Share the Science, Special Edition: Increase Cord Blood Collections with Temperature, presented by Dr. Maegan Capitano

A special Share the Science, honouring the late Dr. Hal Broxmeyer and his final contributions to cord blood research, led by his colleague and protégé, Dr. Maegan Capitano.        

Save the Cord Foundation and?WellSky?are proud to welcome Dr. Maegan Capitano, as our featured speaker for our next edition of Share the Science on Tuesday, April 12th, 2022 2pm ET / 11am PT. Join us to hear Dr. Capitano discuss her latest research published in co-operation with the late Dr. Hal Broxmeyer, focused on the ideal conditions for collecting and processing cord blood for transplant.?Register here.

Share the Science is a free webinar series focused on the cord blood industry and the latest research in this field.?As always, we invite both health professionals and the general public to join us for this unique online educational series. Learn more about this exciting educational series here.

How does temperature affect cord blood transplants??It starts at birth.

The legacy of Dr. Hal Bromeyer is felt strongly by his colleagues and the cord blood industry at large. He rightfully earned the title, "Father of Cord Blood."?While his passing in 2021 left us with a true sense of loss, we are forever grateful to him and his colleagues for the innovative work they have done over the years and, in particular, Dr. Broxmeyer's discovery regarding the ability to collect and store cord blood for future use in stem cell transplants, if prepared and frozen promptly after the birth of a child. Given this, it does seem appropriate that one of his last research projects was related to temperature. He and his team sought to answer. . . How does temperature affect the quality of collections and processing of cord blood for stem cell transplants??

To answer this question and dive deep into this research led by Broxmeyer's lab, we have invited Dr. Maegan Capitano to speak on Share the Science. As the Assistant Professor of Microbiology & Immunology at the Indiana University School of Medicine,?Dr. Capitanto will go in-depth on her latest research undertaken with Dr. Broxmeyer regarding how collecting and processing human cord blood at 4°C within minutes of the baby's birth results in significantly enhanced numbers of rigorously defined phenotypic and functional hematopoietic stem cells.

During this session, Dr. Capitano will discuss a variety of studies from the late Dr. Hal Broxmeyer that show how hematopoietic stem cell numbers collected in cord blood at the birth of a baby is a limiting factor for efficacious use of cord blood in hematopoietic cell transplantation.

We are honoured to have Dr. Capitano join us for this very special edition of Share the Science. Please join us and learn more about this group's amazing work in the world of cord blood.

FREE Webinar: Tuesday, April 12 at 2 pm ET / 11 am PT : REGISTER HERE

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Maegan L. Capitano, BA, MS, PhD - Assistant Professor of Microbiology & Immunology,? Indiana University School of Medicine

Maegan L. Capitano earned her B.A. in Biology from St. Mary’s Honors College of Maryland in 2004. During her summers in college, she worked at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in the laboratory of Dr. Bo Dupont as a laboratory technician where she developed a passion for research. She next went on to earn a M.S. in Natural Science-Oncology in 2006 and her Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology in 2012 at the State University of New York- Roswell Park Cancer Center Division under the mentorship of Dr. Elizabeth Repasky where she was given the George Meyer’s Award for Proficiency and Academic Excellence in Immunology.

She received her post-doctoral training (2012-2016) in the laboratory of Dr. Hal E. Broxmeyer at Indiana University School of Medicine focusing on Experimental Hematology. In the fall of 2016, she joined the faculty of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Indiana University School of Medicine as an Assistant Research Professor. In addition to her laboratory research, Dr. Capitano served on the Trainee Council for the American Society of Hematology, a committee made up of two Ph.D.s and ten M.D.s that are in the earlier stages of their careers in Hematology. They are in charge of developing educational tools for the ASH Trainee website and to help organize Trainee Day for the annual national meeting.

Dr. Capitano’s research focuses on discovering potential new agents that regulate hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell migration, proliferation, differentiation and survival capacity under normal and stressed conditions.

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