Criteria for Membership in the CIHD:

Members of the CIHD share a common interest in broad aspects of hematology – including the role of iron and heme in normal physiology and disease, hematopoiesis, myelopoiesis, and regulation of these processes by inflammation and cell metabolism.

Internal membership: 

Any University of Utah faculty member with a research interest related to Hematology may apply for membership.

Criteria for membership include:

  • Grant supported research of relevance to Hematology.
  • Faculty who utilize core facilities and who are grant supported

Faculty or senior post-doctoral fellows supported by pilot project grants from the CIHD

External membership: 

Any faculty out of the University of Utah with research interested described above, as well as a current collaboration with a CIHD member.  All external applicants must have an appointment at the Assistant Professor position or above.

To apply for membership please include:

  • NIH Biosketch
  • Brief description of current research and/or CIHD cores that your research will utilize
  • (For external members) Brief description of current research and collaboration(s) with CIHD members

Please send applications to: cihd@hsc.utah.edu

Current Center for Iron and Heme Disorders members:

Name Institution Contact
Abkowitz, Jan # U Washington Janabk@u.washington.edu
Babitt, Jodie Harvard batbitt.jodie@mgh.harvard.edu
Barasch, Jonathan Columbia jmb4@columbia.edu
Barber, Matthew U Orgeon Mfbarber@uoregon.edu
Beaudin, Anna U Utah anna.beaudin@hsc.utah.edu
Christian, Jan U Utah jan.christian@hsc.utah.edu
Christensen, Robert U Utah Robert.Christensen@hsc.utah.edu
Cloonan, Suzanne Cornell U szc2009@med.cornell.edu
Cox, James * # U Utah james.cox@cores.utah.edu
Dailey, Harry # U Georgia Hdailey@uga.edu
Davey, Crystal * U Utah mutrus@genetics.utah.edu
Desnick, Robert Mt. Sinai robert.desnick@mssm.edu
Eisenstein, Richard U Wisconsin-Madison eisenste@nutrisci.wisc.edu
Elde, Nels U Utah Nelde@genetics.utah.edu
Ganz, Tom UCLA tganz@mednet.ucla.edu
Guo, Feng UCLA Fguo@mbi.ucla.edu
Hamza, Iqbal U Maryland Hamza@umd.edu
Hicks, Kevin * U Utah kevin.hicks@biochem.utah.edu
Hughes, Adam U Utah Hughes@biochem.utah.edu
Khalimonchuk, Oleh U Nebraska-Lincoln okhalimonchuk2@unl.edu
Koh, Mei U Utah mei.koh@utah.edu
Jackson, Laurie * U Utah kaye.jackson@utah.edu
Leary, Scot U Saskatchewan sci077@mail.usask.ca
Leibold, Betty U Utah Bleibold@genetics.utah.edu
McClain, Don Wake Forest Dmcclain@wakehealth.edu
Medlock, Amy U Georgia medlock@uga.edu
Nemeth, Ella UCLA enemeth@mednet.ucla.edu
O’Connell, Ryan U Utah ryan.oconnell@path.utah.edu
Parker, Charles U Utah Charles.Parker@hsc.utah.edu
Peterson, Randall # U Utah randall.peterson@pharm.utah.edu
Reddi, Amit Georgia Tech amit.reddi@chemistry.gatech.edu
Phillips, John U Utah john.phillips@hsc.utah.edu
Philpott, Caroline # NIDDK CarolineP@intra.niddk.nih.gov
Prchal, Josef U Utah josef.prchal@hsc.utah.edu
Rutter, Jared U Utah Rutter@biochem.utah.edu
Sigala, Paul UU Biochem p.sigala@biochem.utah.edu
Sundquist, Wesley # U Utah wes@biochem.utah.edu
Tantin, Dean U Utah dean.tantin@path.utah.edu
Vinchi, Francesca New York Blood Center fvinchi@nybc.org
Ward, Diane U Utah diane.mcveyward@path.utah.edu
Weyrich, Andy U Utah andy.weyrich@u2m2.utah.edu
Winge, Dennis # U Utah dennis.winge@hsc.utah.edu
Yien, Yvette U Pittsburg yieny@pitt.edu
* Core Director
# Executive Committee Member