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Nicholas Scott Heaton

Minnie Geller Distinguished Professor of Research in Genetics
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
3136 MSRB III, Box 3054, Durham, NC 27710
3136 MSRB III, Box 3054, Durham, NC 27710

Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations


Minnie Geller Distinguished Professor of Research in Genetics · 2026 - Present Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Basic Science Departments
Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology · 2025 - Present Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Basic Science Departments
Professor in Integrative Immunobiology · 2025 - Present Integrative Immunobiology, Basic Science Departments
Professor in Cell Biology · 2025 - Present Cell Biology, Basic Science Departments
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute · 2017 - Present Duke Cancer Institute, Institutes and Centers
Member of the Duke Human Vaccine Institute · 2019 - Present Duke Human Vaccine Institute, Institutes and Centers

Previous Duke Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology · 2022 - 2025 Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Basic Science Departments
Associate Professor of Cell Biology · 2022 - 2025 Cell Biology, Basic Science Departments
Associate Professor in Integrative Immunobiology · 2024 - 2025 Integrative Immunobiology, Basic Science Departments
Assistant Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology · 2015 - 2022 Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Basic Science Departments