Dr. Nicolas Griffith was an Umbrella biochemist and university professor. He was also known as "Dr. Nicolas Dunne", which he took from his mother's maiden name. A genius in molecular virology and one of the most reputable bioscience researchers of the 1960s, Dr. Griffith was suspected to be mentally unstable. He designed and created a new virus derived from the t-Virus to relieve humans of their initiative and ability to make decisions.