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Share the Science: The AABB Toolkit - New Horizons for Cord Blood

1/6/2022

 
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Save the Cord Foundation and WellSky are proud to welcome Maria de los Angeles (Angie) Muniz, MD and Federico Rodriguez Quezada SBB, MLSi(ASCP) CM, as our featured speakers on behalf of AABB (Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies) for our next edition of Share the Science on January 27th, 2022 at 2pm ET / 11am PT. Join us to learn about the new horizons in cord blood uses.  Recording now available, watch now.

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.
The past two years have brought dramatic change to the healthcare industry due to the Covid pandemic. In particular, biotherapies have been impacted. In this special presentation by AABB (Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies), presenters will suggest ways for cord blood banks and users to diversify uses of this life-saving medical resource and delve into the current regulations from the USA and the EU.
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Dr. Angie Muniz and Federico Quezada will present and welcome discussion from attendees regarding the following areas:
  • Current US FDA/EU regulations
  • Medical applications of cord blood for uses other than transplantation
  • Preparing agreements/business considerations in order to establish partnerships with sponsoring institutions

​Christina Celluzzi, PhD, MS, Director of Biotherapies, AABB, will moderate the session and provide a short introduction.

You will also learn more about AABB’s cellular product toolkit and the cord blood and Spanish language subsections. These resources offer unique opportunities for your professional development.

Join us live for this exciting webinar and discussion to explore the ways cord blood will evolve to meet new needs in the biotherapy industry. 
Watch the recording now - AABB Cell Therapy Product Toolkit
SHARE THE SCIENCE

with

AABB

featuring
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Maria de los Angeles (Angie) Muniz, MD and
Federico Rodriguez Quezada SBB, MLSi(ASCP) CM


with an introduction from

Christina Celluzzi, PhD, MS, Director of Biotherapies, AABB
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"The AABB Toolkit: New Horizons for Cord Blood"

Free webinar.  Open to the public.
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Thursday, January 27th at 2 pm ET / 11am PT

RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE - WATCH VIA THE ARCHIVE

About the speakers

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Moderator: Christina M. Celluzzi, PhD, MS - Director of Biotherapies, Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies (AABB)

​Dr. Celluzzi has a background in biomedical research which includes basic and applied research in cellular therapy (CT). She applies her more than 25 years of experience to her current position at AABB serving as a resource to its many CT professionals – helping to create and develop CT projects, including the Cellular Therapies Certificate Program.
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Presenter: Maria De Los Angeles (Angie) Muñiz, MD - Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine; Medical Director of Education, Quality and Regulatory Affairs, Department of Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapy, Weill Cornell Medicine

​Dr. Muniz is board-certified in clinical pathology as well as in transfusion medicine. She has taught transfusion medicine to many different audiences and has given peer-selected presentations at a variety of institutions and medical societies across the country. She has also published several case reports and abstracts.
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Presenter: Federico Rodriguez Quezada SBB, MLSi (ASCP) CM - Stem Cell Lab Coordinator, UF Health Shands Bone Marrow Transplant Program

Mr. Rodriguez Quezada has over 30 years of experience in immunohematology and cellular therapy, working in manufacturing, regulatory compliance, process design, and quality management. He has been a FACT/NetCord inspector from 2005 until 2012 and consults with facilities around the world to help them achieve accreditation.

We wish to thank Dr. Muniz, Federico Rodriguez Quezada and Christina Celluzzi for volunteering
their time to speak on Share the Science and sharing their valuable insight
on cord blood uses and biotherapies.
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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: Optimizing CBT Practices Can Reduce Transplant-related Mortality, Dr. Juliet Barker

11/26/2021

 
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Save the Cord Foundation and WellSky are proud to welcome Dr. Juliet Barker from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, as our featured speaker for our next edition of Share the Science on December 9th, 2021 2pm ET / 11am PT. Join us to hear Dr. Barker discuss best practices in cord blood transplantation (CBT). RECORDING AVAILABLE NOW.
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.

Lessons learned, best practices. . . optimizing cord blood transplantation.

​Unrelated donor cord blood is a rapidly available cryopreserved stem cell source that has the advantage of reduced stringency of required HLA-match. This extends transplant access to minority patients and those in need of urgent transplantation.

At Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, optimization of cord blood transplantation (CBT) practices including graft selection, conditioning, graft thaw and early post-transplant supportive care — especially prevention and management of graft-versus-host disease and Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections — has resulted in a dramatic reduction in transplant-related mortality after CBT for high-risk acute leukemia in adults.

This combined with very low rates of relapse has resulted in very high survival in this patient population. These promising results and the future of adult CBT will be discussed in detail in this Share the Science session.

