James L Ferrara, MD

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PROFESSOR | Pediatrics
PROFESSOR | Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology
PROFESSOR | Immunology & Immunotherapy
PROFESSOR | Oncological Sciences
Research Topics
Cytokines, Immunological Tolerance, Immunology, Inflammation, Stem Cells, Transplantation
Multi-Disciplinary Training Area
Cancer Biology [CAB], Immunology [IMM]
Publications

Selected Publications

Pegtarazimod limits acute graft-versus-host disease mortality and severity in mice and is tolerated in patients. Verena Holzmüller, Jana Gawron, Ann Cathrin Burk, Anna Verena Stell, Anna Sophia Baur, Alexander Zähringer, Viktor Fetsch, Annika Mäder, Alina Hartmann, Nana Talvard-Balland, Neel Krishna, Kenji Cunnion, Ulrich Thienel, Paolo Martini, Lindsey Glenn, James Lm Ferrara, Monzr M. Al Malki, Hannah Choe, José Antonio Pérez-Simón, Annette Schmitt-Graeff, Joerg Buescher, Natalie Köhler, Zohreh Mansoori Moghadam, Philipp Henneke, Geoffroy Andrieux, Melanie Boerries, Robert Zeiser. The Journal of clinical investigation

Differential effects of GVHD therapies on intestinal epithelium. Alberto Utrero-Rico, Urvi Kapoor, Brenden Berrios, George Morales, John E. Levine, Mariano Prado-Acosta, James L.M. Ferrara. Blood Advances

Performance of Treatment Response Assessment at Day 7 by Baseline Acute Graft-versus-Host Disease Severity. Ioannis Evangelos Louloudis, Yi Bin Chen, Nikolaos Spyrou, Amin Alousi, Nikolaos Katsivelos, Francis Ayuk, Daniela Weber, William J. Hogan, Aaron M. Etra, Muna Qayed, Paibel Aguayo-Hiraldo, Yu Akahoshi, Monzr M.Al Malki, Javier Bolaños-Meade, Chantiya Chanswangphuwana, Marcio Diniz, Matthias Eder, Elizabeth Hexner, Carrie L. Kitko, Sabrina Kraus, Pietro Merli, Timothy Olson, Margaret L. MacMillan, Joseph Pidala, Ran Reshef, Tal Schechter, Matthias Wölfl, Janna Baez, Gilbert Eng, Sigrun Gleich, Rachel Young, Ryotaro Nakamura, James L.M. Ferrara, John E. Levine. Transplantation and Cellular Therapy

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Precision BMT Through Biomarkers

Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology companies, and other outside entities to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their outside financial relationships.

Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. Ferrara during 2025 and/or 2026. 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

  • Realta
  • IQVIA

Mount Sinai's faculty policies relating to faculty collaboration with industry are posted on our website. Patients may wish to ask their physician about the activities they perform for companies.