Bruce Blazar

Bruce Blazar is a Regents Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota, specializing in Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy. He maintains an active research laboratory and holds key affiliations with the Academic Health Center, Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI), Center for Translational Medicine, and Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology (MICaB) Ph.D. Graduate Program.

His research focuses on translational applications in Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Cellular Therapy, and Pediatric Immunology, with significant contributions to Transplant Immunology and Cancer Biology. Dr. Blazar's work bridges clinical practice at the Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) Center with fundamental research in cellular mechanisms of transplantation and immune modulation.

Administratively supported by Ashlee Hilzendeger, Dr. Blazar contributes to the Medical Scientist Training Program (Combined MD/PhD Training Program) and maintains clinical-translational research infrastructure through PubMed-indexed publications and laboratory operations.