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Past Trainees

Adult/ Peds/PhDTrainee Name DegreeMentorProjectCurrent Position
AdultBasher, FahminMD, PhDStefanie Sarantopoulos, MD, PhDPersistence and Pathological Functions of Circulating BCR-activated B cells in Chronic GVHDFellow, Hematology/ Oncology, Duke University
PedsChapman, HuttonMDKristin Schroeder, MD, MPHFeasibility and Safety of the use of High-dose Methotrexate in the treatment of Pediatric Burkitt Lymphoma in Tanzania
Fellow, Pediatric Hematology/ Oncology, Duke University
AdultHwang, JoyceMD, PhDBarton Haynes, MD; Mihai Azoitei, PhDAntibody-based modulation of anti-tumor immunityFellow, Hematology/ Oncology, Duke University
AdultPeseski, AndrewDOThomas Ortel, MD, PhDVenous thrombosis and cancer; a retrospective study investigating complications at Duke University MedicalAssistant Professor, Hematology, Duke University
PedsBardahl, JonathanDOBenny J. Chen, MDNovel IL-7-hyFC fusion protein effects on T cell immune reconstitution following total body irradiation and allogenic bone marrow transplantation in a mouse model.Assistant Professor in Pediatrics, Riley Children's Health - Indiana University
AdultLin, ChenyuMDMatthew McKinney, Richard LopezPhase I First-in-Human Clinical Trial of Allogeneic V9V2 T-Cell Adoptive Immunotherapy in High Grade B-cell LymphomaAssistant Professor, Hematology/ Oncology, Duke University
AdultWolfe, HeatherMDDanielle Brander, MD & Kevin Oeffinger, MDBone Health and Fragility in Chronic Lymphocytic LeukemiaAssistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center
PhDMurray, AndrewMDDorothy Sipkins, MD, PhDDissecting the crosstalk between megakaryocytes and tumor cells within the bone marrow niche and its impact on normal hemopoiesisScientist/Sarepta Therapeutics, Primarily Research
AdultDaughety, MollyMDOrtel, Thomas, MD, PhDHypercoagulability in Patients with COVID-19Hematology/Oncology Physician, Kaiser Permanente, Portland, OR
PhDLee, DavidPhDWhite, James, PhDPre-Clinical assessment to identify “rejuvenating” factors in youthful circulation.Medical Instructor, Orthopedic Surgery, Duke University
PedsNoyd, DavidMDOeffinger, Kevin, MD

Disparities in Cardiovascular Outcomes among Survivors of Pediatric Hematologic MalignanciesAssistant Professor,
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Oregon Health& Science University
PhDMurray, AndyPhDDorothy SipkinsDissecting the crosstalk between megakaryocytes and tumor cells within the bone marrow niche and its impact on normal hemopoiesisScientist/Sarepta Therapeutics, Primarily Research
AdultHanlon, AshleyMDBrander, Danielle, MDUnderstanding Bleeding Risk in Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic LeukemiaPhysician
Hematology/Oncology
Inova Schar Cancer Institute

