Journal of Blood & Lymph

Omar S. Aljitawi

Biography

Dr. Aljitawi is MD in Medicine from University if Jordan. He is been working as as associate professor University of Kansas, USA fron past 3 years. He IS interested in exploring the interaction of stem cells with their microenvironment and in utilizing this interaction in expanding umbilical cord blood stem cells, in improving umbilical cord blood homing post- transplant, and in developing a three dimensional leukemia and myeloma in vitro models for chemotherapy testing.  Dr. Aljitawi also has been studying Wharton's jelly matrix as a scaffolding material for tissue regenerative applications like bone and cartilage regeneration.

Research Interest

Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation

Translational Research 

Blood & Marrow Transplantation 

Haplotype Mis-Matched Allograft Transplantation 

Leukemia | Lymphoma 

Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation 

High Risk Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation 

Hematology (malignant & non-malignant disorders) 

Stem Cell Mobilization