About
Isaac K. Nardi, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor at Arizona College of Nursing in the Department of General Education. He earned his B.S. in Biotechnology from Virginia Tech and Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Genetics from the University of Virginia, where his research focused on chromosome biology, DNA repair, and genome stability.
Over the past decade, Dr. Nardi has led research programs spanning academia, biotechnology startups, and industry, including positions at City of Hope, Beckman Coulter, Kimera Exosomes, Enzymatic LLC, and DemeRx. His work has focused on protein engineering, molecular biology, CRISPR genome engineering, DNA repair, extracellular vesicles, biologics, and translational therapeutics.
He has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications in journals including Current Biology, Molecular Biology of the Cell, Molecular Cancer Research, International Journal of Cancer, Scientific Reports, Journal of Biological Chemistry, and ACS Omega, with his research cited more than 1,400 times. His current research explores whether proteins evolved in extremophiles can uncover new mechanisms to enhance DNA repair and cellular resilience in human cells.
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/isaac-k-nardi-9750542a/
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=jm4TarwAAAAJ&hl=en
Joined
July 2026
