The International Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia Foundation (IWMF) has sponsored Young/Junior Investigator Award (YIA) travel/registration grants to the following researchers selected by the Abstract Committee. This award is given to those who have been chosen based on their submitted outstanding research for Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia.

Anne-Marie Becking, MD University of Amsterdam Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Vaishali Bhardwaj, PhD Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
Clotilde Bravetti, MD Sorbonne University, Paris, France
Emilia Cappello, MD University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Signy Chow, MD, MSc, FRCP {c} Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center, Ontario, Canada
Amy Christian, MSc University Hospitals Dorset, Dorset, UK
Nicolo Danesin, MD University of Padua, Padua, Italy
Minghao Dang, PhD MD Anderson, Houston, TX, USA
Annabel de Nettancourt Assistance Publique- Hopitaux de Paris Paris, France
Philippe Decruyenaere, MD Ghent University Hospital Ghent, UK
Irene Dogliotti, MD University of Torino, Torino, Italy
Gianmarco Favrin, MD University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Dylan Gagler, MS NYU Langone NYC, NY, USA
Filip Garbicz, MD Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
Maria Gavriatopoulou, MD National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Alexandros Gkiokas, MD, MSc National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Carmen Gonzalez Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
John Hatcher, PhD Bing Center for Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia Boston, MA, USA
Jahanzaib Khwaja. FRCPath University College London Hospitals NH, London, UK
Amanda Kofides Bing Center for Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia Boston, MA, USA
Pieter Langerhorst, PhD Sanquin Research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Philipp Nakov, MD University Hospital Schleswig Holstein, Kiel, Germany
Andres Ramirez-Gamero, MD Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
Sæmundur Rögnvaldsson, MD, PhD University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
Adam Suleman, MD Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center, Ontario, Canada
Hao Sun, MD Bing Center for Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia Boston, MA, USA
Oliver Tomkins, FRCPath University College London Hospitals NH, London, UK
Nickolas Tsakmaklis Bing Center for Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia Boston, MA, USA
Zuzana Valuskova Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia
J.P.M. (Max) van de Mortel, MD University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Wouter Verhaar University of Amsterdam Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Saurabh Zanwar, MBBS, MD Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

Prague 2024 (IWWM-12)

Prague 2024 Conference Chairs

  • Christian Buske MD, PhD (Ulm University)
  • Jeffrey Matous, MD (Colorado Blood Cancer Institute)
  • Steven Treon, MD, PhD (Dana-Farber)
  • Chris Patterson - Secretariat (Dana-Farber)

The Prague 2024 Scientific Committee members:

Ranjana Advani, MD (USA)
Xinxin Cao, MD (China)
Jorge Castillo, MD (USA)
Ramon Garcia Sanz, MD PhD (Spain)
Moshe Gatt, MD HMO (Israel)
Prashant Kapoor, MD (USA)
Efstathios Kastritis, MD (Greece)
M.J. Kersten, MD PhD AMC (NL)
Merav Leiba, MD (Israel)
Lugui Qiu, MD (China)
Naohiro Sekiguchi, MD, PhD (Japan)
Constantine Tam, MD, FRACP, FRCPA (Aus)
Alessandra Tedeschi, MD (Italy)
Judith Trotman, MD, FRACP, FRCPA (Aus)
Marzia Varettoni, MD (Italy)

New York 2018 (IWWM-10)

New York 2018 Conference Chairs

  • Jorge Castillo, MD (Dana-Farber)
  • Richard Furman, MD (Cornell University)
  • M. Lia Palomba, MD (Memorial Sloan Kettering)
  • Steven Treon, MD, PhD (Dana-Farber)
  • Chris Patterson - Secretariat (Dana-Farber)

The New York 2018 Scientific Committee members:

Ranjana Advani, MD (USA)
Jorge Castillo MD (USA)
Meletios Dimopoulos MD (Greece)
Ramón García-Sanz MD, PhD (Spain)
Zachary Hunter, PhD (USA)
Efstathios Kastritis, MD, PhD (Greece)
Marie Jóse Kersten MD, PhD (Netherlands)
Douglas E Joshua AM (Australia)
Véronique Leblond MD (France)
Giampaolo Merlini MD (Italy)
Roger Owen MD, MRCP, FRCPath (UK)
S.T. Pals, MD, PhD (Netherlands)
Marvin Stone, MD (USA)
Marzia Varretoni, MD (Italy)

New York 2018 (IWWM-10) was held at the New York Marriott Downtown in New York City.

