2026 New Brunswick Patient and Family Conference
CONFERENCE LOCATION:
Heldrich Hotel
10 Livingston Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Parking:
Complimentary hotel valet parking
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
Cord Blood Transplant
Topic(s)
Bone Marrow Transplant
Presenter(s)
Filippo Milano, MD, PhD
During this webinar, Dr. Filippo Milano will discuss cord blood transplant and its role in treating blood cancers and hematological disorders. He will discuss the unique benefits of cord blood as a stem cell source, recent advances in transplantation techniques, and strategies to…
Transplant Associated Thrombotic Microangiopathy (TA-TMA)
Topic(s)
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Aplastic Anemia
Bone Marrow Transplant
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)
Pediatric Bone Marrow Failure Diseases
Related Bone Marrow Failure Diseases and Malignancies
Presenter(s)
Sumithira Vasu, MD
During this webinar, Dr. Sumithira Vasu will discuss the diagnosis, treatment, and impact of transplant-associated thrombotic microangiopathy (TA-TMA). After the presentation, there will be a question-and-answer session. Questions can be submitted in advance to help@aamds.org.
Health-Related Quality of Life, AAMDSIF 2026 International Bone Marrow Failure Scientific Symposium
Presenter(s)
Namrata Chandhok, MD
Thomas LeBlanc, MD, MA
Fabio Efficace, PhD
Alison R. Kavanaugh
Pamela C. Egan, MD
Wil L. Santivasi, MD
The session was recorded at the AAMDSIF 2026 International Bone Marrow Failure Scientific Symposium, Co-Chairs Namrata Chandhok, MD, and Thomas LeBlanc, MD, MA Topics and speakers included: How can we measure quality of life in MDS, to inform interventions? - Fabio Efficace, PhD…
Non-Transplant Therapies for Marrow Failure, AAMDSIF 2026 International Bone Marrow Failure Scientific Symposium
Presenter(s)
Carlos DeCastro, MD
Phil Scheinberg, MD
Regis Peffault de Latour, MD, PhD
Julian Sevilla, MD, PhD
Kasiani Myers, MD
Suneet Agarwal, MD, PhD
This session was presented at the AAMDSIF 2026 International Bone Marrow Failure Scientific Symposium; Co-Chairs Carlos DeCastro, MD, and Phil Scheinberg, MD, PhD. Session topics included: -Androgens, alemtuzumab, anti-cytokine therapies (anti-IL2R, anti-IFN gamma), daratumumab…
Urge Your U.S. Senators to Support the Bipartisan Letter to Increase Medical Research Accounts in the DoD
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DEADLINE MAY 8 Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) are circulating a bipartisan letter to the Senate in support of increased funding for the Department of Defense’s medical research accounts, including CDMRP and BMFRP. You can help by asking Your Senators to Sign…
Akriti Jain, M.D
Institution
Cleveland Clinic
Physician Status
accepting new patients
Primary Disease Area of Focus
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Aplastic Anemia
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN)
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)
About
Akriti G Jain, MD treats myeloid disorders at Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus in Cleveland, Ohio. She has a personal interest in taking care of patients with Myeloproliferative Neoplasms including Chronic Myeloid Leukemia. Her passion lies in understanding the needs of every patient and always prioritizing and advocating for her patients and their families. Her patient care philosophy involves offering in-depth explanation regarding diagnoses and to engage in active partnership with her patients and their referring providers to personalize decision-making and monitoring given the nature of the
Aplastic Anemia, MDS, PNH Virtual Support Group-Saturdays-2026 July
AAMDSIF is pleased to announce that we will host a support group for patients diagnosed with aplastic anemia aplastic anemia: (ay-PLASS-tik uh-NEE_mee-uh) A rare and serious co
Inhibiting ferroptosis enhances ex vivo expansion of human haematopoietic stem cells
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Abstract Improved ex vivo expansion of human haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) would considerably advance transplantation and genome-engineered therapies, yet existing culture methods still allow substantial HSC loss. Here we show that this attrition is driven largely by…
Understanding Bone Marrow & Stem Cell Transplants
This guide provides important information about bone marrow and stem cell transplantation