James Palis MD

Pediatric Hematology & Oncology•Rochester, NY

Professor, Pediatrics, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry

601 Elmwood Ave# 635Rochester, NY 14642
Phone+1 585-275-7787

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Education & Training

University of Rochester Medical CenterFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1984 - 1988
University of Rochester Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1981 - 1984
University of Rochester School of Medicine and DentistryClass of 1981

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Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1982 - 2027
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Donald Metcalf Award International Society of Experimental Hematology, 2022

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Neonatal platelets differentiate monocytes to a myeloid-derived suppressor cell phenotype.
Preeti Maurya, Daniel O'Reilly, Zachary T Hilt, Alison C Livada, Kathleen E McGrath
Blood. 2026-07-30
Cross-species comparison of platelet proteomes reveals developmentally regulated metabolic and inflammatory changes.
Christopher S Thom, Xinyue Ma, Henry A Feldman, Kathleen E McGrath, Preeti Maurya
Blood Vessels, Thrombosis & Hemostasis. 2026-05-01
RPS19 and RPL5 haploinsufficient models reveal divergent ribosomal subunit controls of fetal hematopoiesis.
Yuefeng Tang, Te Ling, Rashid Mehmood, Alexis Bertrand, Julien Papoin
Nature Communications. 2026-04-08

Abstracts/Posters

Potently Cytotoxic Natural Killer Cell Potential Initially Emerges from Erythro-Myeloid Progenitors during Mammalian Development
James Palis, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/8/2019
Megakaryopoiesis and Platelet-Innate Immune Cell Interactions Are Developmentally Regulated
James Palis, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/8/2019
Stat3 Is Activated By ROS to Uniquely Regulate Primitive Erythropoiesis
James Palis, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/8/2019

Lectures

Insights into Hematopoietic Stem Cell Origin, Differentiation and Malignancy Provided by Single Cell Approaches
61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting - Orlando, FL - 12/7/2019
Continuing Conversations With the Speakers on Insights into Hematopoietic Stem Cell Origin, Differentiation and Malignancy Provided by Single Cell Approaches
61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting - Orlando, FL - 12/7/2019
De Novo Generation of Blood and Progenitor Cells
60th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting - 12/1/2018

Press Mentions

Delving Where Few Others Have Gone, Leukemia Researchers Open New PathOctober 15th, 2018
Red Blood Cell Function, Creation and Renewal the Focus of Sickle Cell Conference SymposiumNovember 3rd, 2017

Grant Support

Erythroid Self-RenewalUNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER2024–2028
Embryonic natural killer cell development and functionICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI2021–2025
Macrophage regulation of the erythronUNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER2019–2025
Bone Marrow - Mitigation Of Bone Marrow Radiation InjuryNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2010–2011
Hematopoietic Targets Of Radiation: Identification And MitigationNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2008–2011