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Sherif S. Farag

Medicine · Indiana University

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Established · publishing since 1982
Multiple Myeloma Research and TreatmentsHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationAcute Myeloid Leukemia ResearchImmune Cell Function and InteractionImmunotherapy and Immune Responses

Publications

257

Citations

7,586

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

44

Publishing since 1982

Research summary
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Sherif S. Farag conducts clinical research in blood cancers and stem cell transplantation. His work focuses on treatments for leukemias (such as acute myeloid leukemia) and multiple myeloma, and on improving the safety and outcomes of hematopoietic cell transplantation—a procedure that replaces a patient's blood-forming cells. Studies include testing drug regimens, preventing complications like graft-versus-host disease, and evaluating new targeted therapies.

Hematopoietic (stem cell) transplantationAcute myeloid leukemia treatmentMultiple myeloma therapyGraft-versus-host disease preventionAntibody-drug conjugates and targeted therapy

Publication activity has been steady and fairly high across the decade, with notable peaks in 2020 and 2025.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

Funding
Public award records

No award with a current end date on record.

4 earlier awards
  • NIH R01CA182947May 2014 – Apr 2020 · $320k awarded

    Inhibition of PGE2 for mobilization of autologous peripheral blood stem cells

  • NIH R01HL112669Mar 2012 – Feb 2018 · $720k awarded

    Enhancing Engraftment of Cord Blood by CD26 Inhibition

  • NIH R21CA141404Feb 2010 – Jan 2013 · $310k awarded

    Multiple kinase target inhibition with EMND-2076 in multiple myeloma

  • NIH R01AI056318May 2004 – Apr 2010 · $589k awarded

    QMS Technology to Deplete T Cell Alloreactivity

Matched to public NIH RePORTER and NSF records by name and institution. Awards from other agencies are not shown, and a match is not always found — this list may be incomplete.

In context
Among 5,073 established Medicine PIs within our index
Citations: 7,586cohort median 2,525
h-index: 40cohort median 24
Publications / year (recent): 9.8cohort median 4.8

Typically publishes in teams of ~13 · 4% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 29 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 9.8/year recently
2017: 8 publications172018: 2 publications182019: 7 publications192020: 18 publications202021: 13 publications212022: 9 publications222023: 12 publications232024: 5 publications242025: 23 publications232526
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at Indiana University each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 0 collaborators at the same institution2018: 0 collaborators at the same institution2019: 7 collaborators at the same institution2020: 0 collaborators at the same institution2021: 2 collaborators at the same institution2022: 0 collaborators at the same institution2023: 0 collaborators at the same institution2024: 0 collaborators at the same institution2025: 0 collaborators at the same institution1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Blood×11
  • Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation×9
  • UNC Libraries×7
  • Environmental Health Perspectives×5
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology×4
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Last updated Sep 1, 2026.

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