• Results of cord blood transplant in various diseases in children and adults
• Role of HLA and cell dose on outcomes
• Prognosis factors in diverse disease categories
• In collaboration with EBMT and CIBMTR
  Comparison of cord blood transplants with other sources of stem cells: MUD, Haplo

Ongoing studies

• Comparison of CB and haplo in SCID with M. Cavazzana-Calvo
• Comparison of CB and marrow in hemoglobinopathies F. Locatelli and M. Walters
• Single cord blood transplant with reduced intensity conditioning Eurocord SFGM J. Wagner
• Role of HLA and Kir
• Study of non engraftment
• Comparison of cord blood and bone marrow in Fanconi anemia

Prospective protocols in preparation

• Conditioning and GVH prevention
• Ex vivo expansion (Gamida)
• Double cord
• Intra bone
• MSC
• Chimerism and immunological studies