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Research Activities Hematology/Oncology

A. Kim Ritchey, MD

Principal Investigator, Children’s Oncology Group studies at Children’s Hospital if Pittsburgh
Hemostasis research, especially clinical thrombosis

Rakesh K. Goyal, MD

Understanding the genetic variation and outcome of bone marrow transplantation, especially graft-versus-host-disease

Regina I. Jakacki, MD

Clinical neuro-oncology research through Children’s Oncology Group, Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium and pharmaceutical investigations
Principal Investigator of the phase I consortium at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

Lakshmanan Krishnamurti, MD

Curing sickle cell disease through non-myeloablative bone marrow transplantation
Enhance delivery of care to patients and carriers with sickle disease or trait

Edward V. Prochownik, MD, PhD

Understanding the role of Myc oncoproteins in normal and malignant cell growth

Peter H. Shaw, MD

Manipulation of umbilical cord and peripheral blood stem cells to increase platelet precursors to improve platelet recovery following stem cell transplantation

Jean M. Tersak, MD