Current Research
Robert Bowman, PhD
University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine
Grant awarded: 2023
Disease: Leukemia (AML)
Research focus: Cell Biology
Yu-Chiao Chiu, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
Grant awarded: 2023
Disease: Leukemia (AML)
Research focus: Treatment
Marta Derecka, PhD
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Inc.
Grant awarded: 2023
Disease: Myelofibrosis
Research focus: Cell Biology
Francesca Ferraro, MD, PhD
Washington University in St. Louis
Grant awarded: 2023
Disease: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
Research focus: Relapse prevention
Zhaohui Gu, PhD
Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope
Grant awarded: 2023
Disease: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)
Research focus: Relapse prevention
Xue Han, PhD,
The Ohio State University
Grant awarded: 2023
Disease: Leukemia (AML)
Research focus: Treatment
Tania Jain, PhD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Grant awarded: 2023
Disease: Myeloproliferative neoplasms, acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
Research focus: Treatment
Qingfei Jiang, PhD
University of California, San Diego
Grant awarded: 2023
Disease: Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL)
Research focus: Treatment
Theodoros Karantanos, MD, PhD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Grant awarded: 2023
Disease: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
Research focus: Cell Biology
Linde Miles, PhD
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Grant awarded: 2023
Disease: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
Research focus: Cell Biology
Joshua Riback, PhD
Baylor College of Medicine
Grant awarded: 2023
Disease: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
Research focus: Cell Biology
Reona Sakemura, MD
Mayo Clinic Rochester
Grant awarded: 2023
Disease: Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
Research focus: Treatment
Christian Schuerch, PhD
University of Tübingen
Grant awarded: 2023
Disease: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
Research focus: Relapse Prevention
Alan Shih, MD, PhD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Grant awarded: 2023
Disease: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
Research focus: Cell Biology
Srividya Swaminathan, PhD
Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope
Grant awarded: 2023
Disease: Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
Research focus: Treatment
Daniel Utzschneider, PhD
Peter Doherty Institute at the University of Melbourne
Grant awarded: 2023
Disease: Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
Research focus: Treatment
Timothy Barrow, PhD
University of Essex
Grant awarded: 2022
Disease: Leukemia (CLL)
Research focus: Relapse prevention (minimal residual disease)
Lina Benajiba, MD, PhD
INSERM Institute of Health and Medical Research
Grant awarded: 2022
Disease: Leukemia (AML)
Research focus: Cancer cell biology (microenvironment)
Christian Hurtz, PhD
Temple University
Grant awarded: 2022
Disease: Leukemia (ALL)
Research focus: Treatment (targeted therapy)
Yoon-A Kang, PhD
Washington University in St.Louis
Grant awarded: 2022
Disease: Leukemia (MPNs)
Research focus: Causes/risk factors (MPNs)
Anja Karlstaedt, MD, PhD
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Grant awarded: 2022
Disease: Leukemia (AML)
Research focus: Cancer cell biology (microenvironment)
David Kurtz, MD, PhD
Stanford University
Grant awarded: 2022
Disease: Multiple myeloma
Research focus: Treatment (immunotherapy)
Laura Mondragon Martinez, PhD
Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute
Grant awarded: 2022
Disease: Lymphoma (non-Hodgkin)
Research focus: Treatment (immunotherapy)
Rui Su, PhD
Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope
Grant awarded: 2022
Disease: Leukemia (AML)
Research focus: Cancer cell biology (leukemia stem cells)
Completed research + results
To learn about research projects, supported by the Leukemia Research Foundation in previous years, and their results, click here.