Conference Faculty 2025

 

Course Director

Michael Bishop, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Jonas Center for Cellular Therapy
University of Chicago Medicine

 

 
 
 

KeyNote Speaker

Katy Rezvani, MD, PhD
VP and Head of the MDACC Cell Therapy Institute for Innovation and Discovery
Professor of Medicine
Sally Cooper Murray Endowed Chair in Cancer Research
Medical Director of the MD Anderson GMP and Cell Therapy Laboratory
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center


Mariam Nawas, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Chicago Medicine

Toyosi Odenike, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Leukemia Program
University of Chicago Medicine

Anand Patel, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Chicago Medicine

Peter Riedell, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Chicago Medicine

Brooke C. Rixon, MHA
Assistant Director, Stem Cell
Transplant, Cellular Therapy and
Advanced Hematology
University of Chicago Medicine

Alexandra Rojek, MD
Fellow, Hematology/Oncology
University of Chicago Medicine

Gregory Roloff, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Chicago Medicine

Sarvnaz Sadrameli, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
University of Chicago Medicine

Sonali Smith, MD
Elwood V. Jensen Professor in Medicine
Chief, Section of Hematology & Oncology
University of Chicago Medicine

Elizabeth Zerante, MS, AGACNP-BC
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
University of Chicago Medicine

Emily Bauer
University of Chicago Medicine

Jennifer Collins, PharmD, BCOP
Residency Director, PGY2 Oncology
Clinical Pharmacy Coordinator 
University of Chicago Medicine

Jennifer Cooperrider, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Chicago Medicine

Benjamin Derman, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Chicago Medicine

Adam DuVall, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Chicago Medicine

Jacklyn Gideon, MSN, AGNP-BC
University of Chicago Medicine

Alisa Heitman, MSN, NP-C
University of Chicago Medicine

Andrzej Jakubowiak, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Myeloma Program
University of Chicago Medicine

Kaitlin Kelly, PharmD, BCOP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
University of Chicago Medicine

Justin Kline, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Lymphoma Program
University of Chicago Medicine

Rafael Madero-Marroquin, MD
Fellow, Hematology/Oncology
University of Chicago Medicine

Mylove Mortel, MSPH, RN, OCN
Director, Stem Cell Transplant,
Cellular Therapy and Advanced
Hematology
University of Chicago Medicine

 

Faculty Disclosure

 

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