Joseph Nickels

Dr. Nickels joined the GBG team in 2007. As the Managing Director of the Institute of Metabolic Disorders, he oversees all research efforts currently focused on the discovery and development of novel therapeutics, with a special focus on for the treatment of lipid-dependent fatty liver disease (NAFLD/NASH).

Dr. Nickels began his career with MDL in the Research & Development Department, Division of Pharmacogenomics as a Team Leader. In 2009 he transitioned into the role of Scientific Director of VENENUM Biodesign and then Director of Target Biology in 2010. In 2012, Dr. Nickels became the Managing Director of the Institute of Metabolic Disorders.

Dr. Nickels received his BS in Biochemistry from Rider University in Lawrenceville, NJ. He earned his Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics and Microbiology at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ. Dr. Nickels completed his post-doctoral fellowship in Genetics at Princeton University in Princeton, NJ.