David Scadden, MD
Enriched profileGerald and Darlene Jordan Professor of Medicine, Harvard University; Director, Center for Regenerative Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital · Massachusetts General Hospital
David Scadden is Gerald and Darlene Jordan Professor of Medicine, Harvard University; Director, Center for Regenerative Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital at Massachusetts General Hospital. OpenAlex indexes 665 publications with 68,183 citations (h-index 124); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 4 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Hematology / Oncology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 27 Aug 2026
David Scadden, MD, is Gerald and Darlene Jordan Professor of Medicine, Harvard University at Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard University. The public record shows 665 publications with 68,183 citations (h-index 124), centered on Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research, Viral-associated cancers and disorders. It also documents an investigator role on 4 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 1 companies, 37 NIH-funded awards (1988–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Blood
- Top research focus: Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
- 4 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 1 companies
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from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
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trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 30 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 339.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Practice address
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Updated 27 Aug 2026
Listed as an investigator on 4 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Yttrium Y 90 Ibritumomab Tiuxetan and Rituximab in Treating Patients With Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder
Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation Followed By Infusion of White Blood Cells in Treating Patients With AIDS-Related Lymphoma
Sponsor: AIDS Malignancy Consortium
- Chemotherapy Followed By Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Refractory AIDS-Related Lymphoma
Sponsor: AIDS Malignancy Consortium
Industry payments
Updated 27 Aug 2026
1 company reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Program year20259 payments$470,109openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Program year20248 payments$412,620openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Program year20238 payments$429,902openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
NIH funding
Updated 27 Aug 2026
37 NIH research awards on record, funded 1988–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Functional consequences of stem and progenitor cell heterogeneity
Massachusetts General Hospital
FY2026$2,432,391P01HL131477 - In vivo cell engineering using a bone marrow organoid
University of Southern California
FY2026$655,813P01HL183483
Congress activity
Updated 27 Aug 2026
39 congress contributions (2006–2025) across AACR, ASCO, ASH per OpenAlex. The most recent:
- Clonal heterogeneity of acute myeloid leukemia under nutrient and chemotherapy stress
ASH Annual Meeting
ASH2025Co-author - AML Stem Cell Clearance By Inhibiting Selenoprotein Biosynthesis That Causes Cgas-Sting Activation and Ferroptosis
ASH Annual Meeting
ASH2024Co-author
Published abstracts are attributed via the same ORCID-disambiguated authorship as publications, so each is DOI-verified. Podium roles (invited talks, session chairs) and oral/poster type are added as program data is confirmed.
Publications
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Shifting IRES versus Cap-initiated translation during homeostatic stem cell differentiation and stress.
Science advances
Article2026 - Human Progenitor T-Cell Differentiation Regulated by the Mechanical Resistance of Thymus-Mimetic Extracellular Matrices.
Advanced healthcare materials
Article2026 - Studying clonal heterogeneity of acute myeloid leukemia under nutrient and chemotherapy stress.
Blood advances
Article2026
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01Osteoblastic cells regulate the haematopoietic stem cell niche3,408 citations2003
- 02Mesenchymal and haematopoietic stem cells form a unique bone marrow niche3,347 citations2010
- 03The bone marrow niche for haematopoietic stem cells2,403 citations2014
- 04
- 05The stem-cell niche as an entity of action1,839 citations2006
Network
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Online presence
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Background & recognition
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Education
degrees and training on record- MD
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →sliceofhealthcare.com ↗
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- Co-Director
Harvard Stem Cell Institute
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Awards & honors
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- Elected member
National Academy of Medicine
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Secondary affiliations
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- Institute for Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine
University of Washington (listed faculty)
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Media & interviews
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