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| name = Neelam Giri<br />
| image = Neelam Giri.png<br />
| caption = Giri in 2015<br />
| fields = Pediatric hematology/oncology, bone marrow failure syndromes<br />
| workplaces = [[Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children]]<br>[[National Cancer Institute]]<br />
| alma_mater = [[University of Bombay]]<br />
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'''Neelam K. Giri''' is an Indian pediatric hematologist/oncologist and physician-scientist who researches [[bone marrow failure]] syndromes. She is a staff clinician in the clinical genetics branch at the [[National Cancer Institute]].<br />
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== Life ==<br />
Giri received her MBBS and MD degrees from the [[University of Mumbai|University of Bombay]] where she also received her initial training in general [[pediatrics]] and in pediatric [[hematology]]/[[oncology]] at [[Tata Memorial Centre|Tata Memorial Cancer Center]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=1980-01-01 |title=Neelam Giri, M.D., M.B.B.S., biographical sketch and research interests - NCI |url=https://dceg.cancer.gov/about/staff-directory/giri-neelam |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=dceg.cancer.gov |language=en}}{{PD-notice}}</ref> She completed additional postdoctoral training at the [[Sydney Children's Hospital]], the [[King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre]], and the [[National Cancer Institute]] (NCI) [[pediatric oncology]] branch.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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Giri was a staff physician in the blood and bone marrow transplantation unit of the [[Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children]].<ref name=":0" /> Giri is a staff clinician in the NCI clinical genetics branch.<ref name=":0" /> During her tenure at the NCI, Giri has worked in the stem cell biology laboratory of the [[National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute]] (NHLBI) where her research interests included the biology inherited bone marrow failure syndromes such as [[Diamond–Blackfan anemia]].<ref name=":0" /> She also conducts clinical and laboratory research focused on the various diseases which are being studied as part of this protocol, including [[Fanconi anemia]], [[dyskeratosis congenita]], Diamond[[Shwachman–Diamond syndrome|–]]Blackfan anemia, and [[Shwachman–Diamond syndrome]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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In January 2021, Giri was among the first [[National Institutes of Health]] (NIH) employees to receive a [[COVID-19 vaccine]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=McManus |first=Rich |date=2021-01-08 |title=Covid-19 Vaccine Debuts at Clinical Center |url=https://nihrecord.nih.gov/2021/01/08/covid-19-vaccine-debuts-clinical-center |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=[[NIH Record]] |language=EN}}{{PD-notice}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[List of University of Mumbai people]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{YouTube|id=Fca6T6BbuB8|title=Interview with the Office of NIH History and Stetten Museum in January 2022}}<br />
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