Lisbeth A. Welniak, PhD

Translational Blood Science and Resources Branch

Division of Blood Diseases and Resources

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

6701 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7950

Rockledge II, room 9168

Bethesda, MD  20892-7950

Tel: (301) 827-8297

Email: welniakla@nhlbi.nih.gov

Dr. Welniak is a program director in the Translational Biology Branch of the Division of Blood Diseases and Resources (DBDR) at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr. Welniak manages a portfolio of grants, fellowships & cooperative agreements in the basic and translational scientific research areas of cellular therapies and the consequences of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation as well as basic and clinical immunobiology research in transfusion medicine. Dr. Welniak is also the Program Director for the NHLBI Production Assistance for Cellular Therapies (PACT) resource program and participates in the scientific management of the NHLBI Cure Sickle Cell Initiative.