Hematology Co-Excellence Center at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Official title: Cincinnati Cooperative Center of Excellence in Hematology
Funded at Cincinnati Childrens Hosp Med Ctr · NIH-11530339 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A multi-center program in Cincinnati aims to uncover how blood-forming stem cells behave and how to fix blood diseases at the molecular level.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Cincinnati Childrens Hosp Med Ctr NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Cincinnati, United States) |
| Project start | August 1, 2021 |
| Project end | July 31, 2028 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $700,000 |
| NIH project number | 5U54DK126108-06 |
| Project ID | NIH-11530339 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Patients with blood diseases may benefit indirectly as discoveries advance toward translational and clinical applications.
✕Less likely to help
This center itself does not recruit patients; the benefits are anticipated through future therapies and translational studies.
What this research studies
This grant supports a collaborative hub where scientists study hematopoietic stem cells and their descendants, using advanced lab techniques and translational approaches to move findings toward preclinical and clinical settings. Researchers from basic biology, genomics, and clinical hematology will work together to map cellular processes that go wrong in blood diseases. The center emphasizes state-of-the-art methods and cross-disciplinary teamwork to accelerate discoveries that could inform future therapies. The project includes integration with the NIH CTSA ecosystem to foster rapid translation of promising ideas.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the work could lead to new molecular targets and strategies to treat or prevent blood disorders.
How similar studies have gone: Previous hematology research centers have shown how collaborative, translational science accelerates new treatments, though results in this exact setting are still developing.
Where this research is happening
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Cincinnati Childrens Hosp Med Ctr
Cincinnati, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Zheng, Yi — Cincinnati Childrens Hosp Med Ctr
- Study coordinator: Zheng, Yi
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.