Veronika Bachanova
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Credentials
MD, PhD

Professor of Medicine
Lead of Lymphoma Interdisciplinary Team at University of Minnesota Cell Therapies Clinical Director
Section Head, Malignant Hematology
Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Transplantation
Biography

Bio

Administrator Info
Name: Karen Fitz
Email: fitz0355@umn.edu

Summary
My clinical practice centers around patients with blood cancers such as lymphoma and leukemia. I care deeply for my patients and strive to apply the most effective and promising treatment options and methods. With the team at Bone Marrow and Cell Therapy Program at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, we provide access to hematopoietic cell transplantation, immunotherapies, and novel cellular therapies.In my clinical practice, I every day witness the life-saving potential of transplantation and the capacity of the immune system to eliminate cancer. As a result, my clinical research is focused on the design and development of new approaches which utilize the immune system to attack cancer cells. Currently, I direct the team which is focused on the emerging field of CAR T-cell therapies and Natural Killer cellular therapies for the treatment of lymphoma and myeloma.

Research Summary

  • Lymphoma
  • CAR-T Cell Therapy
  • Stem Cell Transplantation
  • Immunotherapy
  • Phase 1 Trials

Clinical Summary

  • CAR-T therapies
  • Immunotherapies
  • Lymphoma
  • Leukemia
  • Transplantation

Honors and Recognition

Research Mentor Award, Selected by HOT Fellows Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation
2017
Best KL2 Scholar Abstract, Clinical and Translational Science Institute
2013
Ernest McCulloch and James Till Award, Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation
2010
Clinical Research Training Institute Workshop Award, American Society of Hematology
2007

Languages

Czech
Russian
Slovak