Karen E. Nelson
Chief Scientific Officer
at
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Company Tenure:
2 years
Education:
University of the West Indies (Undergrad)
University of Florida (M.S.)
Cornell University (Ph.D.)
Biography:
Karen E. Nelson currently serves as the Chief Scientific Officer at Thermo Fisher Scientific, contributing her expertise with a tenure of 2 years. She is the Editor-in-Chief of the Microbial Ecology Journal and was previously associated with Human Longevity Inc.
In addition to her corporate roles, she served as President and a Director at J. Craig Venter Institute and was the founding Editor-in-Chief of the National Academy of Sciences PNAS Nexus journal. Dr. Nelson’s educational background includes a bachelor’s degree in agriculture and animal science from the University of the West Indies, an M.S. in animal science from the University of Florida, and a Ph.D. in animal science and microbiology from Cornell University.
