National Bone Marrow Donors Registry named after Vasya Perevoshchikov and Rusfond invite everyone interested to take part in the all-Russian conference dedicated to bone marrow donation and organization of the work of bone marrow donors registries. The conference is held using the Grant of the president of the Russian Federation for the development of civil society, provided by the Presidential grant foundation.

The conference program includes review lectures of the representatives of Russian and international bone marrow donors registries, experts in immunogenetics and histocompatibility, senior professionals of transplant clinics, cell procurement centers, non-profit organizations, engaged in recruitment of volunteers.

Key topics:

• the role of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation from unrelated donors in the treatment of patients with hematological malignancies;
• organization of work of the bone marrow donor registries, established in state institutions, and the registries of non-profit organizations;
• development prospects of NGS method for initial HLA-typing of potential bone marrow donors;
• the first steps in formation of the legal basis for bone marrow donation in Russia;
• the standards of work with potential bone marrow donors: Russian and foreign experience.