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Saturday, October 25, 2025
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM
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Cord Blood Connect Welcome
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM
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CBC: Cord Blood Connect – Welcome and Opening Remarks
Location: 32
8:15 AM - 9:15 AM
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CBC: The Role of MSC´s in the Development of Regenerative Cell Therapies
8:15 AM - 9:15 AM
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AM25-ST-23-L - CBC: The New Frontiers of MSC´s in Regenerative Medicine
Location: 32
Program Chair:
Wouter Van't Hof, PhD
– Cleveland Cord Blood Center
Speaker:
Ed Ahn, Ph.D (he/him/his)
– MEDIPOST, Inc.
Speaker:
Siliviu Itescu, MBBS, FRACP
– Mesoblast
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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CBC: Cord Blood for Regenerative Medicine
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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AM25-ST-09-L - CBC: How does Cord Blood Facilitate Tissue Repair and Regeneration?
Location: 32
Program Chair:
Anthony Filiano, PhD
– Duke University/ Department of Neurosurgery/ Marcus Center for Cellular Cures
Speaker:
Brandon Hadland, MD, PhD (he/him/his)
– Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Speaker:
Tara Sadeghi, MS (she/her/hers)
– Cellenkos
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
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CBC: Innovative Approaches in Cord Blood Transplantation: Clinical Outcomes and New Strategies
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
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AM25-ST-10-L - CBC: Innovative Approaches in Cord Blood Transplantation: Clinical Outcomes and New Strategies
Location: 32
Program Chair:
Filippo Milano, MD, PhD (he/him/his)
– Fred Hutch
Speaker:
Rob Wynn, MD
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
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CBC: Controversies and Barriers for the Cord Blood Sector
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
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AM25-ST-20-L - CBC: Opportunities & Challenges the Field of Cord Blood and Birthing Tissues
Location: 32
Program Chair:
Frances Verter, PhD (she/her/hers)
– Parent's Guide to Cord Blood Foundation
Speaker:
Joanne Kurtzberg, MD (she/her/hers)
– Duke
Sunday, October 26, 2025
8:00 AM - 9:15 AM
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Emerging Ethics and Policy Issues in Cord Blood Therapeutics and Gene Therapies (President’s Session)
8:00 AM - 9:15 AM
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AM25-SN-34 - CBC: Emerging Issues in Cord Blood Therapeutics and Gene Therapies (President’s Session)
Location: 32
Speaker:
Jeremy Sugarman, MD, MPH, MA
– Johns Hopkins University
Program Chair:
Joanne Kurtzberg, MD
– Duke University
Speaker:
Peter W. Marks, MD, PhD (he/him/his)
– Pharmaceutical Industry
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
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CBC: Defining Novel Growth Opportunitie for the Cord Blood Field: Lessons Learned & Pathways Forward
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
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AM25-SN-17-L - CBC: Defining Novel Growth Opportunities for the Cord Blood Field: Lessons Learned & Pathways Forward
Location: 32
Speaker:
Wouter Van't Hof, PhD
– Cleveland Cord Blood Center
Speaker:
Heather Brown, MS
– CBR by CooperSurgical
Speaker:
Tomasz Baran, MD, MBA (he/him/his)
– FamiCord
Speaker:
Roberto Waddington, BScEcon (he/him/his)
– CryoHoldco Brasil
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
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CBC: Exploring the Unique Biology of Cord Blood and Birthing Tissues
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
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AM25-SN-19-L - CBC: Exploring the Unique Biology of Cord Blood and Birthing Tissues
Location: 32
Program Chair:
Jim Ropa, PhD (he/him/his)
– Indiana University School of Medicine
Speaker:
Samira Kiani, MD
– Hexem Bio Inc.
Speaker:
Janine Lasalle, PhD
– University of California - Davis Health
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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CBC: Evidence Based Communication in Cord Blood Donation and Banking
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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AM25-SN-33-L - CBC: Evidence Based Communication in Cord Blood Donation and Banking
Location: 32
Program Chair:
Kate Girard
Speaker:
Haywood Brown, MD (he/him/his)
– Duke University
Monday, October 27, 2025
8:15 AM - 9:15 AM
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CBC: Lightning Talks- The Future of Cord Blood: Bold Visions & Innovations
8:15 AM - 9:15 AM
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AM25-MN-02-L - CBC: Lightning Talks – The Future of Cord Blood: Bold Visions & Innovations
Location: 32
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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CBC: A New Era for Cord Blood - The National Cord Blood Network
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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AM25-MN-03-L - CBC: A New Era for Cord Blood - The National Cord Blood Network
Location: 32
Speaker:
Andromachi Scaradavou, MD (she/her/hers)
– MSK kids
Program Chair:
Juliet Barker, MD
– Weill Cornell Medicine/ New York Presbyterian
Speaker:
Ann Dahlberg, MD (she/her/hers)
– Fred Hutch
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
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Advancing Cord Blood Utilization: Building Pathways for Innovation and Clinical Adoption
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
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AM25-MN-14-L - Advancing Cord Blood Utilization: Building Pathways for Innovation and Clinical Adoption
Location: 32
Speaker:
Christina Melief, PhD
– National Cord Blood Network
Program Chair:
Laura Staller, MHA, MLS(ASCP) (she/her/hers)
– NMDP
Speaker:
Roger Horton, PhD (he/him/his)
– Anthony Nolan
Speaker:
Colleen Delaney, MD, MSc (she/her/hers)
– Deverra Therapeutics
Speaker:
Erin O'Gara, PhD (she/her/hers)
– NMDP
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