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  • LEARN
    • Cord Blood Facts
    • Types of stem cells
    • Diseases Treated >
      • Regenerative Medicine: Cord Blood is Critical
      • Participate in a Cord Blood Clinical Trial
    • Cord Blood FAQs
    • Cord Blood News >
      • RESEARCH
      • PROJECTS and EVENTS
      • RESOURCES
    • Video Gallery
    • Share the Science Archive
    • Find a Cord Blood Bank
  • Get Involved
    • ABOUT US >
      • Scientific Advisory Board
      • Inspiring Partners
    • Register for Newsletter
    • Our Work in Action >
      • World Cord Blood Day
      • Arizona Public Cord Blood Program
      • Share the Science
      • NEXT GENERATION: Cord Blood
      • Cord Blood Conferences & Workshops
      • World Cancer Day
    • Cord Blood Education Champions
    • Internship Program at University of Arizona
    • Start a Cord Blood Donation Program
    • Contact Us
  • DONATE
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    • Step-by-Step Spanish
    • APRENDER >
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      • Tipos de celdas
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    • PARTICIPE >
      • COMENZAR UN PROGRAMA DE DONACION
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Share the Science: Cured of Sickle Cell, Meet Sosa Evbuomwan

4/13/2023

 
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​Save the Cord Foundation and WellSky are proud to welcome Sosa Evbuomwan as our featured speaker for the next edition of Share the Science on Wednesday, April 19th at 5pm US Eastern Time / 2pm US Pacific Time. Join us to hear Sosa recount her experience of fighting sickle cell for years as a young girl and how cord blood was used in a clinical trial to ultimately cure her of the disease. Today, she is thriving!

RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE. CLICK HERE TO WATCH VIA THE ARCHIVE.

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.

A double nicord cord blood transplant
changed Sosa's life forever

Treating sickle cell is often compared with a marathon. For young people suffering from sickle cell, life is focused on treating pain episodes and preventing infections. Blood transfusions and long hospital stays are also common. Strokes can also be a risk and this was the case for Sosa. 

After years of fighting sickle cell anemia, doctors realized Sosa needed more. She needed a stem cell transplant and recommended that she consider participating in a clinical trial at the time. At the ripe age of 12 years old, Sosa underwent an innovative procedure to try to cure her of sickle cell -- a double nicord cord blood transplant.  The procedure worked and she was declared cured.

Join us on Wednesday, April 19th to hear Sosa describe life before, during and after the cord blood transplant process. She will speak in detail regarding: 
  1. The experience of being diagnosed with sickle cell anemia.
  2. Being identified and selected for a cord blood clinical trial.
  3. Navigating the transplant process and the challenges associated.
  4. Hearing the words "you are cured of sickle cell anemia".
SHARE THE SCIENCE
with

Sosa Evbuomwan
Double Nicord Cord Blood Transplant Recipient
for Sickle Cell Anemia
 
"Meet Sosa: How a Cord Blood Transplant Cured Sickle Cell" 
Free webinar.  Open to the public.
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Wednesday, April 19th 5pm US Eastern Time / 2pm US Pacific Time


RECORDING AVAILABLE NOW. CLICK HERE TO WATCH.
Watch now via the Share the Science Archive: Sosa Evbuomwan

About the speaker

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Sosa Evbuomwan
Cord Blood Transplant Recipient 

​Eseosa “Sosa” Evbuomwan is a graduate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 2012 Sosa had a double nicord cord blood transplant that cured her sickle cell anemia.

Ever since then she has made sure to make the most of her new life! During her time in undergrad, she has served in many roles including Speaker Pro Tempore of the Undergraduate Senate, Admissions and Carolina Football Ambassador, Undergraduate Research Assistant, Buckley Public Service, MacDonald Community Scholar and UNC Royals: Miss UNC 2021. More recently, Sosa has also competed for the title of Miss North Carolina USA. 

We wish to thank Sosa Evbuomwan for volunteering her time to speak on
Share the Science and sharing her experience as a cord blood transplant recipient.
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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.
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Share the Science: Collaboration to Improve Public Cord Blood Collections

9/5/2022

 
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Save the Cord Foundation and WellSky are proud to welcome Dr. Randal Wada and Dr. David Lin as our featured speakers for the next edition of Share the Science on Thursday, September 15th, 2022 at 2pm US Eastern Time / 11am US Pacific Time. Join us to hear Dr. Randal Wada and Dr. David Lin discuss how they have built strong public cord blood collections at both Hawaii Cord Blood Bank and Bioworks Bio & Cord Blood Bank through strategic collaboration.

RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE via Share the Science Archive

​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.

When should cord blood banks collaborate? And why?

​Join us for this special edition of Share the Science which will focus on how important collaboration is in the cord blood industry. We will sit down with Dr. David Lin, the Medical Director of Bloodworks Bio & the Public Cord Blood Bank & Dr. Randal Wada, the Medical director of the Hawaii Bone Marrow Donor Registry and the Hawaii Cord Blood Bank.  Together we will learn how they have structured their businesses to work together and create success for both.

The Cord Blood Donation Program operates within Bloodworks Northwest, an independent, community-based nonprofit organization with a tradition blending volunteerism, medical science and research to advance transfusion medicine and improve patient care.

Cord blood units are collected at the Hawaii Cord Blood Bank and sent to their partners at Bloodworks Northwest in Seattle for processing and storage. Those units collected by the Hawaii Cord Blood Bank are then listed with the National Marrow Donor Program’s network of cord blood banks.

