Jill Nichols

Experience

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  Triangle Laboratories

  Jan 1992 - Jan 1994

  Chemist

  Analytical Chemist - Developed analytical methods for the extraction and quantification of drugs from biological matrices for pharmacokinetic studies using gas and liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry.

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  University of Arizona

  Jan 1994 - Jan 1999

  Graduate Student

  Designed and executed experiments using electrophysiology and molecular biology to study the pharmacology and biophysics of voltage-gated potassium channels.

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  University of Minnesota

  Oct 1999 - Oct 2001

  Post Doctoral Research Fellow

  Studied the role of Parkinson's and Alzheimer's related proteins in synaptic plasticity and learning and memory in transgenic mice.

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  Pfizer Pharmaceuticals

  Oct 2001 - Feb 2017

  Director

  Cardiovascular Discipline Lead (03/09 to 03/17, Groton CT): Managed the Cardiovascular Discipline in Global Safety Pharmacology, Drug Safety Research and Development. Team develops cardiovascular safety strategies and executes a wide range of cardiovascular models to support the Pfizer portfolio from idea to loss of exclusivity. Ion Channel Discipline Lead (09/07-03/09, Groton, CT): Managed the ion channel safety testing laboratory in Groton to support all Pfizer sites. Studies include patch clamp electrophysiology (manual and automated) for screening compounds in cardiac potassium, sodium and calcium assays. Pfizer La Jolla electrophysiology and in vitro pharmacology lead (10/01-09/07, La Jolla, CA): Oversaw patch clamp (manual and automated) testing of cardiac potassium currents, papillary muscle intracellular action potential recordings, Langendorff recordings, hERG radioligand binding, and in vitro tissue bath assays for functional pharmacology studies. Show less

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  Labcorp

  Mar 2017 - Aug 2024

  Executive Director, Pharmacology, Antibody Reagents and Vaccines

  Global responsibility for Discovery Pharmacology, Safety Pharmacology, Inhalation Sciences and Engineering and Antibody Reagents and Vaccines operations at Labcorp (formerly Covance).

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  Amgen

  Aug 2024 - now

  Senior Director, Safety Pharmacology Sciences