Please welcome Marina Konopleva, MD, PhD, who joined Montefiore Einstein as Director, Leukemia Program, and Co-Director, Blood Cancer Institute, Montefiore Einstein.
Dr. Konopleva’s groundbreaking research focuses on treating patients with hematologic malignancies, with an emphasis on acute myeloid and acute lymphoblastic leukemias. She has additional expertise in treating patients with high-risk myelodysplastic syndromes and chronic myeloid leukemia. Her work has greatly benefited leukemia research, clinical research and the lives of patients. She is a scholar of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, and her research is funded by the National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense and various private foundations. She is also Professor, Oncology and Molecular Pharmacology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine.