Bruce Blazar, M.D.

Appointment

Director, Center for Translational Medicine
Principal investigator, Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute
Regents professor, Department of Pediatrics, Hematology-Oncology
Chief, Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program

Expert Areas

Translational research, Blood and marrow transplantation

Research Focus

As director of the Center for Translational Medicine, Bruce Blazar focuses on bringing innovative, early phase therapies into the clinic. He also serves as principle investigator for the Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, which seeks to improve the health of our communities by integrating University resources with community partners to create a comprehensive statewide network for clinical and translational science. In his research, Blazar investigates prevention of graft-versus-host disease and prevention of tumor and leukemia relapse. He also seeks to develop strategies to enhance immune recovery after blood and marrow transplantation.