Hooper, Nigel M.

Nigel Hooper is Professor of Biochemistry in the School ofBiochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Leeds, UK. Hereceived his Ph.D in 1984 from the University of Leeds with a thesison the "Metabolism of Neuropeptides by Cell-surface Peptidases" whichstimulated his interest in proteases and paved the way for much of hissubsequent research. He currently co-leads the Proteolysis ResearchGroup at Leeds and among other topics, continues to study thestructure and function of several cell-surface proteases, with aparticular interest in their mode of attachment to the membrane. Hehas...