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Dr. Nickols joined Kereos in October of 2005 as Vice President of Biology following a 25 year career spanning both the pharmaceutical industry and the academic sector. Most recently, he was a Science Fellow and Director of Pharmacology at Pfizer Global Research & Development where he led new drug projects in several therapeutic areas including cancer. Dr. Nickols has held positions at other companies including Pharmacia, Searle, and Monsanto as well as academic appointments at St. Louis University, the University of Texas Medical Branch, and Southern Illinois University. At Kereos, he will be responsible for preclinical pharmacology, and will focus primarily on the in vitro and in vivo testing needed to move imaging and chemotherapeutic agents into clinical trials. Dr. Nickols holds a B.A. in Zoology and a Ph.D. in Pharmacology both from the University of Missouri and is a Fellow of the American Heart Association. | 