Background
John D. Roback, MD, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Roback serves as director of Emory's Center for Transfusion and Cellular Therapy. Board-certified in pathology, his clinical focus includes improving the safety and efficacy of blood transfusion and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
Titles & Roles
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Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory MedicineEmory University School of Medicine
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Director, Center for Transfusion and Cellular Therapy, Department of Pathology and Laboratory MedicineEmory University School of Medicine
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Medical Director, Blood BankEmory University Hospital
Education & Training
Education
- Residency, Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine, 1999Emory University School of Medicine
- Fellowship, Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine, 1999Emory University School of Medicine
- Residency, 1998Emory University School of Medicine
- Residency, 1996Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
- Medical Education, MD, 1994University of Chicago - Pritzker School of Med
Board Certifications
- Blood Banking/Transfusion MedicineAmerican Board of Pathology, 2002Clinical PathologyAmerican Board of Pathology, 2001
Research
The focus of Dr. Roback's laboratory is basic and translational research investigations with an emphasis on improved transfusion medicine clinical practice. The primary ongoing projects that have been or are currently NIH-funded include: 1) Utilization of murine models of lethal murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV) disease to develop improved, clinically applicable methods for adoptive antiviral immunotherapy and post-transplant vaccination to for bone marrow transplant recipients; 2) Development of novel, innovative methods and devices to perform pretransfusion testing of blood components; and 3) Development of improved PCR methods for screening blood and hematopoietic stem cell products for CMV infectivity.
Grants
Grant Number Title 2T32HL069769-21 Training Grant in Transfusion Medicine 5R38HL167243-03 Emory Pediatrics and Pathology Stimulating Access to Research in Residency (Emory-PP StARR). Awards
National Blood Foundation Scholar, 2001
New Enterprise Award, 2001
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