Integrated Training in Development and Clinical Practice ... · Rita de Cassio Ramos Perlingeiro, PhD, Stem Cell & Regenerative Cardiovascular Medicine, Lillehei Heart Institute,

Hematology WorkforceTraining Program at theUniversity of Minnesota

Supported by theNational Institutes of Health,

National Heart, Lung,and Blood Institute

Claudio Brunstein, MD, PhD, Clin Dir, Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program, Med Dir, Unrelated DonoTransplantation Program, University of MN

Linda Burns, MD, VP and Med Dir, Health Services Research, National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match

Claudia Cohn, MD, PhD, Med Dir, Blood Bank Laboratory, University of MN Health

Julie Curtsinger, PhD, Sr Research Assoc & Coord, Transla-tional Therapy Shared Resource Laboratory, University of MN

Keli Hippen, PhD, Supervisor, Human ImmunotherapyLaboratory, University of MN

Andrew Johnson, MD, Med Dir, Apheresis Blood DonorCenter, University of MN Health

Diane Kadidlo, BS, Dir, Molecular & Cellular Therapeutics Facility, University of MN

Walter Low, PhD, Assoc Head for Research, Neurosurgeryand Stem Cell Institute, University of MN

David Mair, MD, Sr Med Dir, American Red Cross NorthCentral Blood Services

Jeffrey Miller, MD, Deputy Dir, Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute; Dir, Cancer Experimental Therapeutics, University of MN

John Miller, MD, PhD, Med Dir, National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match

Shanna Morgan, MD, Asst Med Dir, American Red CrossNorth Central Blood Services

Paul Orchard, MD, Med Dir, Inherited Metabolic and Storage Disease Bone Marrow Transplantation Program, University of MN

Rita de Cassio Ramos Perlingeiro, PhD, Stem Cell & Regenerative Cardiovascular Medicine, Lillehei Heart Institute, University of MN

Fran Rabe, MS, Dir, Quality Assurance, Molecular & Cellular Therapeutics Facility, University of MN

Ganesh Raveendran, MD, Med Dir, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, University of MN Health

John Wagner, MD, Dir, Div of Pediatric Blood & MarrowTransplantation, University of MN

Nicole Zantek, MD, PhD, Med Dir, Special CoagulationLaboratory, University of MN Health

Integrated Trainingin Development

and Clinical Practice ofCell Based Therapies

PROGRAM MENTORS:

For more information and an applicationplease go to

www.celltherapy.umn.edu

The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research educational activities that complement other formal training programs in the mission areas of the NIH Institutes and Centers. The overall goal of this NHLBI R25 program is to support integrated programs thatprovide courses for skills development and hands-onresearch experience in blood research science lasting up to six months. The intent of this program is to increase the number and skill sets of investigators who enter the field of blood research and to provide specialized training that is not readily available at every academic institution.

Eligible participants will be graduate students, medical students, postdoctoral fellows, or early career faculty. This short-term intensive education experiences program will be ideal for an investigator who must learn new techniques that are not offered at his/her home institution in order to further their research, but who cannot feasibly move to a new institution and begin a new fellowship.

Qualified applicants must be U.S. citizens or have been granted permanent U.S. residency.

The U of MN program can facilitate training for up to three applicants per year. The length of the training will be determined by the applicant’s educational goals and the amount of their time available to commit to the program.

Trainees will be expected to have measureable outcomes from this experience and will be asked to develop goals as part of the training process.

Depending upon the individual trainee’s needs, temporary housing can be arranged and stipends may be available. Travel to a relevant national meeting to present anabstract derived from the training may also be provided.

PROGRAM DIRECTORS and MODULE MENTORS:

Allison Hubel, PhDProfessor of Mechanical Engineering,College of Science and Engineering,Director, Biopreservation Core Resource,University of Minnesota

David H. McKenna, MDProfessor, Department of Laboratory Medicine & PathologyDirector, Division of Transfusion MedicineAmerican Red Cross Chair, Transfusion MedicineScientific & Medical Director, Molecular & Cellular TherapeuticsUniversity of Minnesota

Bench to Bedside Cell Therapy Training

Who is eligibleto participate?

What type of trainingis being offered?

How many trainees can be accommodated?

What else should I know about this opportunity?

Six modules have been designed to meet theneeds of this program:

1) Manufacturing of Clinical Cell Therapies2) Preservation of Cells3) Hematopoietic Stem Cells4) Immunotherapy5) Transfusion Medicine6) Blood and Marrow-Derived Stem Cells for Non-Hematological Diseases

Program scholars have enjoyedtouring the University of MinnesotaHealth Apheresis Unit, the AmericanRed Cross North Central Blood Services,and the National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match headquarters. Scholars are asked for input so training can be customized to their interests.

“The program has given me a new perspective onthe impact of cellular therapies and the opportunityto see facilities that operate at points along the celltherapy pipeline.” - Program Participant