Trainee Sessions
ASH provides a variety of high-quality educational, career development, and networking opportunities to help trainees make the most of their meeting experience. The following activities and services have been identified as most relevant to the unique interests of undergraduates, medical and graduate students, residents, and fellows and are open only to annual meeting attendees with a blue trainee badge.
Unless otherwise noted, all sessions will take place in person and stream simultaneously on the virtual platform. Session recordings will be available on demand on the virtual platform.
Additional information about Trainee sessions will be available at a later date.
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Career Development Lunch
This session provides an intimate venue for trainees to meet with leaders in hematology to discuss careers in the wide array of practice areas within hematology, including basic, clinical, and translational research, PhD careers, careers in industry settings, and careers in private and clinical practice. There will are multiple tables dedicated to each career area and one faculty member at each table leading the discussion. A boxed lunch is provided. This is a first come, first served event that is usually very-well attended. The full list of topics covered are: Adult BMT/Cellular Therapy; Pediatric BMT/CAR-T; Adult Clinical Malignant Hematology; Adult Clinical Classical Hematology; Pediatric Clinical Classical Hematology; Pediatric Hematology/Oncology; Private Practice Hematology; Government Careers; Industry Careers; Laboratory and Translational Hematology; Medical Educators in Hematology; PhD Careers; International Opportunities Hematology; Women's Health; Medical Informatics and AI; Lifespan Hematology; Geriatric Hematology; International Graduate Hematology; Administrative Careers in Hematology; and Hematology-Focused Fellowship Training Program.
Chair:
Leidy Isenalumhe
, MD, MS
Moffitt Cancer Center
Lutz,
FL, United States
Speakers:
Rawan Faramand
, MD
Moffitt
Tampa,
FL, United States
Adult BMT/Cellular Therapy
Lori Muffly
, MD
Stanford University
Stanford,
CA, United States
Adult BMT/Cellular Therapy
Gunjan L. Shah
, MD, MS
Memorial Sloan Kettering
New York,
NY, United States
Adult BMT/Cellular Therapy
Azra Borogovac
City of Hope
Irvine,
CA, United States
Adult BMT/Cellular Therapy
Neel Bhatt
, MBBS, MPH
Fred Hutch
Seattle,
WA, United States
Pediatric BMT/CAR-T
Kris Mahadeo
Duke University
Houston,
TX, United States
Pediatric BMT/CAR-T
Dorothea Douglas
, MD
Nemours
Orlando,
FL, United States
Pediatric BMT/CAR-T
Ajay Major
, MD, MBA
University of Colorado Cancer Center
Denver,
CO, United States
Adult Clinical Malignant Hematology
Hira Shaikh
, MD
University of Iowa Caver College of Medicine
Iowa City,
IA, United States
Adult Clinical Malignant Hematology
Jennifer L. Crombie
, MD
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Boston,
MA, United States
Adult Clinical Malignant Hematology
Gabriela Soriano Hobbs
, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston,
MA, United States
Adult Clinical Malignant Hematology
Ronak Mistry
, DO
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia,
PA, United States
Adult Clinical Classical Hematology
Alice Ma
, MD
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill,
NC, United States
Adult Clinical Classical Hematology
Peter Kouides
, MD
University of Rochester
Rochester,
NY, United States
Adult Clinical Classical Hematology
Thomas Coates
, MD
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
Los Angeles,
CA, United States
Pediatric Clinical Classical Hematology
Neha Bhasin
, MD
Beinoff Children's
Oakland,
CA, United States
Pediatric Clinical Classical Hematology
Melissa Rose
, DO
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Columbus,
OH, United States
Pediatric Clinical Classical Hematology
Deepa Bhojwani
, MD
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
Los Angeles,
CA, United States
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Rayne Rouce
, MD
Texas Children's Hospital
Houston,
TX, United States
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Venee N. Tubman
, MDMMSc
Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers
Houston,
TX, United States
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Michael Ozga
, MD
Columbus
Columbus,
OH, United States
Community Practice Hematology
Camila Masias
, MD, MPH
Miami Cancer Institute
Miami,
FL, United States
Community Practice Hematology
Matthew Ulrickson
, MD
MD Anderson Medical Center/Banner Health
Gilbert,
AZ, United States
Community Practice Hematology
Donna DiMichele
, MD
NIH
Washington,
DC, United States
Government Careers
Relja Popovic
, PhD
AbbVie
North Chicago,
IL, United States
Industry Careers
Weili Sun
Janssen Pharmaceutical
Los Angeles,
CA, United States
Industry Careers
Nina Shah
, MD
AstraZeneca
South San Francisco,
CA, United States
Industry Careers
Olga Guryanova
University of Florida
Gainesville,
FL, United States
Laboratory and Translational Hematology
Bob Lowenberg
, MD, PhD
Erasmus University Medical Center
Rotterdam,
Netherlands
Laboratory and Translational Hematology
Sherine F Elsawa
, PhD
University of New Hampshire
Durham,
NH, United States
Laboratory and Translational Hematology
Lori Rosenstein
, MD
Gunderson Health
La Crosse,
WI, United States
Medical Education in Hematology
Catherine E McGuinn
, MD
Cornell University
New York,
NY, United States
Medical Education in Hematology
Leslie Ellis
, MD
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Winston Salem,
NC, United States
Medical Education in Hematology
Anna Beaudin
, PhD
University of Utah
Salt Lake City,
UT, United States
PhD Careers
Andres Gomez-De Leon Jr
, MD
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León
Monterrey,
Mexico
International Opportunities in Hematology
Maddalena Casale
, MD
SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES
Napoli,
Italy
International Opportunities in Hematology
Eugenia Asare
, MD, MBChB
Ghana Institute of Clinical Genetics
Accra,
Ghana
International Opportunities in Hematology
Bethany Samuelson Bannow
, MD, PhD
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland,
OR, United States
