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.

ASH-a-Palooza

ASH-a-Palooza Street Festival will be held at the Gaslamp Quarter on 5th Avenue between J and K Streets. The Entrance is on the intersection on 5th Ave and K St. The Gaslamp Quarter is a short walk from the San Diego Convention Center and most hotels in the Gaslamp Quarter; there is no transportation provided for this year's event.

Free food will be served throughout the event. Doors open at 12:00 p.m. Before programming begins at 12:45 p.m., attendees will have the opportunity to grab lunch, network, and visit Blood Booth informational tables.

ASH provides a variety of high-quality education, career development, networking opportunities to help trainees make the most of their meeting experience. ASH-a-Palooza content and content have been identified as most relevant to the unique interests of undergraduates, medical and graduate students, residents, and fellows and is only open to annual meeting attendees with a blue trainee badge.

Chair:

Kaitlyn C Dykes, MD,BS
University of California San Diego
San Diego, CA

ASH-a-Palooza

Networking, Free Food, Blood Booths, and Welcome Performance by “Adverse Events Band”

Plenary Session: Trainee Council Chair Welcome

Plenary Session: ASH Talk #1 Artificial Intelligence and Data Science

Speaker:

Andrew Srisuwananukorn, MD
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
Talk #1: Artificial Intelligence and Data Science

Blood Buddies: Adult Clinical Classical Hematology

Blood Buddies: Adult Clinical Malignant Hematology

Blood Buddies: BMT Pediatric and Adult

Blood Buddies: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Blood Buddies: Future of Hematology (Artificial Intelligence)

Blood Buddies: Industry Career Pathway

Blood Buddies: International Medical Graduates

Blood Buddies: Medical Education

Blood Buddies: Pediatric Clinical Classical Hematology

Blood Buddies: Pediatric Clinical Malignant Hematology

Blood Buddies: PhD/Lab

Blood Buddies: Quality Improvement

Blood Drop: ASH Advocacy

Speaker:

Chancellor Donald, MD
Tulane University School of Medicine
New Orleans, LA
ASH Advocacy

Blood Drop: ASH Hematology Opportunities for the Next Generation of Research Scientists (HONORS) Award

Speaker:

Joshua A Fein, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine/New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY
HONORS

Blood Drop: ASH-Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program (AMFDP) Award

Speaker:

Toyosi Onwuemene, MD,MS
Duke
Durham, NC
AMFDP

Blood Drop: Career Development and Job Searching

Speaker:

Urshila Durani, MD,MPH
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Career Development and Job Searching

Blood Drop: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Speaker:

Naresh Bumma, MD
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
COLUMBUS, OH
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Blood Drop: Federal Agencies

Speaker:

Julie A. Panepinto, MD, MSPH
NIH
Milwaukee, WI
Federal Agencies

Blood Drop: Industry and Community Career Pathways

Speaker:

Chadi Nabhan, MD,MBA
Caris Life Sciences
Deerfield, IL
Industry and Community Career Pathways

Blood Drop: International Medical Graduates

Speaker:

Aditi Shastri, MD
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, NY
International Medical Graduates

Blood Drop: Malignant Hematology

Speaker:

Sonali M. Smith, MD
University of Chicago
Chicago, 
Malignant Hematology

Blood Drop: PhD

Speaker:

Benjamin G. Barwick, PhD
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
PhD

Blood Drop: Sickle Cell Disease

Speaker:

Daniel Bauer
Harvard University
Boston, MA
Sickle Cell Disease

Blood Drop: Translational Research Training in Hematology (TRTH) Program

Speaker:

Sara E. Meyer, PhD
Thomas Jefferson University, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
Philadelphia, PA
TRTH

Blood Drop: Wellness

Speaker:

Alfred I Lee, MD, PhD
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, CT
Wellness

Blood Drop: ASH Advocacy

Speaker:

Chancellor Donald, MD
Tulane University School of Medicine
New Orleans, LA
ASH Advocacy

Blood Drop: ASH Hematology Opportunities for the Next Generation of Research Scientists (HONORS) Award

Speaker:

Joshua A Fein, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine/New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY
HONORS

Blood Drop: ASH-Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program (AMFDP) Award

Speaker:

Toyosi Onwuemene, MD,MS
Duke
Durham, NC
AMFDP

Blood Drop: Career Development and Job Searching

Speaker:

Urshila Durani, MD,MPH
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Career Development and Job Searching

Blood Drop: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Speaker:

