Basil Nikolau
Position
- Professor, Dept. of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
Contact
Email
dimmas@iastate.edu
Phone
515-294-9423
3254 Molecular Bio
2437 Pammel Dr.
Ames
,
IA
50011-1079
Education
- BSc. Hon., Biochemistry, Massey University, New Zealand, 1977
- Ph.D., Biochemistry, Massey University, New Zealand, 1982
Area of Expertise: Metabolomics and Metabolism
Dr. Nikolau is the Frances M. Craig Professor of Biochemistry at Iowa State University where he has taught and conducted research since 1988. He was awarded his Ph.D. in Biochemistry at Massey University, New Zealand, in 1982, and conducted postdoctoral research at the University of California, Davis, and the University of Utah before joining the faculty of Iowa State University. Dr. Nikolau's research interests focus on the biochemistry and molecular biology of biotin and biotin-containing enzymes and the regulation of plant lipid metabolism.
Nikolau group research is conducted in the Molecular Biology Building at Iowa State University.
Funded by the National Science Foundation Award Number 1354799