National Marrow Donor Program

Research:research innovations are critical to expanding treatment to more patients and improving outcomes. Each year, the nmdp foundation is proud to invest in research through:the nmdp amy strelzer manasevit research program: the amy program funds early career investigators focused on advances in the prevention and treatment of post-cell therapy complications (e.g., graft-versus-host -disease and infection).in 2024, we funded the work of 14 amy scholars. Amy scholars have gone on to become leaders in the field, pursuing scientific advances that help nmdp patients live longer, healthier lives. Since 1998, the nmdp foundation has invested nearly $12.5 million to help launch the careers of 51 young physician-scientists. After receiving their nmdp amy scholar award, 51 young physician-scientists have gone on to win more than $250 million in subsequent government grant funding to pursue the discoveries to help patients live longer, healthier lives after cell therapy. Today, the amy strelzer manasevit research program for the study of post-cell therapy complications is one of the largest and most coveted fellowships in the field of transplantation.nmdp donor for all: this series of transformational multi-center clinical trials are testing a new transplant protocol aimed at making mismatched donor transplants safer and more effective, with the goal of expanding access to transplant to thousands of patients who lack a fully matched donor.anthony nolan trust: provide support to the anthony nolan research institute to continue development and maintenance of an hla class i and ii sequence database and provision of hla class i and ii sequence information.cibmtr (the center for international blood and marrow transplant research) a partnership between the medical college of wisconsin and nmdp is the leading hub for transplant and cell therapy research. The nmdp foundation helps to fund various other innovative research studies led and managed by the cibmtr.

Recruitment:the nmdp registry is the most diverse listing of potential donors and cord blood units in the world. Every search through nmdp provides patients with access to more than 44 million potential adult donors and more than 820,000 cord blood units worldwide. The best match for a patient is typically someone who shares their ethnic background. Improving the ethnic diversity of the nmdp registry improves all patients' odds of finding their best match, regardless of ethnic background.people between the ages of 18 and 30 are most urgently needed. Research has shown that cells from younger donors lead to better long-term survival for patients.in fy24, more than 240,000 potential donors joined the nmdp registry and more than 4,400 umbilical cord units were added to the registry.

Public awareness: the nmdp foundation partners with nmdp to advance various initiatives. These programs include: nmdp provides comprehensive education and support services to patients and their families through one-on-one navigation support, video, printed, and digital education resources, counseling, nmdp peer connect program, nmdp survivorship program, nmdp sickle cell warrior program, and the jason carter clinical trials search and support program, which helps patients with life-threatening blood disorders find clinical trials. The nmdp foundation raises funds to support these critical services.