Nicholas C. Fitzkee Ph.D.
Professor of Chemistry, Mississippi State University
Dr. Nicholas Fitzkee is a professor in the Department of Chemistry at Mississippi State University. He earned his Ph.D. in Biophysics from Johns Hopkins University with Dr. George Rose, and he completed a postdoc at the National Institutes of Health with Dr. Ad Bax. Dr. Fitzkee is broadly interested in using NMR spectroscopy to study the molecular basis of protein adsorption to surfaces. His group works to develop novel, NMR-based techniques for understanding protein-surface interactions. A major goal of his research is developing predictive physical models for understanding protein adsorption. Such models could be used to control protein adsorption in biological sensors and medical devices.