Email

nielsen@bcm.edu

Positions

Associate Professor

Psychiatry Research
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States

Adjunct Associate Professor

Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
University of Texas Health Sciences Center of Houston
Houston, Texas United States

Adjunct Associate Professor

Department of Epidemiology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas United States

Research Health Scientist

Research
Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Houston, Texas United States

Visiting Associate Professor

Kreek Laboaratory
The Rockefeller University
Houston, Texas United States

Research Assistant Professor

Kreek Laboaratory
The Rockefeller University
New York, New York United States

Bioinformatics Scientist, Group Leader, East Coast

InforMax, Inc
Rockville, Maryland United States

Senior Staff Scientist

NIH/NIAAA
Bethesda, Maryland United States

Post-doc

Biochemistry
University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana
Urbana, Illinois United States

Associate Professor Emeritus

Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States

Addresses

Veterans Affairs Bldg 110 (Office)

Room: V110-227
Houston, TX 77030
United States

Education

PhD from University Of Chicago

12/1984 - Chicago, Illinois United States

Biochemistry and molecular biology

BS from University of Wisconsin

05/1976 - Madison, Wisconsin United States

Professional Interests

• Research

Professional Statement

David Nielsen, Ph.D. studies the genetics and epigenetics of psychiatric diseases, including pharmacogenomics of the treatment of the addictions and vulnerability to develop addictions. He has worked in the field of psychiatric genetics for the last 20 years and has numerous publications. He has an extensive background in the genetics of addiction, molecular biology, and bioinformatics. Dr. Nielsen’s research aims are the understanding the inter-individual differences in pharmacogenetic components that modulate therapeutic response of treatment of psychostimulant addiction and of vaccines for the treatment of addictions. Studies are underway investigating the genetic moderation of the subjective effects of cocaine, vulnerability to develop cocaine and nicotine addictions and bipolar disorder as well as recovery from traumatic brain injury (TBI). He also studies the epigenetics of addictive drugs, cocaine associated decreases in brain white matter integrity, TBI, and maternal behavior.

Websites

Memberships

American Association for the Advancement of Science

Member (01/1978)

American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

member (01/1994)

Epigenetics Society

Member (01/2013)

Sigma Xi

Member (01/1986)

Society for Neuroscience

Member (01/1993)

College on Problems of Drug Dependence

Member (10/2014)