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.
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: Performance by Dr. Rizzo Rouce
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: Federal Agency - US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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
NIH
Milwaukee, MD
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 Comprehensive 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
NIH
Milwaukee, MD
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 Comprehensive 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 Buddies: Federal Agency - US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Blood Drop: ASH Advocacy
Speaker:
Jennifer L 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 N. Roy
National Institute of Diabetes and 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 %26 Robert 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 L 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 N. Roy
National Institute of Diabetes and 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 %26 Robert 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 Buddies: Federal Agency - US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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, MD
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
Madison, WI
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Blood Drop: Federal Agencies
Speaker:
Alice 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
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, MD
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
Madison, WI
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Blood Drop: Federal Agencies
Speaker:
Alice 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
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: Message from ASH Committee on Training Chair
Plenary Session: Blood Wars Trivia Game
66th ASH Annual Meeting and exposition
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