Blake Nichols

C. Blake Nichols graduated with a B.S. in Cell and Molecular Biology from San Francisco State University in 1999.  Blake worked in the Department of Preclinical Development and Pharmacology at FibroGen Inc. in South San Francisco for over 7 years.  In that time Blake contributed greatly to research and development of the anti-fibrotic and anti-anemia programs.  He worked with preclinical models of human disease; the current therapies are in Phase II clinical studies.  Blake is currently studying the adrenergic signing in cardiomyocytes in the excitation-contraction coupling pathway.