Biography
John M. Nickerson, PhD, is professor and cice director of research in the Department of Ophthalmology at Emory University School of Medicine. Prior to joining Emory in 1991, Dr. Nickerson served as a senior fellow and a biologist at the National Institutes of Health.
Education
Dr. Nickerson received his master's degree at Michigan State University, his PhD at the University of Texas Medical Branch, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the National Institutes of Health.
Titles & Roles
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Professor, Department of OphthalmologyEmory University School of Medicine
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Vice Director of Research (Basic Science)Emory Eye Center
Research
Dr. Nickerson's research interests are in retinal degenerative diseases and the genetics behind them. He studies pharmacological and gene therapy approaches to slowing or preventing these degenerations.
Grants
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Grant Number Title 2P30EY006360-36 P-30 Core Grant for Vision Research Admin Core 2P30EY006360-36 P30-Core Grant for Vision Research 2T32EY007092-34 Multidisciplinary Training in Vision and Research 5P30EY006360-37 P-30 Core Grant for Vision Research Admin Core 5P30EY006360-37 P30-Core Grant for Vision Research 5R01EY021592-08 Ocular Growth, Emmetropia, and Interphotoreceptor Retinoid-Binding Protein (IRBP) 5R01EY028450-05 The RPE and Recovery of the Blood Retina Barrier 5T32EY007092-35 Multidisciplinary Training in Vision and Research 5T32EY007092-36 Multidisciplinary Training in Vision and Research 5T32EY007092-37 Multidisciplinary Training in Vision and Research Publications
Dr. Nickerson is a founding and current editor-in-chief of Molecular Vision, and he serves on the editorial boards of The Journal of Ocular Biology, Diseases, and Informatics and Clinical Optometry. He is a prolific manuscript reviewer for numerous scientific publications. He has published more than 80 research articles, and numerous book chapters and abstracts.
Title/Journal Authors Publication Date Scientific reports
KL Bales, AM Karesh, K Hogan, AS Chacko, GL Douglas, AJ Feola, JM Nickerson, A Pybus, L Wood, JH Boatright, MT Pardue 23/03/2024 Age-Related RPE changes in Wildtype C57BL/6J Mice between 2 and 32 Months.
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology
DA Shelton, I Gefke, V Summers, YK Kim, H Yu, Y Getz, S Ferdous, K Donaldson, K Liao, JT Papania, MA Chrenek, JH Boatright, JM Nickerson 01/02/2024 Investigative ophthalmology & visual science
PE Girardot, X Zhang, N Zhang, KJ Donaldson, MA Chrenek, JT Sellers, AJ Feola, J Papania, JM Nickerson, N Jain, JH Boatright 01/02/2024 Bioinformatics (Oxford, England)
H Yu, F Wang, G Teodoro, F Chen, X Guo, JM Nickerson, J Kong 03/04/2023 Suprachoroidal Delivery in Rats and Guinea Pigs Using a High-Precision Microneedle Injector.
Translational vision science & technology
A Hejri, II Bowland, JM Nickerson, MR Prausnitz 01/03/2023 Frontiers in cellular neuroscience
S Ferdous, DA Shelton, TE Getz, MA Chrenek, N L'Hernault, JT Sellers, VR Summers, PM Iuvone, JM Boss, JH Boatright, JM Nickerson 01/01/2023 Voluntary exercise modulates pathways associated with amelioration of retinal degenerative diseases.
Frontiers in physiology
JA Chu-Tan, AV Cioanca, Y Wooff, M Kirkby, M Ellis, P Gulati, T Karl, JH Boatright, K Bales, J Nickerson, R Natoli 01/01/2023 Journal of neuroscience research
KL Bales, AS Chacko, JM Nickerson, JH Boatright, MT Pardue 01/09/2022 Computers in biology and medicine
H Yu, F Wang, G Teodoro, J Nickerson, J Kong 01/07/2022 Translational vision science & technology
N Zhang, X Zhang, PE Girardot, MA Chrenek, JT Sellers, Y Li, YK Kim, VR Summers, S Ferdous, DA Shelton, JH Boatright, JM Nickerson 01/07/2021 Pharmaceutics
X Zhang, N Zhang, MA Chrenek, PE Girardot, J Wang, JT Sellers, EE Geisert, C Brenner, JM Nickerson, JH Boatright, Y Li 16/06/2021 Age-Related Retinal Changes in Wild-Type C57BL/6J Mice Between 2 and 32 Months.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science
S Ferdous, KL Liao, ID Gefke, VR Summers, W Wu, KJ Donaldson, YK Kim, JT Sellers, JA Dixon, DA Shelton, S Markand, SM Kim, N Zhang, JH Boatright, JM Nickerson 01/06/2021 Translational vision science & technology
H Li, H Yu, YK Kim, F Wang, G Teodoro, Y Jiang, JM Nickerson, J Kong 01/04/2021 Morphometric Analysis of Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells From C57BL/6J Mice During Aging.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science
YK Kim, H Yu, VR Summers, KJ Donaldson, S Ferdous, D Shelton, N Zhang, MA Chrenek, Y Jiang, HE Grossniklaus, JH Boatright, J Kong, JM Nickerson 01/02/2021 Misleading Public Statements About COVID-19.
Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR
CC Meltzer, RH Wiggins, M Mossa-Basha, S Palasis, E Russell, D Mikulis, P Rhyner, J Anderson, RB Peterson, J Smirniotopoulos, AJ Barkovich, RD Zimmerman, CG Filippi, HA Rowley, NA Koontz, AK Jay, J Nickerson, B Hamilton, D Chow, CT Whitlow 01/01/2021 Investigative ophthalmology & visual science
X Zhang, NF Henneman, PE Girardot, JT Sellers, MA Chrenek, Y Li, J Wang, C Brenner, JM Nickerson, JH Boatright 03/08/2020 Characterization of LSD1 Expression Within the Murine Eye.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science
S Ferdous, HE Grossniklaus, JH Boatright, JM Nickerson 01/11/2019 Analysis of Damage and Wound Healing in the Retinal Pigmented Epithelium.
Advances in experimental medicine and biology
KJ Donaldson, WF Wu, H Skelton, S Markand, S Ferdous, J Sellers, MA Chrenek, I Gefke, SM Kim, J Rha, KL Liao, HE Grossniklaus, Y Jiang, J Kong, JH Boatright, JM Nickerson 01/01/2019 Comparison of histologic findings in age-related macular degeneration with RPE flatmount images.
Molecular vision
Q Zhang, MA Chrenek, S Bhatia, A Rashid, S Ferdous, KJ Donaldson, H Skelton, W Wu, TRO See, Y Jiang, N Dalal, JM Nickerson, HE Grossniklaus 01/01/2019 Molecular vision
X Zhang, PE Girardot, JT Sellers, Y Li, J Wang, MA Chrenek, W Wu, H Skelton, JM Nickerson, MT Pardue, JH Boatright 01/01/2019