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Martha L. Arellano, MD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology at the Emory University School of Medicine where she serves as Associate Director of the Division of Hematology. Board certified in hematology, medical oncology and internal medicine, Dr. Arellano specializes in the treatment of leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes. She started practicing with Emory Healthcare in 2006. Dr. Arellano is a clinical member of the Discovery and Developmental Therapeutics Research Program at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University. She currently leads the

Mary Armanios, M.D., is the Clinical Director of the Telomere Center at Johns Hopkins, Associate Director of Cancer Research Career Enhancement, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Professor of Oncology, Genetic Medicine, Molecular Biology and Genetics, and Pathology as well as an active researcher. Dr. Armanios focuses her research on disorders caused by telomere dysfunction and specific to this webinar, the implications for patients with MDS and AML.

Carmelita Escalante, MD, is Professor and Department Chair inthe Department of General Internal Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Escalante is an active researcher, serving as Principal Investigator on numerous studies related to fatigue and other symptoms in patients with cancer and other conditions including bone marrow failure diseases like aplastic anemia, MDS, PNH and AML. Dr. Escalante not only teaches, she also serves a mentor for other health care professionals and students in high school and college who are considering a

Dr. Guang-Shing Cheng is Associate Professor in the Clinical Research Division at Fred Hutch in Seattle. Dr. Cheng is a pulmonologist who focuses on improving outcomes for cancer patients who have respiratory failure and lung complications related to their cancer treatments. She is developing new ways to prevent lung damage and improve lung function in these patients. Dr. Cheng’s main interest is bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome, a serious complication of blood stem cell transplantation. She also studies the role of respiratory viruses and other infectious pathogens in lung disease in

Jorg Dietrich, MD PhD MBA MMSc FAAN, is the Director of the Cancer & Neurotoxicity Clinic and Brain Repair Research Program at the MGH Cancer Center, and Associate Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School. His clinical interests are the management of patients with brain tumors and neurologic complications of cancer therapy. His research activities include clinical, translational and basic research in the fields of brain tumor biology, neurotoxicity and brain repair mechanisms. He is author of over 100 publications, including original research articles, review papers, book chapters and

Dr. Aditi Shastri, M.B.B.S. is a Hematologist/Oncologist at Montefiore Medical Center and is an Assistant Professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Shastri earned her medical degree from Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and is an experienced clinical researcher in the areas of acute myeloid leukemia, myelodysplastic syndromes, cancer stem cells, transcription factors, STAT3, RNA biology and therapeutic interference and health disparities.

Dr. Alice S. Mims is the Acute Leukemia Clinical Research Director and Associate Professor in the Division of Hematology at Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James. Dr. Mims is a hematologist who specializes in treating patients with acute and chronic myeloid diseases, particularly AML, She earned her medical degree and Masters of Science in Clinical Research (MSCR) from the Medical University of South Carolina. Her research focuses on studying the effectiveness of novel therapeutics on patients with AML and other myeloid neoplasms including MDS. She is currently the lead

David Jacobsohn, MD, ScM is the Division Chief, Blood and Marrow Transplanation at Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C. Previously, he was at Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago, where he served as a member of the Stem Cell Transplant Program staff and as the Director of the Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease Clinic. He has lectured widely on GvHD/BMT in Europe, Latin America, and the United States. Dr. Jacobsohn obtained a Bachelor of Science from Yale University, his medical degree from Tufts University, and a Masters in Clinical Investigation from Johns Hopkins School of

Dr. Rotz is a physician, Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University and Member, Cancer Prevention Control & Population Research Program, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Taylor Buss is a licensed pediatric oncology Social Worker at Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital.