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Jorge Di Paola, MD

Professor of Pediatrics and Molecular Genetics & Genomics
Washington University School of Medicine, United States

Jorge Di Paola, MD is a Tenured Professor of Pediatrics and Division Chief of Pediatric Hematology Oncology at Saint Louis Children’s Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He is also an Associate Director of the Washington University School of Medicine Medical Scientist Training Program. He holds the Elizabeth McDonnell Endowed Chair in Pediatric Hematology Oncology. Dr. Di Paola’s research focuses on the genetics and biology of bleeding and thrombotic disorders. His laboratory has made significant discoveries in von Willebrand disease, platelet disorders and cancer predisposition. These discoveries have set the stage for potential new therapies. Dr. Di Paola has published more than 150 original scientific articles, reviews and book chapters and is Associate Editor of Blood. Dr. Di Paola is a past President of the Hemostasis and Thrombosis Research Society (HTRS) and the American Society of Pediatric Hematology Oncology (ASPHO), and past Chair of the 2016 Gordon Research Conference in Hemostasis. Dr. Di Paola has served in multiple NIH study sections and committees and is currently a member of the NHLBI Program Project Grant Parent Committee. Dr. Di Paola is an elected member of the International Society of Thrombosis and Hemostasis (ISTH) Council, the Society for Pediatric Research (SPR), the American Pediatric Society (APS), the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA), the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) and the Association of American Physicians (AAP). Dr. Di Paola has trained more than 30 graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty, many of them having their own independent laboratories. Dr. Di Paola’s mentoring philosophy is based on transmitting a rigorous and collaborative approach to science with open access to scientific information, always attempting to train the next generation of clinicians and scientists in a multicultural and diverse environment.

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