Prof Robert Nicholson

Position:Professor of Cancer Pharmacology
Qualifications
- BSc, Physiology and Biochemistry, University of Reading, 1972
- PhD, Cancer Biology, University of Wales, 1975
Research Interests
- Cancer Pharmacology
- Breast Cancer / Prostate Cancer / Colorectal Cancer
- Steroid Hormone Receptor Signalling
- Anti-Hormonal Drugs
- Anti-Growth Factors
- Signal Transduction Inhibitor
- Drug Resistance Mechanisms
- Biomarkers of Drug Response and Resistance
Member of the School's Pharmacology & Physiology Research Discipline
Teaching Profile
Undergraduate
- Optimisation of Drug Design (PH3101): The biology of cancer and the use of anti-cancer agents (Lectures and workshops)
- Co-supervision of Pharmacy final year projects
Postgraduate
- Currently involved in the supervision of 6 PhD and 2 MD projects
