Researcher Profile: Thomas Burris, Ph.D.

Dr. Burris is an expert in chemical biology and pharmacology of nuclear hormone receptors and has considerable experience developing drugs that target this class of drug target. He has expertise in targeting these receptors towards development of drugs to treat a range of human diseases including autoimmune diseases, cancer, metabolic/cardiovascular diseases, and behavioral disorders. He has published over 150 manuscripts including many in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Medicine, Nature Immunology, Nature Structure & Molecular Biology, Cancer Cell, Cell Metabolism, Journal of Clinical Investigation and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. He is an elected fellow of the American Heart Association and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. His lab is currently funded by several NIH grants (NIMH and NIAMS) and the Department of Defense.