title: Previews. NOTCHing an arrow at cord blood: translating stem cell knowledge into clinical practice.
abstract: Umbilical cord transplants have emerged as an important therapeutic option for patients with leukemia and lymphoma. A recent study in Nature Medicine highlights the potential and challenges of translating cell-based therapies to the clinic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA. tnorth@bidmc.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Trista E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: North
authors.forename: Wolfram
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Goessling