New York Marriott Downtown

Click here to download our New York City visitor's guide

Madrid 2022 (IWWM-11)

Madrid 2022 Conference Chairs

  • Ramon Garcia Sanz MD, PhD (Madrid)
  • Jesus San Miguel, MD, PhD (Madrid)
  • Steven Treon, MD, PhD (USA)
  • Chris Patterson - Secretariat (USA)

The Madrid 2022 Scientific Committee members:

Ranjana Advani, MD (USA)
Jorge Castillo, MD (USA)
Christian Buske MD, PhD (Germany)
Shirley D’Sa, MD, FRCPath (UK)
Meletios Dimopoulos, MD (Greece)
Zachary Hunter, PhD (USA)
Efstathios Kastritis, MD, PhD (Greece)
Marie Jóse Kersten, MD, PhD (Netherlands)
Véronique Leblond, MD (France)
Roger Owen MD, MRCP, FRCPath (UK)
Bruno Paiva, PhD (Spain)
M. Lia Palomba, MD (USA)
Constantine Tam, MD, FRACP, FRCPA (Australia)
Alessandra Tedeschi, MD (Italy)
Judith Trotman, MD, FRACP, FRCPA (Australia)
Marzia Varettoni, MD (Italy)

The Madrid 2022 Young Investigator Award Winners:

Patrizia Mondello, MD, PhD, MSc
Karan Lal Chohan, MD
Melanie Khamyath
Alexandros Gkiokas, MD, MSc
David F. Moreno, MD
Vaishali Bhardwaj, PhD
Joshua Gustine, MPH
Jahanzaib Khwaja
Martina Ferrante
Quentin Lemasson

Amsterdam 2016 (IWWM-9)

Amsterdam 2016 Organizers

  • MJ Kersten MD, Ph.D (U. Amsterdam)
  • Monique Minnema MD, Ph.D (UMC Utrecht)
  • Steven Pals MD, Ph.D (U. Amsterdam)
  • Steven Treon MD, Ph.D (Dana-Farber)
  • Chris Patterson - Secretariat (Dana-Farber)

The Amsterdam 2016 Scientific Committee members:

Stephen Ansell MD, PhD (USA)
Christian Buske MD, PhD (Germany)
Jorge Castillo MD (USA)
Meletios Dimopoulos MD (Greece)
Ramón García-Sanz MD, PhD (Spain)
Marie Jóse Kersten MD, PhD (Netherlands)
Douglas E Joshua AM (Australia)
Véronique Leblond MD (France)
Xavier Leleu MD, PhD (France)
Mary McMaster MD, PhD (USA)
Giampaolo Merlini MD (Italy)
Monique Minnema MD, PhD (Netherlands)
Enrica Morra MD (Italy)
Roger Owen MD, MRCP, FRCPath (UK)
S.T. Pals, MD, PhD (Netherlands)
Linda Pilarski PhD (Canada)
Steven Treon MD PhD (USA)

Click here to download the preliminary program agenda for the 9th International Workshop on WM (IWWM-9).

Registration is closed for this event.

Amsterdam 2016 (IWWM-9) was held at the Renaissance Hotel in Amsterdam.

Renaissance Hotel Amsterdam

Please enjoy this interactive sightseeing map of Amsterdam:

Interactive Map of Amsterdam

Please select the gallery to be viewed. Special thanks to Roger Brown (WMUK) and Bob Manning (Bing Ctr) for contributing to the photos.

IWWM-9 Opening Ceremonies

IWWM-9 Presenters

IWWM-9 Speakers Reception

IWWM-9 Poster Session

IWWM-9 Conference Scenes

IWWM-9 Closing Ceremonies

IWWM-9 Slideshow

The following slide presentations given at the Doctor-Patient Forum can be viewed by clicking the desired presentation:

About the IWMF Carl Harrington

WM Diagnostics, Symptoms, & Treatment Criteria Ramon Garcia-Sanz

Predispositions: Familial & Secondary Cancers Robert Kyle

Biomarkers & Genomic Targets: MYD88 & CXCR4 Zachary Hunter

Disease Morbidities I: PN, Bing-Neel, Renal Monique Minnema

Upfront Treatment Approaches Jorge Castillo

Relapsed Refractory Approaches MJ Kersten

Disease Morbidities II: Amyloid, IgM Related Disorders, Hyperviscosity and Cryos Josephine Vos

Self-Management: Fitness, Supplements, Diet & Fatigue Toni Dubeau