Currently, in collaboration with other faculty members in the Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Dr. Scandura is developing translational research related to leukemogensis. He is investigating the subtle perturbations of how hematopoietic stem cell function contributes to malignant phenotypes such as acute leukemia. His work has been published in a number of peer-reviewed journals such as the Journal of Biological Chemistry, Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, Oncogene, and Genes Chromosomes Cancer.