Congratulations to Fahmin Basher, T32 alum (2022-2024), who received an OPSD Technician Award ($25,000)/year in support of her research.

Dr Katherine Zhou was honored with the Pentagon Flag for her outstanding service to veterans at the VA Hospital. Please see the link below for the article:

https://medicine.duke.edu/blog/dr-katherine-zhou-honored-pentagon-flag

Dr. Fahmin Basher received a $35,000 award from the Mario Family Foundation to investigate the role of the DNA sensor, AIM2 in immune complications of chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

The Hematology T32 Program is pleased to welcome Mandisa Keswa and Y-Nhi Bui for summer research:

Mandisa Keswa is a rising 2^nd year medical student at the Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine in Pasadena, CA.  Mandisa was mentored by Drs. Marilyn Telen and Allison Ashley-Koch on a research project titled, “Relationship of genetic and functional red cell parameters to pain episode frequency in Sickle Cell Disease”.

Y-Nhi Bui is a rising 2^nd year medical student at the Eastern Virginia Medical School. She was mentored by Drs. Grace Lee and Marilyn Telen on a research project titled, “Modulation of neutrophil degranulation by red cell exchange in patients with sickle cell disease.”

Congratulations to both students for their successful research leading to first authored abstract submissions to the American Society of Hematology Meetings in December 2025.

Congratulations to Heme T32 Scholar, Dr. Fahmin Basher for receiving a 3-year the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Career Development Program Fellow Award! The title of her project is: “The Role of the DNA Sensor AIM2 in B Cell Fate and Function after HCT”

Congratulations to Dr Katherine Zhou who won both a 2024 Duke Cancer Institute Pilot award and the 2024 Young Investigator Award from ASCO.

Congratulations to T32 Fellow, Dr. Andrew Peseski for his recent publication, An epidemiologic study comparing cancer- and noncancer-associated venous thromboembolism in a racially diverse Southeastern United States county.

Click on the following link: PMID: 38817950

Congrats to Dr. Sainvil for receiving the 2023 Duke Cancer Institute Cancer Research Young Investigator Pilot Award RFA for a Community Outreach, Engagement and Equity award.  The title for the one year award is “Understanding Disparities in Biobanking Participation among Minoritized Patients Undergoing HSCT in Durham, NC”

Dr. Stefanie Sarantopoulos Named Division Chief of Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapy

https://medicine.duke.edu/news/dr-stefanie-sarantopoulos-named-division-chief-hematologic-malignancies-and-cellular-therapy

Congrats to Dr. Fahmin Basher on her 2-year award from the American Society of Transplantation and Cellular Therapy for her project The Role of the DNA Sensor AIM2 in B Cell Fate and Function After HCT