PedsRobles, Joanna MDNelson Chao,
MD, MBA, Paul Martin,
MD, PhD
In vivo imaging of the graftversus-
tumor effect with the use of
two-photon microscopy
Assistant Professor Pediatrics-Hematology/Oncology, Wake Forest Baptist
AdultCharity OyedejiMDStrouse, JJ MD PhD and Telen, Marilyn, MDFocused Geriatric Assessment and Biomarkers to Determine Physiologic
Resilience inOlder Adults with Sickle Cell Disease
Assistant Professor, Div of Hematology, Duke University
AdultKo Ko Maung MDSung, Anthony MDMetabolic syndrome
prior to allo-BMT as a risk factor for GVHD
Resilience inOlder Adults with Sickle Cell Disease
Medical Oncology Specialist,Riverside Peninsula Cancer Institute
AdultJauhari, ShekeabMDNelson Chao, MD, Luigi Racioppi, MD, J. Brice Weinberg, MDRegulating the Tumor Microenvironment in CLL Through Inhibition of a Novel Calcium-Dependent KinaseSenior Medical Director, Merus
PhDBundy, JosephPhD Allison Ashley-Koch, PhD, Marilyn Telen, MDGenetics of SCD NephropathyResearch Scientist; Office of Research and Development United States Environmental Protection Agency
AdultPaul, BarryMDYubin Kang, MDCharacterization of the Mechanism of Proteasome Inhibitor Resistance in Multiple Myeloma – A New Approach to an Old ProblemPrivate Practice, Levine Cancer Institute-Morehead, Charlotte, NC
PedsTesfaye,Mekdem (Mimi)MDBarbara Savoldo, MD, PhDDissecting the Role of Monocytes in Cytokine Release Storm-Related ToxicityMedical Director, Novartis
AdultSitlinger, AndreaMDBrander, Danielle, MDCLL Outcomes: Exercise, Immunology and FinancesAssistant Professor, Medicine Hematologic Malignancies & Cell Therapy Duke University Medical Center
AdultHeyman, BenjaminMDYi-ping Yang, MD PHDImmunotherapy and Immune Checkpoint Blockade in LymphomaAssociate Clinical Professor, Medicine-Hematology/Oncology UC-San Diego, CA
PedsNarine, KalindiMDNirmish Shah, MDInter-Relationship of Sleep and Pain in SCDAssistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Hematology-Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine
PedsKim Sze, Sei-GyungMDDaniel Wechsler, MD PhDThe Role of NUP98 in CALM-AF10 and CRM1-AF10 LeukemogenesisAssistant Professor, Pediatrics Maine Medical Center, ME
PhDLykken, JacquelynPhDThomas Tedder, PhDDefining the Genetic Network Controlling Lymphoma Resistance to CD20 ImmunotherapyPopulation Science Data Analyst/PROSPR METRICS Data Coordinator UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas
AdultAnand, SarahMDSarantopoulos, Stefanie, MD PhDFostamatinib for the Prevention of Chronic Graft Versus Host DiseaseAssistant Professor, University of Michigan, MiChigan Medicine Bone Marrow Transplant and Leukemia Service, C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI
PedsBorst, AlexandraMDThomas Ortel, Jennifer RothmanIdentifying Useful Clinical Markers of Hemostasis/Thrombosis in Pediatric Liver Transplant PatientsAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology- Oncology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
AdultDavis, CarterMDJ. Brice Weinberg, MDRepurposing Fingolimod (FTY720) for the Treatment of Acute Myeloid LeukemiaPhysician, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA. Bringing research to educational and academic offerings
PhDFrancescatto, LudmilaPhDAllison Ashley-Koch, PhD Transcriptomic Analysis ofSickle Cell Disease NephropathyAssistant Professor of Pathology, Genetics and Genomics, Duke University
AdultHealy, JaneMD, PhDSandeep Dave, MDGNA13 and role of adhesion proteins in GC lymphomasSenior Principal Scientist, Merck Rahway, NJ Early Clinical Development
PedsAumann, WaitmanMD, MSDaniel Wechsler, MD PhDRole of CALM-AF10 and CRM1 in pediatric leukemia.Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist, Aflac Cancer & Blood Disorders Center Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine
AdultGreen, MichaelMDNelson Chao, MDMicroenvironment in MyelomaPhysician, Kaiser Oakland, Oakland, CA
AdultHudson, KathrynMDAmy Abernathy, MDHealth Outcomes of lymphoma survivorsDirector of Survivorship, Texas Oncology
PedsPatel, SachitMDJoanne Kurtzberg, MDCord blood transplantation for neurodegenerative disordersAssistant Professor, Medical Director Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplantation, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Nebraska Medicine
AdultSung, AnthonyMDNelson Chao, MDHemostatic effects of fibrinogen-coated nanospheres in radiation induced injury thrombocytopeniaDirector of Center for Survivorship and Patient-Oriented Research,Univ of Kansas Cancer Center