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Engage with the brightest minds in hematopoiesis at Versiti Blood Research Institute’s Hematopoiesis Symposium.

Hematopoiesis Symposium

Bone Marrow Failure: From Basic Science to Therapy

Versiti Blood Research Institute’s (VBRI) hematopoiesis program focuses on understanding blood cells development, leukemic transformation, and the impact of multiple molecular layers on disease processes. VBRI’s Hematopoiesis Symposium brings together international leaders in normal and malignant blood cell development to present their latest findings. Our goal is to be a leading center for hematopoiesis, and this symposium provides us an exciting opportunity to highlight our labs’ work and engage with some of the brightest minds in hematopoiesis.

Date:	Thursday, March 19, 2026
Time:	8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location:	Versiti Blood Research Institute \| 8733 W. Watertown Plank Rd., Milwaukee, WI 53226

Reception to follow. Registration is FREE.

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Teresa Soles

Research Program Coordinator

414-937-6840

tsoles@versiti.org

Featured Speakers

Akiko Shimamura, MD, PhD

Keynote Speaker

Director, Bone Marrow Failure and Myelodysplastic Syndrome Program, Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center

Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

H. Leighton “Lee” Grimes, PhD

Director, Cancer, Pathology Program, Division of Experimental Hematology & Division of Pathology

Co-Leader, Program in Hematologic Malignancies of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

Ravi Bhatia, MD

Professor of Medicine, Deputy Director and Senior Scientist – Hematology & Oncology, University of Alabama

Richa Sharma, MD

Associate Staff, Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Cleveland Clinic

John A. Pulikkan, PhD

Associate Investigator, Versiti, Blood Research Institute

Assistant Professor of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy, Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW)

Senthil Bhoopalan, MBBS, PhD, FAA

Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Physician-Scientist; Department of Bone Marrow & Cellular Therapy, St Jude

Agnieszka Czechowicz MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Stanford Medicine

Organizing Committee Co-Chairs

Sridhar Rao, MD, PhD

Senior Investigator, Program Co-Leader, and Interim Co-Director

Hematopoiesis and Immunology

Tongjun Gu, PhD

Director, Bioinformatics Core, Associate Investigator

Hematopoiesis and Immunology

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