{"id":5,"date":"2024-02-21T02:52:41","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T02:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/hematology-division\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2024-07-16T15:59:41","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T22:59:41","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/hematology-division\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--hero-primary horizontal-navigation\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--hero-primary\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper has-horizontal-nav\">\n\n          <div class=\"title-wrapper\">\n\n                  <div class=\"eyebrow-container\">\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/hematology-division\/\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Division of Hematology\">Division of Hematology<\/a>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n        \n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--page-title has-stripe\">\n\n    \n  <h1>Research<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n              <\/div>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--link eyebrow-link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a\n  class=\"link \"\n  href=\"https:\/\/www.keckmedicine.org\/centers-and-programs\/hematology\/\"\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read&#x20;more&#x20;about&#x20;Are&#x20;you&#x20;a&#x20;patient&#x3F;\">\n        Are you a patient?\n    <\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n    \n      \n              <div class=\"horizontal-nav\">\n                      <div class=\"horizontal-menu-container\">\n              <button class=\"expand-menu\">\n                                  In This Section\n                                <svg class=\"menu\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\"\n                  y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                  <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000\" d=\"M4,23h3v3H4V23z M4,16h3v3H4V16z M10,23\n                  h21v3H10V23z M10,16h21v3H10V16z M10,9h21v3H10V9z M4,9h3v3H4V9z\"\/>\n                <\/svg>\n\n                <svg class=\"close\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                  viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                  <polygon fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" points=\"26,10.4 24.6,9 17.5,16.1 10.4,9 9,10.4 16.1,17.5\n                  9,24.6 10.4,26 17.5,18.9 24.6,26 26,24.6 18.9,17.5 \"\/>\n                <\/svg>\n              <\/button>\n\n              <nav\n  class=\"mc--menu mc--\"\n  >\n  <ul class=\"m--menu m--\">\n    \n    \n      <li class=\" menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-home menu-item-4\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/hematology-division\/\" >Division of Hematology<\/a>\n  \n  \n<\/li>\n\n    \n      <li class=\" menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/hematology-division\/research\/\" >Research<\/a>\n  \n  \n<\/li>\n\n    \n      <li class=\"has-submenu menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-14 menu-item-has-children\">\n      <div class=\"link-arrow-wrapper\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/hematology-division\/training-education\/\" >Training &#038; 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Chaudhary, MD, PhD<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-1-VQGnQo11aZ\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-1-VQGnQo11aZ\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <ul>\n<li>Adoptive Cellular TherapiesChimeric Antigen Receptors<\/li>\n<li>NF-kB Signaling<\/li>\n<li>AIDS-Associated Malignancies<\/li>\n<li>Animal Models of Lymphoma and Myeloma<\/li>\n<li>Molecularly Targeted Therapies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-2-VQGnQo11aZ\" aria-controls=\"section-1-2-VQGnQo11aZ\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Parkash S. Gill, MD<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-2-VQGnQo11aZ\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-2-VQGnQo11aZ\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <ul>\n<li>Role of Angiogenesis in Malignant Disease<\/li>\n<li>Development of Novel Anti-Angiogenic Compounds<\/li>\n<li>Therapeutic Aspects of Kaposi\u2019s Sarcoma<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\" style=\"position: absolute;left: 402px;top: 37.9034px\">\n<div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-3-VQGnQo11aZ\" aria-controls=\"section-1-3-VQGnQo11aZ\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Kevin Kelly, MD, PhD<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-3-VQGnQo11aZ\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-3-VQGnQo11aZ\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <ul>\n<li>Malignant and Benign Hematologic Disorders<\/li>\n<li>Preclinical Drug Development<\/li>\n<li>Myeloma<\/li>\n<li>Lymphoma<\/li>\n<li>Acute Myeloid Leukemia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-4-VQGnQo11aZ\" aria-controls=\"section-1-4-VQGnQo11aZ\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Howard A. Liebman, MD<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-4-VQGnQo11aZ\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-4-VQGnQo11aZ\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <ul>\n<li>Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia in Vascular Surgery<\/li>\n<li>Role of ADAMTS 13 in Vascular Disease<\/li>\n<li>Thromboembolism Secondary to Chemotherapy and Cancer<\/li>\n<li>Thrombopoeitic Agents in the Management of Immune<\/li>\n<li>Thrombocytopenic Purpura<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-5-VQGnQo11aZ\" aria-controls=\"section-1-5-VQGnQo11aZ\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Hittu Matta, PhD<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-5-VQGnQo11aZ\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-5-VQGnQo11aZ\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <ul>\n<li>KSHV-Associated Malignancies<\/li>\n<li>Drug Development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-6-VQGnQo11aZ\" aria-controls=\"section-1-6-VQGnQo11aZ\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Ann F. Mohrbacher, MD<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-6-VQGnQo11aZ\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-6-VQGnQo11aZ\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <ul>\n<li>Multiple Myeloma<\/li>\n<li>Immunotherapy of B-Cell Cancers<\/li>\n<li>Phase I\/II Trials of New Agents for Hematologic Malignancies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-7-VQGnQo11aZ\" aria-controls=\"section-1-7-VQGnQo11aZ\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Casey L. O\u2019Connell, MD<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-7-VQGnQo11aZ\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-7-VQGnQo11aZ\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <ul>\n<li>Blood Clotting Disorders<\/li>\n<li>Cancer-Related Thrombosis<\/li>\n<li>Myelodysplastic Syndrome<\/li>\n<li>Myeloproliferative Neoplasms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-8-VQGnQo11aZ\" aria-controls=\"section-1-8-VQGnQo11aZ\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Ilene C. Weitz, MD<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-8-VQGnQo11aZ\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-8-VQGnQo11aZ\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <ul>\n<li>Hemostasis Abnormalities in Cancer Patients<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-9-VQGnQo11aZ\" aria-controls=\"section-1-9-VQGnQo11aZ\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Caroline Piatek, MD<\/span>\n            \n                      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Chaudhary, MD, PhD<\/a>\u00a0(pre-clinical) and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/keck2.usc.edu\/faculty-search\/kevin-kelly\/\">Kevin Kelly, MD, PhD<\/a>\u00a0(clinical).<\/p>\n<p>Members of the Hematology Division are conducting research in several areas of benign and malignant hematology. In particular, Division faculty members have special strengths in basic, translational and clinical research in the areas of adoptive cellular therapy (Chimeric Antigen Receptor T cells) and viral associated malignancies, including those seen in patients with HIV\/AIDS. Members of the Division are also involved in a number of innovative investigator-initiated and National Cooperative Group (e.g., SWOG, AMC) sponsored clinical studies. These trials reflect the broad research interests of the Division\u2019s faculty and cover diverse areas, such as conventional chemotherapeutics, small molecules and monoclonal antibodies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n    <\/div>\n  \n      <ul>\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-1-RcobdID2JR\" aria-controls=\"section-1-1-RcobdID2JR\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Faculty Engaged in Scholarly Work<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-1-RcobdID2JR\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-1-RcobdID2JR\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/keck2.usc.edu\/faculty-search\/preet-m-chaudhary\/\">Preet M. 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