2026 New Brunswick Patient and Family Conference
CONFERENCE LOCATION:
Heldrich Hotel
10 Livingston Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Parking:
Complimentary hotel valet parking
Pure Red Cell Aplasia (PRCA)
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…
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
Understanding Clinical Trials
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