Nicholas Galt

What are your primary research and scholarly interests?

My background is in molecular physiology where I studies the relationship between muscle grown and stress in fish.

How does this tie into the work you are doing with ND-ACES?

I am able to use the same lab techniques to determine the molecular phenotype of cancer cell lines under normal cell culture conditions.

What excites you about ND EPSCoR?

It is a great opportunity to collaborate with experts across the state and provide my students here at VCSU with authentic research experiences.

Where are you from and where did you pursue your education?

I grew up in Carrington, ND and complete my BS in Zoology at NDSU. I earned my Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

What motivates you?

My curiosity. I love learning and exploring.

If you could time travel, where would you go?

I would join the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore the Midwest before the prairies were broken.

If you could have coffee / tea with anyone, who would it be?

This is a tough one so I’ll say a stranger because I enjoy meeting people.

What was your first job?

I trained and worked as an autobody technician for four years in high school.

What does your very best day include?

Catching walleyes with my kids and wife on the lake.

What’s your favorite quote?

"I will either find a way or make one."  – credited to Carthaginian commander, Hannibal