Christopher Nicolet
PharmD
Lecturer
PPRA
Office: 750 • Sam and Aline Skaggs Health Science Center • Meridian Campus
Dr. Christopher Nicolet is a lecturer in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Administrative Sciences at the L.S. Skaggs College of Pharmacy in Meridian.
He earned his BS in Chemistry in 2017 and taught introductory chemistry laboratory courses at the University of Alaska Anchorage before pursuing a career in pharmacy. In 2019, he was accepted into the UAA/ISU Doctor of Pharmacy program and enrolled in the dual PharmD/PhD program in pharmaceutical sciences under the supervision of Dr. Danny Xu. After graduating from the PharmD program in 2023, he moved to Meridian to continue his PhD research, focusing on identifying lead compounds that could be used to prevent drug-induced hearing loss. Through this work, he has gained experience in AI-driven protein modeling, machine learning, molecular dynamic simulation, drug repurposing, and biomedical informatics.
In addition to his research, he helps coordinate the Intro to Pharmacotherapy and Problem-Based Learning courses and delivers various lectures to student pharmacists throughout the didactic portion of the PharmD curriculum. His professional interests include drug discovery, the pharmaceutical industry, academia, and interdisciplinary education in pharmacy practice and pharmaceutical sciences.