Raquel Espin Palazon, genetics, development and cell biology assistant professor, will receive $381,385 over three years from the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust of Muscatine, Iowa, to support research that could contribute to fundamental knowledge and treatment of blood disorders, including leukemia, anemia and hemoglobinopathies.

In an Iowa State University Foundation article, "Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust supports Iowa State University research related to blood disorders such as leukemia."

“This gift will provide me with the necessary resources needed to identify new genes essential for the generation of blood stem cells," Espin Palazon said. I feel that this knowledge will one day make it possible to generate patient-specific blood stem cells for the cure of many blood diseases.”

Learn more about Espin Palazon's research and the Carver Trust in the ISU Foundation article.