Assistant Professor, Pathology/Laboratory Medicine and Pediatrics
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia
I solidified my goal to become an independent physician-scientist in the field of non-malignant hematology during my pediatric hematology/oncology fellowship at Emory University. During an additional year of training as a transfusion medicine fellow I gained further clinical expertise in hematologic disorders in pediatric and adult patients while I continued to make strides in my research. As Assistant Professor in Emory’s Department of Pathology with a secondary appointment in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, my time is now dedicated to 80% research activities with primary support from an NIH K08 award and an ASH Scholar Award. The remaining 20% of my time consists of clinical activities as Assistant Medical Director of the Special Coagulation Laboratory at Emory University Hospital as well as transfusion medicine and pediatric hematology at the Aflac Cancer & Blood Disorders Center at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. My current work is focused on the role of RBC TLR9, and examines the collective influence of numerous immune pathways on antibody development to a variety of blood-borne therapeutics. Using my skills in translational medicine, I hope to identify potential immune targets for antibody prevention in patients and continuing to care for patients with hematologic and bleeding disorders on the pediatric hematology and transfusion medicine services.
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