Share the Science: Dr. Beth Shaz - HOT TOPICS in Cord Blood! Trends & Challenges

Save the Cord Foundation and WellSky are proud to welcome Beth Shaz, MD, MBA, Deputy Director of the Marcus Center for Cellular Cures at Duke University as our featured speaker for the next edition of Share the Science on Thursday, August 22nd at 2pm US Eastern Time / 1pm Central Time.

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Share the Science is a free webinar series focused on the cord blood industry and the latest research in this field. As always, we invite both health professionals and the general public to join us for this unique online educational series. ​Learn more about this exciting educational series here.

In the lab & beyond: Good things are happening in the cord blood industry

The world is moving fast! Each day can bring a new challenge or even opportunities!

The cord blood industry is uniquely placed to respond quickly to these changes thanks to the unique medical characteristics of cord blood and the close-knit network of the industry. 

To discuss all of the hot topics in cord blood, we have asked the Dr. Beth Shaz (Deputy Director of Marcus Center for Cellular Cures at Duke University / Leading member of Cord Blood Association) to join us for an in-depth discussion of current events, trends and challenges within the industry.

Topics we will cover during this discussion: 

• Learn about the Marcus Center for Cellular Cures, Duke University, including the Carolinas Cord Blood Bank (leading numerous key clinical trials using cord blood)
• Gain insights into the FAA reauthorization act of 2024 following advocacy from the Cord Blood Association and what this good news means for the cord blood industry.
• Dive in to cord blood donor eligibility criteria and the removal of Zika virus prohibitions and explore the positive impact that this has had on product availability.
• Looking forward:  Focus in on DUOC, a cord blood derived product that accelerates brain remyelination.

SHARE THE SCIENCE
with
Beth Shaz, MD, MBA 

​from the Marcus Center for Cellular Cures at Duke University
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"Hot Topics in Cord Blood: Trends & Challenges" 
Free webinar.  Open to the public.
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Thursday, August 22nd - 2pm US Eastern Time / 1pm Central Time

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About the speaker

Beth Shaz, MD, MBA
Deputy Director, Marcus Center for Cellular Cures at Duke University

​Beth Shaz, MD, MBA is Professor of Pathology, Chief of Clinical Pathology, and Deputy Director of Marcus Center for Cellular Cures at Duke University. She is a physician leader with expertise in transfusion medicine and cellular therapies.  Currently, she oversees cGMP facilities, a process development laboratory, and clinical trials, and is the Co-Director of the Stem Cell Laboratory and Associate Director of the Carolinas Cord Blood Bank. Her previous positions include Executive Vice President, Chief Medical and Scientific Officer, New York Blood Center enterprises; Associate Professor, Emory University and Director, Transfusion Service, Grady Memorial Hospital; and Instructor, Harvard Medical School and Assistant Medical Director, Transfusion Service, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. 
 
Dr. Shaz is Past-President of the Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies, member of the Board of Directors of the Cord Blood Association, and scientific member of the Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion Collaborative. She has published about 200 peer-reviewed articles and has co-edited eight books. She is an Associate Editor of the journal Transfusion and was on the editorial board of the journal Blood. She received her BS with Distinction in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University, her MD with research distinction at University of Michigan Medical School, and her MBA in Healthcare Leadership at Empire State College, State University of New York. She completed her surgical internship at Georgetown University, her pathology residency and blood banking / transfusion medicine fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, and recently completed the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) fellowship in the Heath Care track through Drexel University.

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We wish to thank Dr. Beth Shaz for volunteering her time to speak on
Share the Science and sharing their expertise regarding the current challenges and trends affecting the cord blood industry.
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We also wish to also thank our generous sponsor and partner for this event,
WellSky Health, who continue to support cord blood
education through our “Share the Science” series.