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Cord Blood Connect

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Sat, Oct 25
Sun, Oct 26
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Cord Blood Connect

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Saturday, October 25, 2025
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM PT
Cord Blood Connect Welcome

8:00 AM - 8:15 AM PT

CBC: Cord Blood Connect – Welcome and Opening Remarks

Room: SDCC 32

CE: N/A

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM PT
CBC: The Role of MSC´s in the Development of Regenerative Cell Therapies

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM PT

AM25-ST-23-L - CBC: The New Frontiers of MSC´s in Regenerative Medicine

Room: SDCC 32

Program Chair: Joanne Kurtzberg, MD – Duke University

Speaker: Ed Ahn, Ph.D (he/him/his) – MEDIPOST, Inc.

Speaker: Shibani Pati, MD PhD (she/her/hers) – University of California San Francisco

Speaker: Peter McSweeney, MB, ChB (he/him/his) – Mesoblast

Cord Blood

CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM PT
CBC: Cord Blood for Regenerative Medicine

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM PT

AM25-ST-09-L - CBC: How does Cord Blood Facilitate Tissue Repair and Regeneration?

Room: SDCC 32

Program Chair: Anthony J. Filiano, n/a – Duke University

Speaker: Brandon Hadland, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Speaker: Tara Sadeghi, MS (she/her/hers) – Cellenkos

Cord Blood

CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)

10:45 AM - 12:15 PM PT
CBC: Innovative Approaches in Cord Blood Transplantation: Clinical Outcomes and New Strategies

10:45 AM - 12:15 PM PT

AM25-ST-10-L - CBC: Innovative Approaches in Cord Blood Transplantation: Clinical Outcomes and New Strategies

Room: SDCC 32

Program Chair: Filippo Milano, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Fred Hutch

Speaker: Rob Wynn, MD

Speaker: Filippo Milano, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Fred Hutch

Speaker: Sijian Yu, MD – Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China

Cord Blood

CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1.5 CE (Non-Physician Credit)

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM PT
CBC: Opportunities & Challenges the Field of Cord Blood and Birthing Tissues

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM PT

AM25-ST-20-L - CBC: Opportunities & Challenges the Field of Cord Blood and Birthing Tissues

Room: SDCC 32

Program Chair: Frances Verter, PhD (she/her/hers) – Parent's Guide to Cord Blood Foundation

Panelist: Joanne Kurtzberg, MD – Duke University

Speaker: Colleen Delaney, MD, MSc (she/her/hers) – Seattle Children’s Therapeutics (SCTx); Clinical Cell Processing Laboratory (CCPL); Seattle Children’s Research Institute (SCRI); University of WA, Dep’t of Pediatrics; Fred Hutch Cancer Center

Panelist: Peter W. Marks, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Pharmaceutical Industry

Speaker: Frances Verter, PhD (she/her/hers) – Parent's Guide to Cord Blood Foundation

Cord Blood

CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)

Sunday, October 26, 2025
8:00 AM - 9:15 AM PT
Emerging Ethics and Policy Issues in Cord Blood Therapeutics and Gene Therapies (President’s Session)

8:00 AM - 9:15 AM PT

AM25-SN-01-L - CBC: Emerging Issues in Cord Blood Therapeutics and Gene Therapies (President’s Session)

Room: SDCC 32

Program Chair: Joanne Kurtzberg, MD – Duke University

Speaker: Jeremy Sugarman, MD, MPH, MA – Johns Hopkins University

Speaker: Peter W. Marks, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Pharmaceutical Industry

Cord Blood

CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1.25 CE (Non-Physician Credit)

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PT
CBC: Defining Novel Growth Opportunitie for the Cord Blood Field: Lessons Learned & Pathways Forward

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PT

AM25-SN-17-L - CBC: Defining Novel Growth Opportunities for the Cord Blood Field: Lessons Learned & Pathways Forward

