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Strong Children's Research Institute - hematology_oncology

Investigators

Barbara L. Asselin, M.D.

  • Principle Investigator for Children's Oncology Group Program
  • Principle Investigator for Dana-Farber Childhood Leukemia Consortium
  • Treatment of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
  • L-Asparaginase pharmacology, pharmacodynamics and immunology treatment-related cardiac toxicity and role of cardioprotectants in preventing cardiotoxicity of cancer therapy

Lauren B. Bruckner, M.D., Ph.D.

  • Infections in the immunocompromised host
  • Mechanisms of acute lung injury following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

David N. Korones, M.D.

  • Clinical trials of new agents for children and adults with newly diagnosed and recurrent brain tumors
  • Palliative and end-of-life care for children

Norma B. Lerner, M.D.

  • Cerebrovascular damage and neurocognitive complications in children with sickle cell disease
  • Anti-platelet effects of aspirin in children
  • Newborn genetics screening for the hemoglobinopathies
  • Soluble CD40 Ligand and its role of pediatric coagulopathies

Laurie A. Milner, M.D.

  • The role of Notch signaling during hematopoietic and vascular differentiation of embryonic stem cells

Craig A. Mullen, M.D., Ph.D.

  • Identification of immunological mechanisms that can be used to design therapies to prevent the recurrence of leukemia in pediatric patients following allogeneic HCS transplant

James Palis, M.D.

  • Cellular and molecular events underlying the initiation of hematopoiesis in the mammalian embryo
  • Mechanisms regulating terminal differentiation of fetal and adult erythriod precursors
  • Response of the erythroid lineage to radiation

Olle Jane Z. Sahler, M.D.

  • Chronic and terminal illness in children
  • Sibling adaptation to childhood cancer
  • Problem-solving skills training
  • Cognitive remediation in cancer survivors
  • The use of complementary medicine in allopathic practice
  • Child and adolescent obesity
  • Palliative and end-of-life care for children

Paul D. Kingsley, Ph.D.

  • Red Blood Cell transcriptome and development (Erythroid progenitor cells)

Kathleen E. McGrath, Ph.D.

  • Red Blood Cell transcriptome and development (Erythroid progenitor cells)