Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
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2024 - Present
Pediatrics, Hematology-Oncology,
Pediatrics
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
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2022 - Present
Duke Cancer Institute,
Institutes and Centers
Recent Scholarly Works
Cord blood in a rapidly evolving biotherapies landscape.
Journal article Transfusion · February 23, 2026 Since the identification of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) in umbilical cord blood (CB) by Broxmeyer in the 1980s,1 the primary clinical use of CB remains as an unrelated donor source for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). However, the presen ... Full text Link to item CiteMotor function and safety after allogeneic cord blood and cord tissue-derived mesenchymal stromal cells in cerebral palsy: An open-label, randomized trial.
Journal article Dev Med Child Neurol · December 2022 AIM: To evaluate safety and motor function after treatment with allogeneic umbilical cord blood (AlloCB) or umbilical cord tissue-derived mesenchymal stromal cells (hCT-MSC) in children with cerebral palsy (CP). METHOD: Ninety-one children (52 males, 39 fe ... Full text Open Access Link to item CiteSibling umbilical cord blood infusion is safe in young children with cerebral palsy.
Journal article Stem Cells Transl Med · September 2021 Preclinical and early phase clinical studies suggest that an appropriately dosed umbilical cord blood (CB) infusion has the potential to help improve motor function in young children with cerebral palsy (CP). As many children with CP do not have their own ... Full text Open Access Link to item CiteRecent Grants
COG AALL1732 JAZZ
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Public Health Institute · 2024 - 2030A Phase 1/2 Trial of CBL0137 (NSC# 825802, IND# 155843
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Public Health Institute · 2025 - 2030PEP-CTN_Y7_WLI_Site_NON CORE
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by COG Research Foundation, LLC · 2025 - 2029View All Grants
Education
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey ·
2003
M.D.