Eirini Papapetrou, MD, PhD
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PROFESSOR | Oncological Sciences
PROFESSOR | Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology
Research Topics
Cancer Genetics, Hematopoiesis, Stem Cells
Multi-Disciplinary Training Area
Cancer Biology [CAB], Development Regeneration and Stem Cells [DRS], Disease Mechanisms and Therapeutics (DMT)
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MD, University of Patras, Greece

PhD, University of Patras, Greece

Postdoctoral, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

2021

American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)-MPM oncology charitable foundation transformative cancer research award

2018

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) Scholar Award

2018

Elected member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI)

2017

Pershing Square Sohn Prize

2016

Outstanding New Investigator Award

American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT)

2015

Tito Bastianello Young Investigator Award

MDS International Foundation

2014

American Society for Clinical Investigation Young Physician-Scientist Award

American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI)

2013

American Society of Hematology (ASH) Junior Faculty Scholar Award

American Society of Hematology (ASH)

2013

Sidney Kimmel Foundation Scholar Award

Sidney Kimmel Foundation for Cancer Research

2013

Aplastic Anemia & MDS IF Research Grant Award

Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation

2013

John H. Tietze Stem Cell Scientist Award

2013

Ellison Medical Foundation New Scholar in Aging Award

Ellison Medical Foundation

2013

Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation

2013

UW Royalty Research Fund Award

University of Washington

2011

K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award

NIH/NIDDK

Publications

Selected Publications

A heterozygous CEBPA mutation disrupting the bZIP domain in a RUNX1 and SRSF2 mutational background causes MDS disease progression. Ruba Almaghrabi, Yara Alyahyawi, Peter Keane, Syed A. Mian, Khadidja Habel, Amelia Atkinson, Carl Ward, Rachel Bayley, Claudia Sargas, Pablo Menendez, George J. Murphy, Turki Sobahy, Mohammed A. Baghdadi, Arwa F. Flemban, Saeed M. Kabrah, Raul Torres-Ruiz, Eirini P. Papapetrou, Ildem Akerman, Manoj Raghavan, Eva Barragan, Dominique Bonnet, Constanze Bonifer, Paloma Garcia. Nature Communications

Metabolic adaptations to acute glucose uptake inhibition converge upon mitochondrial respiration for leukemia cell survival. Monika Komza, Jesminara Khatun, Jesse D. Gelles, Andrew P. Trotta, Ioana Abraham-Enachescu, Juan Henao, Ahmed Elsaadi, Andriana G. Kotini, Cara Clementelli, Jo Ann Arandela, Sebastian El Ghaity-Beckley, Agneesh Barua, Yiyang Chen, Mirela Berisa, Bridget K. Marcellino, Eirini P. Papapetrou, Masha V. Poyurovsky, Jerry Edward Chipuk. Cell Communication and Signaling

Natural killer cells’ functional impairment drives the immune escape of pre-malignant clones in early-stage myelodysplastic syndromes. Juan Jose Rodriguez-Sevilla, Irene Ganan-Gomez, Bijender Kumar, Natthakan Thongon, Feiyang Ma, Kelly S. Chien, Yi J. Kim, Hui Yang, Sanam Loghavi, Roselyn Tan, Vera Adema, Zongrui Li, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Hidetaka Uryu, Rashmi Kanagal-Shamanna, Gheath Al-Atrash, Rafael Bejar, Pinaki Prosad Banerjee, Sophia Lynn Cha, Guillermo Montalban-Bravo, Max Dougherty, Maria Claudina Fernandez Laurita, Noelle Wheeler, Baosen Jia, Eirini P. Papapetrou, Franco Izzo, Daniela E. Dueñas, Salome McAllen, Yiqian Gu, Gabriele Todisco, Francesca Ficara, Matteo Giovanni Della Porta, Abhinav Jain, Koichi Takahashi, Karen Clise-Dwyer, Stephanie Halene, Maria Teresa Sabrina Bertilaccio, Guillermo Garcia-Manero, May Daher, Simona Colla. Nature Communications

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What the AAMDSIF Research Grant meant for this researcher: Eirini Papapetrou, MD, PhD
Cancer Precision Medicine Retreat -- Session 5: Eirini Papapetrou

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Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. Papapetrou during 2024 and/or 2025. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.

Consulting or Other Professional Services Examples include, but are not limited to, committee participation, data safety monitoring board (DSMB) membership

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