City of Hope
Lindsey Murphy
Dr. Lindsey Murphy joined the faculty at City of Hope in 2023 where she serves as an Assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics. She holds dual board certification in pediatrics and pediatric hematology/oncology. Her clinical and research interests are focused in relapsed and refractory pediatric leukemias. These research efforts include investigating potential new biomarkers for targeted therapies (including CAR T cell therapies) and translating those into clinical trials as novel therapeutic approaches for relapsed and refractory pediatric leukemia. She completed a Masters in Clinical Science at the University of Colorado which allowed her to gain additional experience with clinical trial design and conduct. She has gained extensive experience with early phase clinical trials in children with relapsed malignancies and serves as the site primary investigator for several early phase trials investigating the role for novel diagnostic and therapeutic techniques in the treatment of pediatric leukemia.
Nicole Karras
Dr. Karras is a hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) and leukemia/cellular therapy physician at City of Hope Cancer Center. Her research interests include improving post transplant survival for hematologic malignancies. Dr. Karras also has experience studying post transplant immune reconstitution.
