Nicanor Austriaco

The Reverend Father
Nicanor Austriaco
OP
The Reverend Father Nicanor Austriaco OP
Born	Nicanor Robles Austriaco, Jr.; November 1, 1968; Philippines
Alma mater	University of Pennsylvania (B.S.E.); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Ph.D.); Dominican House of Studies (M.Div., S.T.L.); University of Fribourg (S.Th.D.); Providence College (M.B.A.);
Known for	Biomedical ethics, theology, and the biology of aging
	Scientific career
Fields	Molecular biology
Institutions	University of Santo Tomas; Providence College;
Thesis	UTH1 and the Genetic Control of Aging in the Yeast, Saccharomyces (1996)
Doctoral advisor	Leonard P. Guarente

Nicanor Robles Austriaco, Jr. OP is a Filipino-American molecular biologist and Catholic priest. He is a professor of biology and professor of theology at Providence College, in Providence, Rhode Island, and a research fellow at the Center for Theology, Religious Studies, and Ethics, at the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines.