Hematology Branch

Blood not only consists of the red cells that carry oxygen throughout the body but of white cells and platelets, all originating from the same stem cell. Investigators in the Hematology Branch study normal and abnormal hematopoiesis in the clinic, with patients who enter observational and therapeutic research protocols, and in basic cellular, molecular, and immunologic laboratory research. The Branch focuses on diseases stemming from bone marrow failure and viral infections of hematopoietic cells, as well as immunologically mediated syndromes such as graft-versus-host disease and autoimmune diseases. Treatment approaches under study include immunologic therapies, bone marrow transplantation, and advanced cell and gene approaches.

Neal Young
Hematology Branch Chief
Hematology Branch

P: +1 301 496 5093
F: +1 301 496 8396
youngns@mail.nih.gov

Richard W. Childs
Senior Investigator
Hematology Branch

P: +1 301 451 7128
F: +1 301 480 2664
childsr@nhlbi.nih.gov

Cynthia E. Dunbar
Senior Investigator
Hematology Branch

P: +1 301 402 1363
F: +1 301 594 1290
dunbarc@nhlbi.nih.gov

Courtney Fitzhugh
Assistant Clinical Investigator
Hematology Branch

P: +1 301 402 6496
courtney.fitzhugh@nih.gov

Christopher Hourigan
Investigator
Hematology Branch

P: +1 301 451 0257
hourigancs@mail.nih.gov

Gregory J. Kato
Investigator
Hematology Branch

P: +1 301 451 8497
gkato@mail.nih.gov

Andre Larochelle
Investigator
Hematology Branch

P: +1 301 451 7139
F: +1 301 496 8396
larochea@nhlbi.nih.gov

James Taylor
Assistant Clinical Investigator
Hematology Branch

P: +1 301 435 7895
F: +1 301 402 0190
jamesta@mail.nih.gov

John F. Tisdale
Senior Investigator
Hematology Branch

P: +1 301 402 6497
F: +1 301 496 8396
johntis@mail.nih.gov

Adrian Wiestner
Investigator
Hematology Branch

P: +1 301 594 6855
wiestnera@mail.nih.gov

Erin Wolff
Assistant Clinical Investigator
Hematology Branch

P: +1 301 496 5800
F: +1 301 480 8975
erin.wolff@nih.gov