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AM25-MN-18-L - Oral Abstract Session - Advances in Cord Blood Therapy

Monday, October 27, 2025
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM  PT
Room:SDCC 32

    Program Chair(s)

  • YH

    Yen-Michael Hsu

    Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology; Director, Immunologic Monitoring & Cellular Products Laboratory (IMCPL);
    University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
    New York, New York

Presentations:

  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM  PT
    Analysis of Impact to HLA Coverage and Usability of Cord Blood Units Banked Between 2017 and 2024

    Presenting Author: Christina Melief, PhD – National Cord Blood Network

  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM  PT
    Ex Vivo and In Vivo Potency of CD34+ Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells Isolated from Cord Blood Using a Novel Technology

    Presenting Author: Jonathan Messer, PhD (he/him/his) – 42Bio

  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM  PT
    Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation (UCBT) a Very Good Curative Option for Pediatric Patients with Congenital Disorders Even in the Setting of Underrepresented Minorities

    Presenting Author: Caridad Martinez, MD – Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital