Curtis Nutter, PhD

Assistant Professor

Curtis Nutter, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Biochemistry and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Missouri and a member of NextGen Precision Health. Trained at Oklahoma State University, the University of Texas Medical Branch and the University of Florida, Dr. Nutter has developed an interdisciplinary research program focused on how RNA processing, transport and localization regulate neural and epithelial function in health and disease. His work spans biofluid-regulating epithelial systems, including the choroid plexus and ciliary body, as well as inherited neurological and neuromuscular disorders such as myotonic dystrophy and Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. Dr. Nutter’s research emphasizes the importance of non-neuronal contributors to neurological disease, particularly epithelial tissues that regulate cerebrospinal fluid and aqueous humour homeostasis. By integrating mechanistic RNA biology with physiologically grounded cellular and animal models, his work bridges neuroscience, epithelial biology and neuromuscular disease to uncover shared molecular drivers of pathology across organ systems. As a mentor and educator, Dr. Nutter is committed to interdisciplinary training and providing undergraduate and graduate trainees with hands-on experience in rigorous translational research spanning molecular biology, neuroscience and physiology.