Nichols was elected as a Member of the Association of American Physicians in 2025 in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the medical field and a commitment to fostering innovation and collaboration among physician scientists.
BA – Dartmouth College
MD – Duke University School of Medicine
Honors & Awards
2025 Member, Association of American Physicians
2023 Jeff Toughill Award, The Histiocytosis Association
2022 President, Histiocyte Society
2020 President-elect, Histiocyte Society
2014 Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation Infrastructure Award, Center for Childhood Cancer Research, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
2013 William B Lawrence & Blanche Hughes Award
2013 Nezelof Prize for Basic Research, The Histiocyte Society
2013 Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation Innovation Award, Center for Childhood Cancer Research, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
2012 Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation Innovation Award, Center for Childhood Cancer Research, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
2011 Member, Society for Pediatric Research
2011 Center for Integration of Genetic Healthcare Technologies Award, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia
2010 Foerderer Award, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
2008 XLP Research Trust Award, London, England
2002 American Society of Hematology Junior Faculty Scholar Award
Research Interests
Identifying novel genetic causes of childhood cancer
Optimizing methods of tumor surveillance for children with increased cancer risk
Evaluating the factors that influence parent and adolescent decision making and communication around genetic testing for heritable cancer risk
Understanding the behavioral and psychological impacts of cancer genetic testing on children and their families
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 lymphoproliferations