Listen into this live Q&A session to learn how Bloodworks and the Hawaii Cord Blood Bank work together to ensure safe inventory levels of this important live saving resource.
SHARE THE SCIENCE
with

Dr. Randal Wada & Dr. David Lin
Hawaii Cord Blood Bank and Bloodworks Bio & Cord Blood Bank
 
"Collaboration to Improve Public Cord Blood Bank Collections" 
Free webinar.  Open to the public.
​
Thursday, September 15th, 2022  2pm US Eastern Daylight Time / 11am US Pacific Daylight Time
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RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE
Click here to view via the Share the Science Archive
Recording Now Available: Share the Science - Dr. Randal Wada and Dr. David Lin

About the speakers

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Dr. David Lin
Medical Director of Bloodworks Bio & the Public Cord Blood Bank

David is the Medical Director and Executive Director of the Washington Center for Apheresis Therapy (WACAT) and the Medical Director of Bloodworks Bio and the Public Cord Blood Bank. He brings unique knowledge and expertise in leukapheresis practices to our clients as well as a passion for growing the capabilities of his team. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Neuroscience from Pomona College, Master of Health Administration from the University of Southern California, and Doctor of Medicine from Drexel University College of Medicine. He received Internal Medicine residency training at the University of California in Irvine, and Transfusion Medicine fellowship training at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA). He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Blood Bank/Transfusion Medicine.
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Dr. Randal Wada
Medical director of the Hawaii Bone Marrow Donor Registry and the Hawai‘i Cord Blood Bank

Dr. Wada serves as the medical director of the Hawaii Bone Marrow Donor Registry and the Hawai‘i Cord Blood Bank, both of which are part of the National Marrow Donor Program network. He is also the medical director of the NMDP Collection Center for bone marrow donation at Kapi‘olani Medical Center, and associate director of the NMDP Apheresis Center. Dr. Wada actively participates in the teaching programs at JABSOM and SONDH, where in addition to conferences to medical students and residents, he lectures to undergraduate and graduate students in nursing, and serves as PhD/ DNP thesis advisor to students in the School of Public Health and SONDH. He is active on a number of committees, both at the University and nationally, with organizations such as the Beat Childhood Cancer Consortium, the National Marrow Donor Program, and the Society for Behavioral Medicine.

We wish to thank Dr. Randal Wada & Dr. David Lin for volunteering their time to speak on
Share the Science and sharing their valuable insight
on the importance of strategic collaborations in public cord blood banking.
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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.
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Share the Science: Dr. Suzanne Pontow - Diversity in California Cord Blood Donations

6/30/2022

 
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Save the Cord Foundation and WellSky are proud to welcome Dr. Suzanne Pontow as our featured speakers for our next edition of Share the Science on Wednesday, July 13th, 2022 at 3pm EDT / 2pm CDT. Join us to hear Dr. Pontow discuss the importance of diversity in the California Public Cord Blood Inventory.

RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE (via the Share the Science Archive)

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.

Why is diversity important in cord blood?

Cord blood is often lauded for the fact that it is easier to match than bone marrow when used as a source of stem cells for cancer patients in need of a transplant. However, it still requires HLA matching which means that it is important to collect cord blood donations from families of diverse ethnic backgrounds. Given this priority, combined with the fact that public donation programs are few and far between, it is vitally important that public cord blood donation programs first be focused on areas with a diverse population. The California Umbilical Cord Blood Collection Program has recognized this need and built their program accordingly.  

​Join us to hear Dr. Suzanne Pontow, Director of the California Umbilical Cord Blood Collection Program, go into detail about cord blood collection amongst diverse ethnic populations. This state-funded cord blood collection program has selected high-birthrate hospitals in five metropolitan areas. This has allowed the state of California to develop a public cord blood inventory with increased racial/ethnic diversity compared with the national inventory. In her presentation, Dr. Pontow will describe the program's racial and Hispanic ethnicity demographic and usage characteristics of cord blood units (CBUs) preserved under this legislative program and retrieved for transplantation.
SHARE THE SCIENCE
with


Suzanne Pontow, PhD
Co-Director, Umbilical Cord Blood Collection Program for University of California Davis Health System
 
"Transplant Activity Reflects the
Diversity of the California Public Cord Blood Inventory" 

Free webinar.  Open to the public.
​
Wednesday, July 13th, 2022  3pm EDT / 2pm CDT

RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE
via the Share the Science Archive

Watch the Recording - Suzanne Pontow, PhD - Diversity in Cord Blood Donations

About the speaker

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Suzanne Pontow, PhD

Co-Director, Umbilical Cord Blood Collection Program for University of California Davis Health System

​Suzanne Pontow, PhD, is the co-director for the Umbilical Cord Blood Collection program at UC Davis Health System in Sacramento. Dr. Pontow received her BS in General Sciences from University of Iowa, and her PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology from Washington University School of Medicine. After 11 years studying how HIV infects cells, Dr. Pontow joined the laboratory of Jan Nolta, PhD, Director of the Institute for Regenerative Cures. The move to UC Davis allowed Dr. Pontow to pursue an interest in the remarkable stem cells that are routinely discarded with the placenta and umbilical cord following birth.

In 2010, Dr. Pontow and Jon Walker, CLS were named Co-directors of the Umbilical Cord Blood Collection Program for the state of California, which is administered from the UC Davis Health System.

​When she is not working, Dr. Pontow lives with her three teenage sons and three dogs, and spends time biking and hiking along the American River.

We wish to thank Dr. Suzanne Pontow for volunteering her time to speak on
Share the Science and sharing her valuable insight
on the importance of diversity in the California Umbilical Cord Blood Program inventory.
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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.
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