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Clinical Hematology, Edited by Neal S. Young, Stanton L. Gerson and Katherine A. High. Mosby Elsvier, ISBN 0-323-01908-0

Schedule

SESSION	DATE	TOPIC (FORMAT)	LECTURER	READING & DOWNLOADS

1	1/28/08	Historical Overview	Chang

2	1/28/08	Bone marrow microenvironment/Hematopoiesis	Chang

3	1/28/08	Techniques relevant to hematological disorders	Fernandes

4	1/28/08	Basic Biology of Hematopoietic stem cells	Rameshwar

5	1/28/08	Common lymphoid/myeloid progenitors	Rameshwar

6	2/4/08	Acute myeloid leukemias	Harrison

7	2/4/08	Acute lymphoid leukemia	Harrison

8	2/4/08	Chronic myeloproliferative disorders	Harrison

9	2/4/08	Chronic lymphoproliferative leukemias	Harrison

10	2/111/08	Plasma cell dyscrasias: - Myeloma - Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia	Bryan

	2/18/08	EXAM 1

11	2/25/08	Lymphomas - Hodgkins - Non-hodgkins	Chang

12	2/25/08	Myelofibrosis	Chang

13	3/3/08	Aplastic anemia - Pathophysiology -Treatment (Immunsuppression and transplantation)	Srinivas

14	3/3/08	Pure red cell aplasia	Srinivas

15	3/3/08	Diamond Blackfan anemia	Srinivas

	3/10/08	EXAM 2

16	3/17/08	Paroxysmal noctural hemaglobinuria (PNH)	Chang

17	3/17/08	Drug related granulocytopenia & thrombocytopenia	Chang

18	3/24/08	Myelodysplasia	Harrison

19	3/24/08	The art and science of stem cell therapy	Rowley

20	3/24/08	Stem cell biology from a clinician's viewpoint	Rowley

	3/31/08	EXAM 3

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