Hal E. Broxmeyer (1943/1944 – 8 December 2021) was an American microbiologist. He was a professor at the Mary Margaret Walther Program for Cancer Care Research, and Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at the

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. He received a BS degree from

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in 1969 and a PhD from

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in 1973.

Life and career

Broxmeyer was internationally recognized for his work on human umbilical cord blood as a source of transplantable hematopoietic stem cells. In 1988, he first coordinated a study in successfully demonstrating clinical utility of cord blood transplantation to cure a hematological disorder of a child (Fanconi anemia) working together with Dra. Gluckman. This intervention took place in Hospital Saint-Louis (Paris) and was successful. Work from his laboratory established the field of clinical cord blood transplantation. He died from

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on 8 December 2021, at the age of 77.

Awards and honors

# Dirk van Bekkum Award (2002) # E. Donnall Thomas Prize and Lecture (2006) # President, American Society of Hematology (2010) # Elected Fellow of American Association for Advancement of Science (2012)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Broxmeyer, Hal E. 1940s births Year of birth uncertain 2021 deaths American microbiologists Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Brooklyn College alumni New York University alumni Presidents of the American Society of Hematology Indiana University School of Medicine faculty