Room: SDCC 32

Program Chair: Tomasz Baran, MD, MBA (he/him/his) – FamiCord

Speaker: Heather Brown, MS – CBR by CooperSurgical

Speaker: Roberto Waddington, BScEcon (he/him/his) – CryoHoldco Brasil

Speaker: Sara Shields, MPH, MLS (ASCP) – Cleveland Cord Blood Center

Cord Blood

CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM PT
CBC: Exploring the Unique Biology of Cord Blood and Birthing Tissues

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM PT

AM25-SN-19-L - CBC: Exploring the Unique Biology of Cord Blood and Birthing Tissues

Room: SDCC 32

Program Chair: Jim Ropa – University of Indiana School of Medicine

Speaker: Samira Kiani, MD – Hexem Bio Inc.

Speaker: Janine Lasalle, PhD – University of California - Davis Health

Speaker: Rafael Llanso, M.D. FAAP – Gables Pediatrics

Cord Blood

CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PT
CBC: Evidence Based Communication in Cord Blood Donation and Banking

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PT

AM25-SN-33-L - CBC: Evidence Based Communication in Cord Blood Donation and Banking

Room: SDCC 32

Program Chair: Kate Falcon Girard, RN MSN (she/her/hers) – ViaCord from Revvity

Speaker: Haywood Brown, MD (he/him/his) – Duke University

Panelist: Lauren Isley, MS, CGC (she/her/hers) – CBR/CooperSurgical

Speaker: Joanne Kurtzberg, MD – Duke University

Cord Blood

CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)

Monday, October 27, 2025
8:15 AM - 9:15 AM PT
CBC: Lightning Talks- The Future of Cord Blood: Bold Visions & Innovations

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM PT

AM25-MN-02-L - CBC: Lightning Talks – The Future of Cord Blood: Bold Visions & Innovations

Room: SDCC 32

Program Chair: Colleen Delaney, MD, MSc (she/her/hers) – Seattle Children’s Therapeutics (SCTx); Clinical Cell Processing Laboratory (CCPL); Seattle Children’s Research Institute (SCRI); University of WA, Dep’t of Pediatrics; Fred Hutch Cancer Center

Program Chair: Filippo Milano, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Fred Hutch

Speaker: Karolyn Ogliari, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Hemocord Biotecnologia

Speaker: Sarah Mahan (she/her/hers) – University of Washington

Speaker: Vasiliki E. Kalodimou, Professor Dr. (she/her/hers) – IASO, EUC

Speaker: Gesine Petra Kogler, PhD (she/her/hers) – Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

Speaker: Leland Metheny, MD – University Hospitals

Speaker: Nina Horowitz, PhD (she/her/hers) – ImmuneBridge

Cord Blood

CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)

10:45 AM - 11:30 AM PT
CBC: A New Era for Cord Blood - The National Cord Blood Network

10:45 AM - 11:30 AM PT

AM25-MN-03-L - CBC: A New Era for Cord Blood - The National Cord Blood Network

Room: SDCC 32

Program Chair: Juliet Barker, MD – Weill Cornell Medicine/ New York Presbyterian

Speaker: Juliet Barker, MD – Weill Cornell Medicine/ New York Presbyterian

Speaker: Ann Dahlberg, MD (she/her/hers) – Fred Hutch

Speaker: Andromachi Scaradavou, MD (she/her/hers) – MSK kids

Cord Blood

CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1.5 CE (Non-Physician Credit)

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PT
Advancing Cord Blood Utilization: Building Pathways for Innovation and Clinical Adoption

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PT

AM25-MN-14-L - Advancing Cord Blood Utilization: Building Pathways for Innovation and Clinical Adoption

Room: SDCC 32

Speaker: Christina Melief, PhD – National Cord Blood Network

Program Chair: Laura Staller, MHA, MLS(ASCP) (she/her/hers) – NMDP

Speaker: Roger Horton – Anthony Nolan

Speaker: Erin O'Gara, PhD (she/her/hers) – NMDP

Biotherapies, Cellular Therapies, and Immunotherapies

CE: 1 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)