Charter

The  Hematopoietic Stem Cell Committee strives to:

• Assist in the planning of the annual meeting scientific program and the review of submitted abstracts in the hematopoietic stem cell field.
• Review the status of the hematopoietic stem cell field and compile a list of major scientific issues that must be addressed to advance or enable emerging cell therapies.
• Publish position papers and engage in scientific discourse as necessary to advance the field.

Projects and Objectives

• Publish one review or position paper on the current practice of Hematopoietic Stem Cells.
• Contribute topics and speakers to the ISCT Annual Meeting.

Committee Members:

Elizabeth J. Shpall, MD Co-Chair Professor, Howard and Lee Smith Chair in Cancer Research Deputy-Chair, Department of Stem Cell Transplantation MD Anderson Cancer Center  Houston, TX, United States	Joanne Kurtzberg, MD Co-Chair   Jerome S. Harris Professor of Pediatrics Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Specialist Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC, United States