Researchers Archives - Fanconi Cancer Foundation https://fanconi.org/people-category/researchers/ Pioneering Research for a Brighter Tomorrow. Thu, 12 Nov 2026 18:30:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://fanconi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/cropped-fanconi-favicon-32x32.png Researchers Archives - Fanconi Cancer Foundation https://fanconi.org/people-category/researchers/ 32 32 Tippi MacKenzie https://fanconi.org/people/tippi-mackenzie/ Thu, 12 Nov 2026 18:30:42 +0000 https://fanconi.org/?post_type=app_person&p=6688 Dr. Tippi MacKenzie is a pediatric and fetal surgeon who develops approaches to diagnosing and treating genetic diseases before birth. Her research explores stem cell transplantation, gene therapy and other prenatal therapies, including how the developing immune system responds to treatment. Through FCF-supported research with Dr. Agnieszka Czechowicz at Stanford University, she is studying transplantation […]

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]]> Dr. Tippi MacKenzie is a pediatric and fetal surgeon who develops approaches to diagnosing and treating genetic diseases before birth. Her research explores stem cell transplantation, gene therapy and other prenatal therapies, including how the developing immune system responds to treatment.

Through FCF-supported research with Dr. Agnieszka Czechowicz at Stanford University, she is studying transplantation before birth using blood-forming stem cells from the mother. The project will evaluate safety and whether transplanted cells can establish lasting blood cell production, with the goal of addressing blood and marrow disease in FA.

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]]> Meng Wang https://fanconi.org/people/meng-wang/ Thu, 12 Nov 2026 18:29:06 +0000 https://fanconi.org/?post_type=app_person&p=6686 Dr. Meng Wang is a physician-scientist who studies how substances produced during normal metabolism can damage DNA and contribute to cancer and bone marrow disease. His research focuses on aldehydes, including formaldehyde, which can be particularly harmful to people with Fanconi anemia. His laboratory investigates what controls formaldehyde levels in the body and explores ways […]

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]]> Dr. Meng Wang is a physician-scientist who studies how substances produced during normal metabolism can damage DNA and contribute to cancer and bone marrow disease. His research focuses on aldehydes, including formaldehyde, which can be particularly harmful to people with Fanconi anemia.

His laboratory investigates what controls formaldehyde levels in the body and explores ways to reduce its damaging effects. Through FCF-supported research, he aims to identify potential approaches to preventing bone marrow failure and cancer in people with FA.

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]]> Craig Durrell https://fanconi.org/people/craig-durrell/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 17:41:05 +0000 https://fanconi.org/?post_type=app_person&p=6529 The post Craig Durrell appeared first on Fanconi Cancer Foundation.

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]]> Tamar Berger https://fanconi.org/people/tamar-berger/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 17:23:31 +0000 https://fanconi.org/?post_type=app_person&p=6525 The post Tamar Berger appeared first on Fanconi Cancer Foundation.

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]]> Rachel Uppgaard https://fanconi.org/people/rachel-uppgaard/ Tue, 25 Nov 2025 17:50:24 +0000 https://fanconi.org/?post_type=app_person&p=6094 The post Rachel Uppgaard appeared first on Fanconi Cancer Foundation.

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]]> Lisa McReynolds https://fanconi.org/people/lisa-mcreynolds/ Tue, 25 Nov 2025 17:42:39 +0000 https://fanconi.org/?post_type=app_person&p=6089 The post Lisa McReynolds appeared first on Fanconi Cancer Foundation.

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]]> Valentino Bezzerri https://fanconi.org/people/valentino-bezzerri/ Fri, 07 Nov 2025 23:33:58 +0000 https://fanconi.org/?post_type=app_person&p=6030 The post Valentino Bezzerri appeared first on Fanconi Cancer Foundation.

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]]> Marco Cipolli https://fanconi.org/people/marco-cipolli/ Fri, 07 Nov 2025 23:33:17 +0000 https://fanconi.org/?post_type=app_person&p=6029 The post Marco Cipolli appeared first on Fanconi Cancer Foundation.

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]]> Alfredo Rodríguez https://fanconi.org/people/alfredo-rodriguez/ Wed, 04 Sep 2024 17:49:35 +0000 https://fanconi.org/?post_type=app_person&p=4479 The post Alfredo Rodríguez appeared first on Fanconi Cancer Foundation.

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]]> Blanche P. Alter https://fanconi.org/people/blanche-p-alter/ https://fanconi.org/people/blanche-p-alter/#respond Mon, 19 Mar 2018 11:25:00 +0000 https://staging.fanconi.org/people/blanche-p-alter/ Dr. Alter developed an interdisciplinary clinical research program, conducting systematic investigations of cancer in the inherited bone marrow failure syndromes (http://marrowfailure.cancer.gov/). The prototype disorder for this program is Fanconi anemia, in which there is a large excess of unusual cancers that occur at atypically early ages, including myelodysplastic syndrome, acute myeloid leukemia, and cancers of […]

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]]> Dr. Alter developed an interdisciplinary clinical research program, conducting systematic investigations of cancer in the inherited bone marrow failure syndromes (http://marrowfailure.cancer.gov/). The prototype disorder for this program is Fanconi anemia, in which there is a large excess of unusual cancers that occur at atypically early ages, including myelodysplastic syndrome, acute myeloid leukemia, and cancers of the oral cavity and oropharynx, esophagus, cervix and vulva, and liver.

This project involves active, protocol-driven clinical research. Investigations include surveys to determine the incidence and characteristics of cancer in each of the syndromes; case-control studies to identify additional risk factors and perhaps new cancer pathways; genotype/phenotype correlations with reference to cancer susceptibility; heterozygote surveys with regard to the possible relation between the carrier state and cancer; and biologic studies of the tumors to determine their resemblance to their counterparts in the general population. The patients who have these syndromes comprise a group at high risk of cancer which may be suitable for studies of cancer screening and prevention modalities.

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