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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