Editorship:__
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*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\\ \\