Women's Health
Alecia Nero
, MD
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas,
TX, United States
Women's Health
Becky Zon
, MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
West Roxbury,
MA, United States
Women's Health
Swami P. Iyer
, MD
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston,
TX, United States
Medical Informatics and AI
Neil Zakai
University of Vermont
Burlington,
VT, United States
Medical Informatics and AI
William Wood
, MD, MPH
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill Hospital
Chapel Hill,
NC, United States
Medical Informatics and AI
Leidy Isenalumhe
, MD, MS
Moffitt Cancer Center
Lutz,
FL, United States
Lifespan Hematology
Dan Hart
Roche
Welwyn Garden City,
England, United Kingdom
Lifespan Hematology
Julie Kanter
, MD
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham,
AL, United States
Lifespan Hematology
Maya Abdallah
, MD
Boston University
Boston,
MA, United States
Geriatric Hematology
Hira Mian
, MD
McMaster University
Hamilton,
ON, Canada
Geriatric Hematology
Tanya Wildes
, MD, MSc
University of Nebraska
Omaha,
NE, United States
Geriatric Hematology
Tania Jain
, MBBS
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore,
MD, United States
International Graduate Hematology
Saad Z. Usmani
, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York,
NY, United States
International Graduate Hematology
Jessica Maria Stempel
, MD, MHS
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven,
CT, United States
International Graduate Hematology
Ana Antun
, MD
Emory University
Decatur,
GA, United States
Hematology-Focused Fellowship Training Program
Reed E. Drews
, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston,
MA, United States
Hematology-Focused Fellowship Training Program
Amy Zhou
, MD
Washington University School of Medicine
Saint Louis,
MO, United States
Hematology-Focused Fellowship Training Program
Yvonne Efebera
, MD, MPH
Ohio Health
Columbus,
OH, United States
Administrative Careers in Hematology
John Byrd
, MD
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati,
OH, United States
Administrative Careers in Hematology
Usha S Perepu
UT Health San Antonio
San Antonio,
TX, United States
Administrative Careers in Hematology
Trainee Didactic Session: Application of Microarray and Bioinformatics in Hematology
In the first part of this session, speakers will discuss the roles of microarray in hematology, providing an overview of its use in gene expression profiling, mutation detection, whole-genome analysis and clonal aberration detection. In the next part of this session speakers will provide an introduction to bioinformatics (what it is, its uses) and its application to hematology data sets.
Reshma Ramlal
Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa,
FL, United States
Adam S Kittai
, MD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York,
NY, United States
Speakers:
Kathleen Freson
, PhD
University of Leuven
Leuven,
Belgium
Application of Microarray and Bioinformatics in Hematology
Juliana Perez Botero
Blood Center of Wisconsin
Rochester,
MN, United States
Application of Microarray and Bioinformatics in Hematology
Trainee Didactic Session: Basic Statistics for Hematologists
This session is intended for trainees, junior faculty and faculty interested in learning more about statistics in clinical research. Here, expert statisticians will discuss 1) how to best work with your statistician, 2) basic understanding of different variables and how one's analysis might change depending on type of variables collected, 3) statistical analyses for retrospective, population-based studies, and clinical trial design including survival analyses.
Reshma Ramlal
Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa,
FL, United States
Adam S Kittai
, MD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York,
NY, United States
Speakers:
Megan Othus
, PhD
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Seattle,
WA, United States
Basic Statistics for Hematologists
Sara Vesely
, PhD, MPH
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences
Oklahoma City,
OK, United States
Basic Statistics for Hematologists
Trainee Didactic Session: Drug Development
In this session, the audience will get an overview of the process of bringing a new pharmaceutical agent to the market. Speakers will discuss the steps involved in drug development from drug discovery to market launch. This session would be applicable to trainees, preclinical and clinical investigators and persons considering a career in pharmaceutical industry or regulatory agencies.
Reshma Ramlal
Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa,
FL, United States
Adam S Kittai
, MD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York,
NY, United States
Speakers:
Patricia LoRusso
Yale University
New Haven,
CT, United States
Drug Development
Peter Marks Jr
, MD, PhD
Independent Consultant to the Pharmaceutical Industry
Washington,
DC, United States
Drug Development
Ifeyinwa Osunkwo
, MD
Novo Nordisk
Waltham,
MA, United States
Drug Development
Trainee Didactic Session: Outcomes Research in Hematology
In this educational session, speakers will discuss their approach to outcomes research by walking through specific examples and successful strategies to tackle large data. Speakers will discuss the where/when/how/why of comparative effectiveness research, including systematic reviews, and how it can inform future studies and current clinical practice. In addition, they will explain the advantages and disadvantages of population-based research, and how to go about making your own database.
Reshma Ramlal
Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa,
FL, United States
Adam S Kittai
, MD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York,
NY, United States
Speakers:
Scott Huntington
, MD, MPH
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven,
CT, United States
Outcomes Research in Hematology
Mengyang Di
, MD, PhD
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Seattle,
WA, United States
Outcomes Research in Hematology
Trainee Welcome Reception
67th ASH Annual Meeting and exposition
Registration for ASH members, non-members, groups, exhibitors, and media is now open!