Naresh Bumma, MD
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
COLUMBUS, OH
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Blood Drop: Federal Agencies

Speaker:

Julie A. Panepinto, MD, MSPH
NIH
Milwaukee, WI
Federal Agencies

Blood Drop: Industry and Community Career Pathways

Speaker:

Chadi Nabhan, MD,MBA
Caris Life Sciences
Deerfield, IL
Industry and Community Career Pathways

Blood Drop: International Medical Graduates

Speaker:

Aditi Shastri, MD
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, NY
International Medical Graduates

Blood Drop: Malignant Hematology

Speaker:

Sonali M. Smith, MD
University of Chicago
Chicago, 
Malignant Hematology

Blood Drop: PhD

Speaker:

Benjamin G. Barwick, PhD
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
PhD

Blood Drop: Sickle Cell Disease

Speaker:

Daniel Bauer
Harvard University
Boston, MA
Sickle Cell Disease

Blood Drop: Translational Research Training in Hematology (TRTH) Program

Speaker:

Sara E. Meyer, PhD
Thomas Jefferson University, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
Philadelphia, PA
TRTH

Blood Drop: Wellness

Speaker:

Alfred I Lee, MD, PhD
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, CT
Wellness

Plenary Session: ASH Talk #2 International Medical Graduates

Speaker:

Jane S Hankins, MD,MS
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, TN
International Medical Graduates

Blood Drop: ASH Advocacy

Speaker:

Jennifer Holter-Chakrabarty, MD
University of Oklahoma Stephenson Cancer Center
Oklahoma City, OK
ASH Advocacy

Blood Drop: ASH Medical Educators Institute (MEI)

Speaker:

Ronak H. Mistry, DO
Hospital of University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
MEI

Blood Drop: ASH Medical Student Physician-Scientist (Phy-Sci) Award

Blood Drop: ASH Research Training Award for Fellows (RTAF)

Speaker:

Vidyasagar Koduri, MD,PhD
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Brookline, MA
RTAF

Blood Drop: Career Development and Job Searching

Speaker:

Alison R. Walker, MD,MBA,MPH
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Wesley Chapel, FL
Career Development and Job Searching

Blood Drop: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Speaker:

Srinivas Devarakonda, MD
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Blood Drop: Federal Agencies

Speaker:

Cindy Roy
National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Disease
Bethesda, MD
Federal Agencies

Blood Drop: Industry and Community Career Pathways

Blood Drop: International Medical Graduates

Speaker:

Narendranath Epperla, MD,MS
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
International Medical Graduates

Blood Drop: Malignant Hematology

Speaker:

John C. Byrd, MD
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
Malignant Hematology

Blood Drop: PhD

Speaker:

Francesco Maura, MD
University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
PhD

Blood Drop: Sickle Cell Disease

Speaker:

Sherif M. Badawy, MD
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital
Chicago, IL
Sickle Cell Disease

Blood Drop: Wellness

Speaker:

Valentina Baez Sosa, MD
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Bethesda, MD
Wellness

Blood Drop: ASH Advocacy

Speaker:

Jennifer Holter-Chakrabarty, MD
University of Oklahoma Stephenson Cancer Center
Oklahoma City, OK
ASH Advocacy

Blood Drop: ASH Medical Educators Institute (MEI)

Speaker:

Ronak H. Mistry, DO
Hospital of University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
MEI

Blood Drop: ASH Medical Student Physician-Scientist (Phy-Sci) Award

Blood Drop: ASH Research Training Award for Fellows (RTAF)

Speaker:

Vidyasagar Koduri, MD,PhD
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Brookline, MA
RTAF

Blood Drop: Career Development and Job Searching

Speaker:

Alison R. Walker, MD,MBA,MPH
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Wesley Chapel, FL
Career Development and Job Searching

Blood Drop: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Speaker:

Srinivas Devarakonda, MD
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Blood Drop: Federal Agencies

Speaker:

Cindy Roy
National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Disease
Bethesda, MD
Federal Agencies

Blood Drop: Industry and Community Career Pathways

Blood Drop: International Medical Graduates

Speaker:

Narendranath Epperla, MD,MS
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
International Medical Graduates

Blood Drop: Malignant Hematology

Speaker:

John C. Byrd, MD
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
Malignant Hematology

Blood Drop: PhD

Speaker:

Francesco Maura, MD
University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
PhD

Blood Drop: Sickle Cell Disease

Speaker:

