Bone Marrow Failure Scientific Symposium

Registration is now open for the second Bone Marrow Failure Disease Scientific Symposium to be held March 11 - 12, 2010 at the Bethesda Hyatt Hotel in Bethesda, Maryland.

This symposium will bring together physicians treating these diseases and laboratory researchers studying the immunology and cell biology of bone marrow failure to discuss current areas of controversy, share recent research results, and propose specific recommendations for the highest priority directions for basic and clinical research needed to advance the field. Poster sessions and networking opportunities will also be included in the program. The cost is $150 per registrant and includes all meals and program materials.

The Symposium Planning Committee includes:

Principal Investigator/Chair: Richard M. Stone, MD, Program Director, Adult Leukemia Program, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Co-Chair: Neal S. Young, MD, Chief, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Intramural Research Hematology Branch
John Barrett, MD, Chief, NHLBI Stem Cell Allogeneic Transplant Section
Pamela Becker, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology, University of Washington
Peter Hillmen, MB ChB, PhD, Professor of Haematology, Leeds Teaching Hospital, UK
Jaroslav Maciejewski, MD, PhD, Section Head, Experimental Hematology and Hematopoiesis Section, Cleveland Clinic

Any questions? Contact Alice Houk at (301) 279-7202 x 101.

Funding for this conference was made possible in part by 1R13 HL96252-01 from the National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers, moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

Last updated December 23, 2009