Nimer Mehyar, Ph.D.

Education

• Jordan University, B.S., Animal Science, 1994
• Iowa State University, M.S., Biochemistry, 2009
• Iowa State University, Ph.D., Biochemistry, 2011

Positions

• October, 2012-present — Postdoctoral researcher, Department of Pharmacology, UT Southwestern Medical Center
• August, 2011-May, 2012 — Postdoctoral research Associate, Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Department, Iowa State University
• 2005-2011 — Graduate research assistant. Enzymology research laboratory, Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Department, Iowa State University
• 2002-2003 — Graduate research assistant. Nutritional physiology research laboratory, Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Department, Iowa State University
• 2000-2001 — IGCSE program biology teacher, Philadelphia National School, Amman, Jordan.
• 1998-1999 — Medical sales representative, Kuraish Medical Stores, Amman, Jordan.
• 1994-1998 — Traditional dairy products production and sales, Al-Nimer Dairy Products Establishment, Amman, Jordan.

Publications

1. Osman, M.A., Allen, P.S., Mehyar, N.A., Bobe, G., Coetzee, J.F., Koehler, K.J., and Beitz, D.C. "Acute metabolic responses of postal dairy cows to subcutaneous glucagons injections, oral glycerol, or both", J. Dairy Sci. 2008; 91:3311-22.
2. Mehyar, N.A., Osman, M.A., Allen, P.S., Bobe, G., Coetzee, J.F., Koehler, K.J., and Beitz, D.C. "Effect of glucagon, glycerol, and glucagon plus glycerol on gluconeogenesis, lipogenesis, and lipolysis in periparturient Holstein cows" Manuscript in preparation for submisstion to J. Dairy Sci.
3. Mehyar, N.A., Watanabe, M., Shen, L., Skaff, D.A., and Honzatko, R.B. "Mechanism of ATP-dependent release of wild-type and mutant human brain hexokinases from mitochondria", Manuscript in preparation for submisstion to Biochemistry
4. Mehyar, N.A., Osman, M.A., Allen, P.S., Bobe, G., Coetzee, J.F., Koehler, K.J., and Beitz, D.C. "Single residue determinants for the binding of hexokinase-I to mitochondria", Manuscript in preparation for submisstion to Biochemistry

Honors and Awards

• 2005, Iowa State University, Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Department Teaching Excellence Award.
• 2010, Graduate poster presentation award. Fifth Annual Stupka Undergraduate Research Symposium.
• 2010, ASBMB 2010 Annual Meeting Graduate/Postdoctoral travel award

Contact

• Nimer.Mehyar@utsouthwestern.edu
  214-645-6168