Professor of Pediatrics & Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Washington University
Dr. Di Paola is a Tenured Professor of Pediatrics and Division Chief of Pediatric Hematology Oncology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Dr. Di Paola’s research focuses on the genetics of bleeding and thrombotic disorders and mechanisms of platelet activation. His laboratory has made discoveries on the genetics of von Willebrand disease and platelet disorders. These discoveries have set the stage for potential new therapies. Dr. Di Paola has published more than 150 original scientific articles, reviews and book chapters and is Associate Editor of Blood. Dr. Di Paola is a past Co-Chair of the 2016 Gordon Research Conference in Hemostasis and is the immediate past President of the American Society of Pediatric Hematology Oncology (ASPHO). He is a member of the NHLBI Program Project Grant Parent Committee. His awards include the Frank Oski Memorial Lectureship Award from ASPHO, the inaugural Arthur Thompson lectureship of the University of Washington and the inaugural Ralph Gruppo lectureship at Children’s Hospital Cincinnati. Dr. Di Paola is an elected member of the class of 2024 of the International Society of Thrombosis and Hemostasis (ISTH) Council, the Society for Pediatric Research, the American Pediatric Society, the American Society for Clinical Investigation and the Association of American Physicians. Dr. Di Paola has trained more than 25 graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty, many of them having their own independent laboratories. Dr. Di Paola is the Associate Director of the Washington University School of Medicine Medical Scientist Training Program. Dr. Di Paola’s mentoring philosophy is based on transmitting a rigorous and collaborative approach to science with open access to scientific information, always attempting to train the next generation of scientists in hemostasis and thrombosis in a multicultural and diverse environment.
Saturday, July 9, 2022
9:50 AM – 10:25 AM
Sunday, July 10, 2022
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Monday, July 11, 2022
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM