Welcome to the University of Minnesota Division of Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplantation Web Site. We hope that our site provides you with the information that you are seeking.
About Us:
The University of Minnesota is an internationally respected pioneer in the area of blood and marrow transplantation (BMT). The first successful human bone marrow transplant was performed at the University of Minnesota in 1968. Other “firsts” include the first transplant to treat a patient with lymphoma (1975), the first transplant to treat an inherited metabolic disease (1982), and the world’s first umbilical cord blood transplant performed using pre-implantation genetic testing to ensure a perfect tissue match (2000). Our clinical program is recognized as the second largest unrelated donor transplant programs in the country, and one of the largest umbilical cord blood transplant centers worldwide. Visit our For Patients and Families link to learn more about the BMT Clinical Program
Pediatric BMT researchers continue to break new ground in the areas of alternative stem cell therapies, cord blood transplantation, genetic engineering to reduce the side effects of BMT and potentially to treat disease, and immune based therapies. Click on the Research Link to learn more about the research conducted by our faculty.
Our faculty and staff are committed to education, for the next generation of health care providers as well as to patients and their families and the general public. Visit our Education link to learn more about our educational programs.
Event Announcements:

Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program Events:
| April 23, 2008 |
7th Annual William Krivit Lectureship in Pediatrics |
| May 7, 2007 |
17th Annual Mark E. Nesbit Lectureship in Pediatric Oncology |
September 10, 2008
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The 3rd Annual Children’s Cancer Research Fund; Norma K.C. Ramsay, MD Distinguished Visiting Professor Lectureship Smita Bhatia, MD, MPH, City of Hope National Medical Center |
News and Events
Faculty Recruitment/Job Opportunities:
We are inviting applications for two Clinical Scholar Track positions at the rank of Assistant, Associate or Full Professor (depending upon qualifications).
The goals of the individuals recruited to these positions will be to conduct phase I and II clinical trials evaluating novel therapeutic strategies. These individuals will join an existing group of over 20 laboratory and clinical investigators. For more information, please follow link: http://www1.umn.edu/ohr/employment/openings/job130104.html