Univ. of Indiana, IN

Dr. Yoder is internationally recognized for major contributions to our current understanding of developmental hematopoiesis and the role of the murine yolk sac as a site of emergence for multiple hematopoietic lineages. 

He is also renowned for contributions that have clarified the field of endothelial progenitor cell biology through the use of novel assays and tools to better define a series of proangiogenic hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells and the identification of the endothelial colony forming cell. Dr. Yoder received his undergraduate degree from Malone College, a Master’s degree from Indiana State University, and an MD from Indiana University School of Medicine. He completed a residency in Pediatrics and fellowship in Neonatal Perinatal Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He became an Assistant Professor in Pediatrics at Indiana University School of Medicine and rose through the ranks to achieve tenure and the rank of Professor of Pediatrics and of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in 2000.  In 2004, Dr. Yoder was named the Richard and Pauline Klingler Professor of Pediatrics. 

In March 2008, he was promoted to Director, Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research and Associate Chair for Basic Research in the Department of Pediatrics. In June 2011 he was chosen to serve as Assistant Dean for Entrepreneurial Research. Dr. Yoder has trained more than 60 students, postdoctoral fellows, and visiting scientists. He has served as past-president of the ISEH Society for Stem Cells and Hematology and is on the editorial boards of 4 stem cell and cardiovascular research journals. He serves on the Advisory Board of several small biotechnology firms and is co-founder of EndGenitor Technologies, Inc. He was recently appointed by the Governor of Indiana to the Indiana Cord Blood Bank Advisory Board. He continues to care for critically ill neonates in the Newborn Intensive Care unit.

Return to list of speakers