Webinar on Clinical Medicine | Updates on Leukemia in Children, Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Red Blood Cell Diseases
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Prof. Dr. Rupert Handgretinger
Department of General Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Children's University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany;
Dr. Handgretinger is Professor emeritus of Pediatrics. He reveiced his medical training at the Children’s University Hospital Tuebingen, Germany. From 2000-2005, he was the director of the division of stem cell transplantation at St.Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, USA. From 2006-2021 he was the Chairman of the Department of General Pediatrics and Hematology/Oncology at Children’s University Hospital, Tübingen, Germany. He is currently a consultant at the Abu Dhabi Stem Cell Center and Yas clinic Khalifa City. Dr. Handgretinger’s main research interests have been cellular immunotherapeutic approaches to the treatment of children with various forms of cancer. He was one of the first to introduce immunotherapy with bispecific antibodies in children with relapsed/refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia and is also involved in clinical trials using anti-CD19 and anti-CD19/22 CAR’s in pediatric R/R ALL. He pioneered the T-cell receptor alpha/beta depletion technology in allogeneic transplantation. He received various prices and is a member of the german national academy of science Leopoldina. In 2021, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the american Pediatric Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Consortium (PTCTC).
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On Wednesday, 4 May 2022, MDPI and the Clinical Medicine Journal organized the 7th webinar on Clinical Medicine, entitled "Updates on Leukemia in Children, Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Red Blood Cell Diseases".
The introduction was held by the Chair of the webinar, Prof. Dr. Rupert Handgretinger, who is professor emeritus of pediatrics and is currently a consultant at the Abu Dhabi Stem Cell Center and Yas clinic Khalifa City. He was also first speaker to quick off this webinar, with his presentation "Advances in the Classification and Therapy of Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia".
He was followed by Dr. Esther Natalie Oliva with her presentation "Patient-Reported Outcomes in Myelodysplastic Syndromes". She earned degrees in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Messina, Italy.
The third presentation was held by Prof. Dr. Tsukuru Umemura with his presentation "The Signatures of Circulating Extracellular Vesicles in Hematological Diseases". He is professor at the International University of Health and Welfare and Director of Clinical Laboratory at the Kouhoukai Takagi Hosiptal.
The presentations were followed by a Q&A and a discussion, moderated by the Chair Prof. Dr. Rupert Handgretinger. The webinar was offered via Zoom and required registration to attend. The full recording can be found here on Sciforum website. In order to stay updated on the next webinars on Clinical Medicine be sure to sign up for our newsletter by clicking on “Subscribe” at the top of the page.
Guest Editor: Prof. Dr. Rupert Handgretinger
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2021)
Myelodysplastic Syndrome: Recent Advances and Future Directions
Guest Editor: Dr. Esther Natalie Oliva
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 July 2022
New Approaches to the Diagnosis and Management of Anemia and Malaria
Guest Editor: Prof. Dr. Tsukuru Umemura
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 July 2022