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Office
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105
Summary
- I am a pediatric oncologist with research interests in the molecular mechanisms that provide protection against viral infections and cancer. My overarching goals are to understand how defects in these mechanisms contribute to disease and use this information to develop more effective treatments for children with increased genetic risk for infection and/or malignancy.
Towards this end, my research focuses on:
1) Identifying novel genetic causes of childhood cancer
2) Optimizing methods of tumor surveillance for children with increased cancer risk
3) Evaluating the factors that influence parent and adolescent decision making and communication around genetic testing for heritable cancer risk
4) Understanding the behavioral and psychological impacts of cancer genetic testing on children and their families
5) Increasing understanding and developing new therapies for malignant and non-malignant hematologic disorders, including B-cell leukemias and lymphomas, hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and Epstein-Barr virus-associated lymphoproliferation
Education & Training
- Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 1992 - 1995
- Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1989 - 1992
- Duke University School of MedicineClass of 1989
- Dartmouth CollegeB.A., Summa Cum Laude, 1980 - 1984
Certifications & Licensure
- TN State Medical License 2014 - 2026
- PA State Medical License 1999 - 2014
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- President Elect Histiocyte Society, 2020
- William B Lawrence & Blanche Hughes Award 2013
- Nezelof prize for Basic Research Histiocyte Society, 2013
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Clinical Trials
- LCH-IV, International Collaborative Treatment Protocol for Children and Adolescents With Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis Start of enrollment: 2016 Nov 02
- Study of Clofarabine in Patients With Recurrent or Refractory Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis and LCH-related Disorders Start of enrollment: 2015 May 01
- Next Generation Sequencing of Normal Tissues Prospectively in Pediatric Oncology Patients Start of enrollment: 2015 Aug 28
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 221 citationsMg2+ Regulates Cytotoxic Functions of NK and CD8 T Cells in Chronic EBV Infection Through NKG2DBenjamin Chaigne-Delalande, Feng-Yen Li, Geraldine M. O’Connor, Marshall J. Lukacs, Ping Jiang
Science. 2013-07-12 - 870 citationsSHP-1 and SHP-2 associate with immunoreceptor tyrosine-based switch motif of programmed death 1 upon primary human T cell stimulation, but only receptor ligation preve...Jens M. Chemnitz, Richard V. Parry, Kim E. Nichols, Carl H. June, James L. Riley
Journal of Immunology. 2004-07-15 - 383 citationsFamilial dyserythropoietic anaemia and thrombocytopenia due to an inherited mutation in GATA1.Kim E. Nichols, John D. Crispino, Mortimer Poncz, James G. White, Stuart H. Orkin
Nature Genetics. 2000-03-01
Journal Articles
- Clinical Genome Sequencing Uncovers Potentially Targetable Truncations and Fusions of MAP3K8 in Spitzoid and Other MelanomasAlberto Pappo, Armita Bahrami, Elizabeth M Azzato, Kim E Nichols, David W Ellison, Nature
- Polygenic Determinants for Subsequent Breast Cancer Risk in Survivors of Childhood Cancer: The St Jude Lifetime Cohort Study (SJLIFE)Kim E Nichols, Melissa M Hudson, Chimene A Kesserwan, Matthew J Ehrhardt, James R Downing, Clinical Cancer Research
- The Influence of Adolescence on Parents’ Perspectives of Testing and Discussing Inherited Cancer PredispositionMelissa A Alderfer, Carol A Ford, Corinna L Schultz, Kim E Nichols, Kristin Zelley, Robert B Lindell, Journal of Genetic Counseling
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- The Combination of Dexamethasone and Ruxolitinib Synergistically Attenuates Disease Manifestations in a Preclinical Model of Hemophagocytic LymphohistiocytosisKim E. Nichols, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/7/2019
- Predictive Genomic Sequencing: The Impact of a Structured Informed Consent Model on Parental Understanding.Johnson LM, Valdez J, Nichols KE, Mandrell B, Baker J, Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, 1/1/2017
- Dampened inflammation with ruxolitinib treatment leads to CD8+ T cell exhaustion and induction of T regulatory cells in a murine model of HLH.Albeituni S, Verbist K, Tedrick P, Tillman H, Nichols KE, American Association of Immunologist Annual Meeting, 1/1/2017
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Lectures
- Therapeutic Candidate Alpn-101, a Dual ICOS/CD28 Antagonist, Potently Suppresses Human/NSG Mouse Xenograft Graft Vs. Host Disease (GvHD) in a Dose Ranging Study and Re...2018 ASH Annual Meeting - San Diego, CA - 12/1/2018
- Pediatric Leukemia Predisposition Syndromes60th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting - 12/1/2018
- Inherited Hematopoietic Malignancies60th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting - 11/30/2018
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Other
- Li-Fraumeni Syndrome. GeneReviews at GeneTests: Medical Genetics Information Resource [database online].Schneider K, Zelley K, Nichols KE, Garber J
http://www.genetests.org
University of Washington, Seattle, WA - 1/1/2013 - 13th annual Nikolas Symposium - Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH): neoplasia or immune dysregulation?Nichols K, Symposium Proceedings
http://nikolas.info/index.html
1/1/2003 - 12th annual Nikolas Symposium - Dendritic cell differentiation: signals, signaling and functional consequences as clues to possible therapy.Nichols KE, Egeler RM, Perry VH, Arceci RJ, Symposium Proceedings
http://nikolas.info/index.html
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Press Mentions
- Tumor Surveillance in Pediatric Patients with Cancer Predisposition SyndromesJuly 8th, 2024
- Children Genetically Prone to Cancer Benefit from Early Standardised SurveillanceJune 21st, 2024
- St. Jude Researcher Wins CureAccelerator Live! For Rare DiseasesJune 10th, 2019
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Grant Support
- Pathogenesis of ETV6-related Acute Lymphoblastic LeukemiaNational Cancer Institute2020–2025
- JAK inhibition as a novel treatment for hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosisNIAID2015–2018
- Role Of Sap,Slam And FYN In NKT Cell Ontogeny And ActivationNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2007–2010
- Role Of Sh2d1a/Sap In NKT Cell Development And FunctionNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2005–2006
- Identification Of The XLP GeneNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1999
- Identification Of The XLP GeneNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1995–1999
Research History
- Nichols Lab Researchhttp://www.stjuderesearch.org/site/lab/nichols2014 - 2017
Professional Memberships
- Member
- American Society of Pediatric Hematology OncologyMember
- Histiocyte SocietyMember
External Links
- Faculty Profilehttps://www.stjude.org/nichols
- Laboratory Profilehttp://www.stjuderesearch.org/site/lab/nichols
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