Sherif M. Badawy, MD
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital
Chicago, IL
Sickle Cell Disease

Blood Drop: Wellness

Speaker:

Valentina Baez Sosa, MD
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Bethesda, MD
Wellness

Hearts of Hematology (HoH)

Moderator:

Anika Patel
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA

Blood Drop: ASH Advocacy

Speaker:

Bart L. Scott, MD
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Seattle, WA
ASH Advocacy

Blood Drop: ASH Clinical Research Training Institute (CRTI)

Speaker:

Brandon Blue
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Tampa, FL
CRTI

Blood Drop: ASH Scholar Award

Speaker:

Andrew Yee, PhD
Regents of The University of Michigan
Houston, TX
Scholar

Blood Drop: Career Development and Job Searching

Speaker:

Yvonne A. Efebera, MD
OhioHealth
Columbus, OH
Career Development and Job Searching

Blood Drop: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Speaker:

Julie E Chang, MD
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Madison, WI
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Blood Drop: Federal Agencies

Speaker:

Alice M. Cusick, MD
Veterans Affairs (LTC Charles S Kettles VA Medical Center)
Ann Arbor, MI
Federal Agencies

Blood Drop: Hematology Inclusion Pathway Medical Student Award

Speaker:

Sacha Belinda Mapombo Choupa
Meharry Medical College
Nashville, TN
MMSAP

Blood Drop: Industry and Community Career Pathways

Speaker:

Nina Shah, MD
AstraZeneca
San Francisco, CA
Industry and Community Career Pathways

Blood Drop: International Medical Graduates

Speaker:

Nizar J. Bahlis, MD
Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute, University of Calgary
Calgary, AB, Canada
International Medical Graduates

Blood Drop: Malignant Hematology

Speaker:

Hetty E. Carraway, MD,MBA
Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute
Cleveland, OH
Malignant Hematology

Blood Drop: PhD

Speaker:

Michael R Green
MD Anderson Medical Center
Houston, TX
PhD

Blood Drop: Sickle Cell Disease

Speaker:

John J Strouse, MD, PhD
Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, NC
Sickle Cell Disease

Blood Drop: Wellness

Speaker:

Paul A.S. Fishkin, MD
Illinois CancerCare, P.C.
Peoria, IL
Wellness

Blood Drop: ASH Advocacy

Speaker:

Bart L. Scott, MD
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Seattle, WA
ASH Advocacy

Blood Drop: ASH Clinical Research Training Institute (CRTI)

Speaker:

Brandon Blue
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Tampa, FL
CRTI

Blood Drop: ASH Scholar Award

Speaker:

Andrew Yee, PhD
Regents of The University of Michigan
Houston, TX
Scholar

Blood Drop: Career Development and Job Searching

Speaker:

Yvonne A. Efebera, MD
OhioHealth
Columbus, OH
Career Development and Job Searching

Blood Drop: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Speaker:

Julie E Chang, MD
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Madison, WI
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Blood Drop: Federal Agencies

Speaker:

Alice M. Cusick, MD
Veterans Affairs (LTC Charles S Kettles VA Medical Center)
Ann Arbor, MI
Federal Agencies

Blood Drop: Hematology Inclusion Pathway Medical Student Award

Speaker:

Sacha Belinda Mapombo Choupa
Meharry Medical College
Nashville, TN
MMSAP

Blood Drop: Industry and Community Career Pathways

Speaker:

Nina Shah, MD
AstraZeneca
San Francisco, CA
Industry and Community Career Pathways

Blood Drop: International Medical Graduates

Speaker:

Nizar J. Bahlis, MD
Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute, University of Calgary
Calgary, AB, Canada
International Medical Graduates

Blood Drop: Malignant Hematology

Speaker:

Hetty E. Carraway, MD,MBA
Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute
Cleveland, OH
Malignant Hematology

Blood Drop: PhD

Speaker:

Michael R Green
MD Anderson Medical Center
Houston, TX
PhD

Blood Drop: Sickle Cell Disease

Speaker:

John J Strouse, MD, PhD
Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, NC
Sickle Cell Disease

Blood Drop: Wellness

Speaker:

Paul A.S. Fishkin, MD
Illinois CancerCare, P.C.
Peoria, IL
Wellness

Plenary Session: Performance by Dr. Rizzo Rouce and Message from Committee on Training Chair

Plenary Session: Message from ASH Committee on Training Chair

Plenary Session: Blood Wars Trivia Game