Register now to receive a link to the recording and slides.
Recording Available - Dr. Juliet Barker - Optimizing Cord Blood Transplant
SHARE THE SCIENCE
with

Juliet Barker, M.D.


Director, Cord Blood Transplantation Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center​
 
"Optimizing Practices in Cord Blood Transplantation"

Free webinar.  Open to the public.
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Thursday, December 9th at 2 pm ET / 11am PT

RECORDING AVAILABLE NOW

About the speaker

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Juliet Barker, MD

Juliet Barker, MBBS (Hons), FRACP, is an Australian trained hematologist. She is currently an Attending Physician in the Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Memorial Hospital, N.Y., an Attending Member of the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), the Director of the MSKCC Cord Blood (CB) Transplant Program, an Associate Vice Chair, Faculty Development, Department of Medicine, MSKCC and a Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College.

Over the last 20 years Dr Barker has demonstrated the ability of CB transplantation (CBT) to extend transplant access to racial and ethnic minority patients with hematologic malignancies. She has also worked to improve the practice of unrelated adult volunteer searches for minority patients. Dr Barker’s CBT Program is internationally recognized with survival in adult CBT recipients comparable to the gold standard of matched adult donor allografts in patients with leukemia.

​Dr Barker has published extensively concerning novel strategies to optimize CBT outcomes. Dr Barker has also advised the National Marrow Donor Program and the Advisory Council on Blood Stem Cell Transplantation to the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration concerning the national CB inventory. She has served on the American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (ASTCT) Board and led the national ASTCT Cord Blood Special Interest Group.

​Dr Barker also has a keen interest in academic mentorship.

We wish to thank Dr. Juliet Barker for volunteering her time to speak on
Share the Science and sharing her valuable insight
on optimizing cord blood transplantation through best practices.
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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: Reducing Risk of Infection in Cord Blood Transplantation - Dr. Amanda Olson

7/22/2021

 
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Save the Cord Foundation and WellSky are proud to welcome Dr. Amanda Olson from MD Anderson Cancer Center, as our featured speaker for our next edition of Share the Science on August 26th, 2021 2pm ET / 11am PT. Join us to hear Dr. Olson review and discuss an evidence-based approach to reducing the risk of infection in cord blood transplants. RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE.
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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.

What are the risks of cord blood transplantation?

Even the most successful medical procedures carry risks for the patient. Knowing how to manage those risks are key to giving your patients the best care possible and giving them the best odds possible for treatment.  

Join us to hear Dr. Amanda Olson speak from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, in detail about the best practices in the prevention and treatment of opportunistic infections in adult patients undergoing cord blood transplantation. She will present evidence-based recommendations for the prevention and treatment of opportunistic infections in adult patients undergoing CBT.

Topics will include:
  • Bacterial, fungal, viral, pneumocystis jirovcii and toxoplasmosis prophylaxis
  • Suggested PCR (polymerase chain reaction) monitoring for viruses
  • Therapy for the most commonly encountered infections after CBT

The webinar will review key concepts including the recent important role of letermovir in the prevention of CMV reactivation. In instances where there is a paucity of data, practice recommendations are provided, including the duration of antimicrobial prophylaxis.
SHARE THE SCIENCE
with

Amanda L. Olson, M.D.


Associate Professor, Department of Stem Cell Transplantation,
Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
 
"Reducing Risk of Infection in Cord Blood Transplantation"

Free webinar.  Open to the public.
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Thursday, August 26th at 2 pm ET / 11am PT

RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE
WATCH NOW- Share the Science: Dr. Amanda Olson - Cord Blood Transplantation

About the speaker

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Amanda L. Olson, M.D.

Dr. Olson completed Hematology and Oncology fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering in 2013 where her research focus was related to optimization of umbilical cord blood transplantation and infectious complications following hematopoietic stem cell transplant in adults. She currently is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy where she oversees clinical research related to cord blood transplantation, mesenchymal stem cell manipulation and cellular therapy.

​Dr. Olson is the Principal Investigator for several cellular therapy trials including a Phase I trial of mesenchymal stem cells transfected with plasmid containing interferon beta for the treatment of refractory epithelial ovarian cancer, an international, multi-institutional, Phase III study evaluating the use of cord blood derived mesenchymal stem cell expansion to expedite hematopoietic engraftment following stem cell transplantation, a Phase I trial of IV mesenchymal stem cells for the use of cardiac regeneration following chemotherapy-induced cardiomyopathy and a Phase II trial of cytotoxic T-lymphocytes in the treatment of BK and JC virus. Dr. Olson has institutional funding and extramural grant support.

We wish to thank Dr. Amanda Olson for volunteering her time to speak on
Share the Science and sharing her valuable insight
on monitoring the risks associated with cord blood transplantation.
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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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