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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

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Nicholas J. Shikuma, PhD
Associate Professor
Cell and Molecular Biology

Department of Biology
San Diego State University
nshikuma@sdsu.edu
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EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Postdoc - California Institute of Technology
PhD - University of California, Santa Cruz
MS - University of Hawai'i

BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Shikuma is an Associate Professor of Cell and Molecular Biology and co-founded the genetic engineering startup, Metamorphotech. He has made foundational scientific contributions to the fields of marine microbiology and symbiosis.

​Dr. Shikuma's research combines microbiology, genetics and developmental biology to study how bacteria stimulate the metamorphic development of marine animals and Contractile Injection Systems (CIS) in human gut bacteria that promote host-microbe associations.

​Dr. Shikuma is a Sloan Foundation Fellow and recipient of an NSF CAREER award, NIH R35 MIRA grant, multiple Office of Naval Research (DOD, USA) grants and a Moore Foundation Symbiosis in Aquatic Systems grant.

​Dr. Shikuma's Publications on Google Scholar  
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Dr. Shikuma's Publications on Pubmed  

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CONTACT US

Shikuma Lab
San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Drive
​San Diego, CA 92182

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Email: nshikuma@sdsu.edu
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