Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)

Charles J. Parker, M. D., is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Hematologic Malignancies, Department of Internal Medicine, at the University of Utah, the Huntsman Cancer Institute and the George E. Whalen VA Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT. As a Hematologist, his clinical interests include paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, hemochromatosis and porphyria.

Dr. Malcovati is an Associate Professor of Hematology at the University of Pavia Medical School and with special interest and expertise in myeloid neoplasms, in particular, myelodysplastic syndromes and myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative neoplasms. Dr. Malcovati's research group has made a significant contribution to understanding the molecular basis of myeloid neoplasms and to the integration of somatic mutations in the clinical management of patients.

Dr. Mojtaba Akhtari is a Hematologist/Oncologist with medical and hematology/oncology training and experience in the United Kingdom and United States of America. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology. Currently he is working at Loma Linda Cancer Center and University Hospital. He is the Chief of Adult Hematopietic Stem Cell Transplant. He was also a member of adult bone marrow transplantation team at UNMC in Omaha, NE, and USC in Los Angeles, CA. His interests include malignant hematological disorders, particularly acute and chronic leukemias as well as

General Director of Clínica Ruiz, Center of Hematology and Internal Medicine of Puebla; Director of research Division of Laboratorios Ruiz, within Clínica Ruiz; Professor of Hematology at the Autonomous Popular University of the State of Puebla

Graduated in Medicine (1997) and PhD in Clinical Medicine (2003) from the Ribeirão Preto Medical School of the University of São Paulo (FMRP-USP) and medical residency in Hematology and Hemotherapy (2001) from the Hospital das Clinicas of FMRP-USP. He did postdoctoral studies at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA, where he also worked as a Staff Scientist at the Hematology Branch until 2011. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Clinical Medicine at FMRP-USP, coordinator of the Hematology and Program discipline Graduate Program in Oncology, Stem