Introduction

We are happy to announce that The Midwest Blood Club will hold its 11th Annual Symposium at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, from Thursday, September 19th through Friday, September 20th, 2013. We will be updating this site with more information on the agenda of scientific sessions and social activities.

About the Conference

Since 2003, this meeting has been organized to foster greater communication between hematology/oncology investigators within the Midwest region by creating a forum where researchers can meet and share ideas and data on stem cell biology, transplantation, cell/gene therapy, leukemogenesis, and immunotherapy. The meeting will be composed of both senior and junior investigators, with a decided focus towards students, postdoctoral/clinical fellows, and newly independent investigators serving as speakers. Both oral and poster presentations will be selected from the abstracts submitted by the August 2, 2013 deadline. A banquet will be held on Thursday night for all the participants.

For information, please email conferenceinfo@cchmc.org. If you need to speak with someone directly, please contact Kristie Gilb at (513) 636-9445 or Kimberly Adkins at (513) 636-1060.

  

New this year: Arrive a day early and attend the Imaging and Cytometry Research Day on Wednesday, September 18th at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. This annual event showcases the latest updates in techniques and applications of flow cytometry, imaging cytometry and microscopy. Students and postdoctoral fellows can submit an abstract (can be the same as for the Midwest Blood Club) and win cash prizes (first prize is $1000!). This year's keynote speaker is Dr. Brent Wood from the University of Washington. Other featured speakers include Dr. Robert Sutherland from the University of Toronto and Dr. Geraldine Gausch from Cincinnati. Registration is free but required. To register and obtain more information, visit https://research.cchmc.org/orvca/.