Rate My Professor Nicolai Bonne

Nicolai Bonne serves as Assistant Professor and Instructional Faculty in the Department of Chemistry within the Schmid College of Science and Technology at Chapman University. He earned a Bachelor of Science and a Ph.D. from Murdoch University. His Ph.D. is in biomedical science. Dr. Bonne's teaching philosophy centers on Socratic methodology to promote active learning and comprehension rather than rote factual retention. He emphasizes effective learning processes, accurate communication skills, accommodating students of all academic levels and abilities, and fostering lifelong learning over learning solely to pass exams. At Chapman University, he teaches courses including virology and biochemistry laboratory classes. He has been recognized as an assistant professor of chemistry and leader of the biochemistry and molecular biology program. In the BS in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology program, he is listed as Assistant Professor of Molecular Biology, described as a molecular biologist who specializes in virology, biochemistry, and molecular biology.

Dr. Bonne's career at Chapman University includes roles as Research Associate in the Department of Psychology from October 2013 to December 2014, Adjunct Instructor in the Department of Biological Sciences from February to May 2015, and his current position in Chemistry and Biochemistry. Prior to Chapman, he held a postdoctoral position at the University of California, Los Angeles Dental Research Institute from August 2011 to July 2012. His expertise encompasses molecular biology techniques such as agarose gel electrophoresis, SDS-PAGE, genotyping, PCR, Western blot, DNA sequencing, DNA transfection, and recombinant protein production and purification. Research focuses on avian virology, particularly psittacine beak and feather disease virus (BFDV), including vaccine development, diagnostic assay development like PCR and ELISA, and hematological studies related to BFDV infection. Key publications include 'Psittacine beak and feather disease: vaccination, haematological response and PCR methodology' (2013), 'Salivary Biomarker Development Using Genomic, Proteomic And Metabolomic Approaches' (2012), 'Hematology of vaccinated and non-vaccinated long-billed corellas following infection with beak and feather disease virus (BFDV)' (2009), 'A quantitative, real-time polymerase chain reaction assay for beak and feather disease virus' (2009), 'A blocking ELISA for the detection of antibodies to psittacine beak and feather disease virus (BFDV)' (2009), 'Assessment of recombinant beak and feather disease virus capsid protein as a vaccine for psittacine beak and feather disease' (2009), 'Beak and feather disease virus infection in cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus)' (2008), 'Development and applications of a monoclonal antibody to a recombinant beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) capsid protein' (2008), 'Elimination of False-Positive Polymerase Chain Reaction Results Resulting from Hole Punch Carryover Contamination' (2008), and 'Baculovirus expression of beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) capsid protein capable of self-assembly and haemagglutination' (2007). His publications have accumulated 510 citations.