Hematopoiesis (K7)
February 23-26, 2026
| Keystone Resort, Keystone, CO, United States
Vijay G. Sankaran, Anna E. Beaudin and Esther Obeng
Scholarship Deadline: Oct. 30, 2025 | Abstract Deadline: Feb. 4, 2026 | Early Registration Deadline: Dec. 31, 2025
Monday, February 23, 2026
| 4:00–8:00 PM |
Registration |
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| 6:00–8:00 PM |
Welcome Mixer |
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Tuesday, February 24, 2026
| 8:00–9:00 AM |
Welcome and Keynote Address |
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Margaret A Goodell, Baylor College of Medicine
Mosaicism in Hematopoiesis |
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| 9:00–11:15 AM |
Developmental Hematopoiesis |
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Muzlifah A Haniffa, Wellcome Sanger Institute
Human Developmental Hematopoiesis |
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Leonard I. Zon, HHMI/Boston Children's Hospital
Zebrafish Developmental Hematopoiesis |
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Anna E. Beaudin, University of Utah School of Medicine
Developmental Hematopoiesis |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:30–9:50 AM |
Coffee Break |
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| 11:15–12:15 PM |
Meet the Editors |
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| 12:15–1:00 PM |
Poster Setup |
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| 12:15–2:30 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 1:00–10:00 PM |
Poster Viewing |
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| 2:30–4:30 PM |
Symposia Spotlight 1: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions |
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Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
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| 5:00–7:00 PM |
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Biology |
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Shalin H. Naik, Walter & Eliza Hall Institute
Clonal Dynamics of HSC Contributions to Hematopoiesis |
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Raffaella Di Micco, Ospedale San Raffaele
Stress Responses in HSCs |
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Britta Will, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Metabolic Regulation of HSCs |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
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Wednesday, February 25, 2026
| 8:00–11:00 AM |
Hematopoietic Microenvironment |
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Daniel Lucas, Cincinnati Children's Medical Center
Imaging of the Bone Marrow Spatial Architecture |
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Louise E. Purton, St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research
Regulation of Hematopoiesis and Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes by Dysregulated Endothelial Cells |
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Rebekka Schneider-Kramann, Erasmus MC
MPN Microenvironment |
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Sean J. Morrison, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Niche Regulation of HSCs |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:00–9:20 AM |
Coffee Break |
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| 11:00–1:00 PM |
Poster Setup |
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| 11:00–5:00 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 1:00–10:00 PM |
Poster Viewing |
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| 1:45–2:45 PM |
Career Roundtable (Joint) |
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| 3:00–4:30 PM |
Grant Writing Workshop |
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
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| 5:00–7:00 PM |
Aging, Inflammation, and Disease |
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Jennifer Trowbridge, The Jackson Laboratory
Inflammatory Cytokines in Clonal Hematopoiesis |
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Luis Batista, Washington University School of Medicine
Telomere Disorders and Hematopoiesis |
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Vijay G. Sankaran, Boston Children’s Hospital
Insights from Blood Disorders Enable New Therapies |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
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Thursday, February 26, 2026
| 8:00–11:00 AM |
Cutting Edge Innovations in Hematopoiesis |
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Jonathan S. Weissman, Whitehead Institute, HHMI, and MIT
Lineage Tracing of Native Hematopoiesis |
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Vanessa M Scanlon, UConn Health
Extrinsic Regulators of Hematopoietic Progenitor Commitment |
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Robert A.J. Signer, University of California, San Diego
HSC Regulation by the Proteostasis Network |
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Cecilia Cotta-Ramusino, Tessera Therapeutics
In Vivo Genome Engineering of HSCs in Sickle Cell Disease |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:00–9:20 AM |
Coffee Break |
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| 11:00–5:00 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 2:30–4:30 PM |
Symposia Spotlight 2: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions |
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Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
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| 5:00–6:45 PM |
Hematologic Malignancies |
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Catriona H.M. Jamieson, University of California, San Diego
Myeloid Malignancies |
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Esther Obeng, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Pathogenesis of MDS |
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John E. Dick, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
What Makes a Stem Cell a Stem Cell and How Does It Go Bad |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 6:45–7:00 PM |
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers) |
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
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| 8:00–11:00 PM |
Entertainment |
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Friday, February 27, 2026
