Dr. Young's research interests are in human hematopoiesis hematopoiesis: (hi-mat-uh-poy-EE-suss) The process of making blood cells in the bone marrow. , aplastic anemia aplastic anemia: (ay-PLASS-tik uh-NEE_mee-uh) A rare and serious condition in which the bone marrow fails to make enough blood cells - red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. The term aplastic is a Greek word meaning not to form. Anemia is a condition that happens when red blood cell count is low. Most… and the pathogenesis and treatment of bone marrow failure bone marrow failure: A condition that occurs when the bone marrow stops making enough healthy blood cells. The most common of these rare diseases are aplastic anemia, myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH). Bone marrow failure can be acquired (begin any time in life) or can be… ; parvoviruses, hepatitis viruses, immune response to virus infection, apoptosis apoptosis: Programmed cell death. , interferon, cytokines, and other interleukins, and the mechanisms of genomic instability. His research includes direct patient care and clinical protocols for the treatment of bone marrrow failure; basic science laboratory experiments involving normal and abnormal blood cell production; and epidemiologic studies of aplastic anemia.