Pathology and Lab Medicine Education Series

Provided by University of Connecticut School of Medicine Office of Community and Continuing Medical Education and the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.

 
Speaker: Laya Soleimanisardoo, MD
Title: Spatial transcriptomic analyses highlight distinct erythroid niches in mice and humans
Date: October 20, 2026
Time: 12:00 - 1:00PM
Location: C2021-Lab Medicine Conference Room
 

Session Attendance Code: QECGOR

Session Learning Objectives:  Participants will (be able to):
1.  Describe the differences in erythroblastic island structure between mice and humans, including the absence of a central macrophage in human bone marrow erythroid clusters.
2.  Compare macrophage-dependent erythroblastic islands in mice with ICAM4-mediated erythroid clusters in humans and explain why findings from mouse models may not apply directly to human erythropoiesis.
3.  Explain how disruption of erythroid clusters and reduced ICAM4 expression relate to ineffective erythropoiesis and anemia in myelodysplastic syndromes, and how these clusters may partially recover after therapy.
Speaker Disclosure Statement: Laya Soleimanisardoo, MD in their role as speaker for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with any ineligible companies that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation that need to be disclosed. There are no relevant financial relationships listed for this individual to be mitigated.  
 
Speaker Off-label Statement: Laya Soleimanisardoo, MD will not be discussing the off-labeled, or investigational use of any product or device. 
 
Speaker AI Statement: Laya Soleimanisardoo, MD has not used AI tools in the preparation of this session.
 
Target Audience: Pathologists, Lab Personnel, Physicians, Residents, Fellows

Accreditation: The University of Connecticut School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Connecticut School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of _ 1 _ AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Conflict of Interest Policy: All faculty members participating in CME activities provided by the University of Connecticut School of Medicine are required to disclose to the program audience any actual or apparent conflict of interest related to the content of their presentations. Program planners have an obligation to resolve any actual conflicts of interest and share with the audience any safeguards put in place to prevent commercial bias from influencing the content.

Activity Directors & Planning Committee Disclosure Statement: Neither the activity director, the activity administrator, nor the planning committee members in their role as planning committee members for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with any ineligible companies that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation that need to be disclosed. There are no relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals to be mitigated.

Commercial Support Statement: This CME activity has no commercial support associated with it.

Session date: 
10/20/2026 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm EDT
Location: 
UConn Health
263 Farmington Avenue
Farmington, CT 06030
United States
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  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 Participation
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