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Cord Blood

CBC: Lightning Talks- The Future of Cord Blood: Bold Visions & Innovations

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

Monday, October 27, 2025
8:15 AM - 9:15 AM  PT
Room: SDCC 32

    Program Chair(s)

  • Colleen Delaney, MD, MSc (she/her/hers)

    VP and Chief Medical Officer; Interim Director; PI, Delaney Lab; Clinical Professor and Attending Physician, Stem Cell Transplant Service; Affiliate Investigator
    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
    seattle, Washington

    Disclosure information not submitted.

  • Filippo Milano, MD, PhD (he/him/his)

    Associate Professor; Director, Cord Blood Transplant Program
    Fred Hutch
    Seattle, Washington

    Disclosure information not submitted.

    • Speaker(s)

  • Karolyn Ogliari, MD, PhD (she/her/hers)

    CEO and Medical Director
    Hemocord Biotecnologia
    São Leopolodo, Rio Grande do Sul

    Disclosure(s): No relevant disclosure to display

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    Sarah Mahan

    Project Manager
    Fred Hutch

    Disclosure information not submitted.

  • Vasiliki E. Kalodimou, Professor Dr. (she/her/hers)

    Director Flow Cytometry-Research & Regenerative Medicin
    IASO, EUC
    Athens, Attiki

    Disclosure information not submitted.

  • Gesine Petra Kogler, PhD (she/her/hers)

    Professor
    Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • LM

    Leland Metheny, MD

    Hematologist
    University Hospitals

    Disclosure information not submitted.

  • NH

    Nina Horowitz, PhD

    CEO
    ImmuneBridge

    Disclosure information not submitted.

This engaging and forward-thinking session at Cord Blood Connect will feature short, powerful presentations designed to educate, inspire and spark meaningful conversation. These short presentations will be delivered by visionary experts across the globe, sharing their ideas for the future of cord blood and birthing tissue. Speakers will present bold ideas on how cord blood can transform medicine, push scientific boundaries, and expand its impact in both transplantation and regenerative therapies.

Learning Objectives:

  • Describe six selected presentations highlighting innovative approaches in cord blood research and clinical application
  • Describe emerging ideas in cord blood transplantation, with a focus on expanding access and exploring novel indications.
  • Discuss use of cord blood cells for psychiatric and cardiac conditions, strategies to broaden cord blood utilization for transplant, and advancements in expanding cord blood applications to enable next-generation therapeutics.
  • Discuss the integration of artificial intelligence to optimize the use of cord blood in research.
  • Create dialogue, inspire collaboration, and accelerate innovation across the cord blood field.