Mike Nichols

Mike Nichols's Story

Mike Nichols lives with his wife Chris in St. Charles, MO and has been a biochemical researcher and faculty member at University of Missouri-St. Louis since 2004. He and Chris have three grown children (Crystal, Trenton, and Cameron) and enjoy traveling and many outdoor activities including hiking and biking. Mike earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Fire Science from Central Missouri State University in 1984 and then worked 9 years for the City of St. Charles Fire Department as a Firefighter, Paramedic, and Acting Captain. During this time, Mike completed a BS in Chemistry at Lindenwood College. In 1994, Mike and family moved to Lafayette, IN where he entered graduate school at Purdue University. Mike received a PhD in Chemistry/Biochemistry in 1999 and the family moved to Florida where Mike continued research as a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Neuroscience at Mayo Clinic Jacksonville. Upon establishing his own lab at UMSL, Mike focused his research on the biochemical mechanisms underlying Alzheimer's disease. He is also interested in other neurological inflammatory diseases such as MS. Mike has been a Board Member for Wrestling MS since its inception and considers it a privilege to be part of the organization.