Nikolas Nikolaidis

Nikolas Nikolaidis is a Professor in the Department of Biological Science at California State University, Fullerton (CSUF). His work focuses on molecular evolution, protein function, and stress response mechanisms. He holds a PhD and BSc from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.

• Education: PhD and BSc in Biological Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
• Affiliations: Center for Applied Biotechnology Studies (CSUF)
• Teaching: Genetics and Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics

Research interests include comparative genomics of immune-related proteins, lipid interactions with Hsp70 proteins, and functional divergence of stress response systems. Recent work emphasizes the role of lipids in Hsp70 membrane localization during heat shock, with implications for cancer and cellular stress adaptation.

Publications highlight Hsp70-lipid interactions, evolutionary studies of immunoglobulin loci, and structural analysis of bacterial expansins. His lab collaborates on projects involving transcriptomics and lipidome reorganization under stress.

Advises students on molecular mechanisms of stress response, including co-authors C McCallister, R Tako, and U Mohamedy. Active in developing bioinformatics tools for gene expression analysis (e.g., PRRGO).