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AABB

Celebrating 60 years of operation in 2007, AABB is an international association representing individuals and institutions involved in activities related to transfusion and cellular therapies, including transplantation medicine. AABB member facilities are responsible for collecting virtually all of the nation’s blood supply and transfusing more than 80 percent of all blood and blood components used in the United States.

American Society of Hematology

Clinicians and scientists committed to engaging in charitable, scientific, and educational activities that promote the exchange and diffusion of information and ideas relating to blood, blood-forming tissues, and blood diseases.

American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Professional society of pediatric hematologists/oncologists, who study and treat childhood cancer and blood diseases

International Fanconi Anemia Registry (IFAR)

The Rockefeller University Hospital is home to the International Fanconi Anemia Registry (IFAR), established in 1982 in order to study a large number of patients exhibiting the full spectrum of diverse features of FA.

National Heart, Blood and Lung Institute Information Center

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) provides leadership for a national program in diseases of the heart, blood vessels, lung, and blood; blood resources; and sleep disorders. Since October 1997, the NHLBI has also had administrative responsibility for the NIH Woman's Health Initiative. The Institute plans, conducts, fosters, and supports an integrated and coordinated program of basic research, clinical investigations and trials, observational studies, and demonstration and education projects. Research is related to the causes, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart, blood vessel, lung, and blood diseases; and sleep disorders. The NHLBI plans and directs research in development and evaluation of interventions and devices related to prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of patients suffering from such diseases and disorders. It also supports research on clinical use of blood and all aspects of the management of blood resources. Research is conducted in the Institute's own laboratories and by scientific institutions and individuals supported by research grants and contracts.