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Hematopoiesis

Feb 23–26, 2026 | Keystone Resort, Keystone, CO, United States
Scientific Organizers: Vijay G. Sankaran, Anna E. Beaudin and Esther Obeng, M.D., Ph.D., is an Assistant Member in the Divisions of Obeng

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Feb 23–26, 2026 | Keystone Resort, Keystone, CO, United States
Scientific Organizers: Vijay G. Sankaran, Anna E. Beaudin and Esther Obeng, M.D., Ph.D., is an Assistant Member in the Divisions of Obeng

Supported by the  Directors' Fund

***Meeting program subject to change.

Available Formats:   = In Person     = On Demand
Monday, February 23, 2026
Registration
4:00–8:00 PM
Welcome Mixer
6:00–8:00 PM
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Welcome and Keynote Address
8:00–9:00 AM
Margaret A Goodell, Baylor College of Medicine
Mosaicism in Hematopoiesis
Developmental Hematopoiesis
9:00–11:15 AM
Muzlifah A Haniffa, Wellcome Sanger Institute
Human Developmental Hematopoiesis
Leonard I. Zon, HHMI/Boston Children's Hospital
Zebrafish Developmental Hematopoiesis
Anna E. Beaudin, University of Utah School of Medicine
Developmental Hematopoiesis
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
Meet the Editors
11:15–12:15 PM
Poster Setup
12:15–1:00 PM
On Own for Lunch
12:15–2:30 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
Symposia Spotlight 1: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Biology
5:00–7:00 PM
Shalin H. Naik, Walter & Eliza Hall Institute
Clonal Dynamics of HSC Contributions to Hematopoiesis
Raffaella Di Micco, Ospedale San Raffaele
Stress Responses in HSCs
Britta Will, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Metabolic Regulation of HSCs
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Hematopoietic Microenvironment
8:00–11:00 AM
Daniel Lucas, Cincinnati Children's Medical Center
Imaging of the Bone Marrow Spatial Architecture
Louise E. Purton, St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research
Regulation of Hematopoiesis and Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes by Dysregulated Endothelial Cells
Rebekka Schneider-Kramann, Erasmus MC
MPN Microenvironment
Sean J. Morrison, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Niche Regulation of HSCs
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
Poster Setup
11:00–1:00 PM
On Own for Lunch
11:00–5:00 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
Career Roundtable (Joint)
1:45–2:45 PM
Grant Writing Workshop
3:00–4:30 PM
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Aging, Inflammation, and Disease
5:00–7:00 PM
Jennifer Trowbridge, The Jackson Laboratory
Inflammatory Cytokines in Clonal Hematopoiesis
Luis Batista, Washington University School of Medicine
Telomere Disorders and Hematopoiesis
Vijay G. Sankaran, Boston Children’s Hospital
Insights from Blood Disorders Enable New Therapies
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
Thursday, February 26, 2026
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Cutting Edge Innovations in Hematopoiesis
8:00–11:00 AM
Jonathan S. Weissman, Whitehead Institute, HHMI, and MIT
Lineage Tracing of Native Hematopoiesis
Vanessa M Scanlon, UConn Health
Extrinsic Regulators of Hematopoietic Progenitor Commitment
Robert A.J. Signer, University of California, San Diego
HSC Regulation by the Proteostasis Network
Cecilia Cotta-Ramusino, Tessera Therapeutics
In Vivo Genome Engineering of HSCs in Sickle Cell Disease
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
On Own for Lunch
11:00–5:00 PM
Symposia Spotlight 2: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Hematologic Malignancies
5:00–6:45 PM
Catriona H.M. Jamieson, University of California, San Diego
Myeloid Malignancies
Esther Obeng, M.D., Ph.D., is an Assistant Member in the Divisions of Obeng, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Pathogenesis of MDS
John E. Dick, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
What Makes a Stem Cell a Stem Cell and How Does It Go Bad
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers)
6:45–7:00 PM
Social Hour with Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Cash Bar
8:00–11:00 PM
Entertainment
8:00–11:00 PM
Friday, February 27, 2026
Departure
12:00–11:59 PM

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