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In the bone marrow disorder Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), hematopoietic (blood-forming) stem cells give rise to poorly formed or defective blood cells. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute has awarded Amit K. Verma, M.B.B.S., and Ulrich G. Steidl, M.D., Ph.D., a five-year, $2.1 million grant to study the role played by the IL8/CXCR2 pathway in causing MDS and to see if targeting that pathway can prevent the syndrome from developing. The research could lead to new insights into treating MDS as well as blood cancers such as leukemia. Dr. Verma is a professor of medicine and of developmental and molecular biology at Einstein and attending physician in oncology at Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care. Dr. Steidl is the Diane and Arthur B. Belfer Faculty Scholar in Cancer Research, director of the Stem Cell Isolation and Xenotransplantation Facility and a professor of cell biology and of medicine at Einstein and associate chair for translational research in oncology at Montefiore. (1R01HL139487)
Posted on: Tuesday, November 27, 2018