Dr. Michael H. Creer is a graduate of the University of Utah College of Medicine. He completed his residency and fellowship training in the Departments of Laboratory Medicine and Cardiology at Washington University in St. Louis where he remained for several years as an Assistant Research Professor engaged in basic research. He later joined the faculty at St. Louis University as Director of the Division of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Director of the St. Louis University Cord Blood Bank where he developed a keen interest in Cryobiology and Cryopreservation techniques and is Chief Editor of the AABB publication entitled Practical Handbook of Cellular Therapy Cryopreservation. He is currently the Laurence M. Demers Distinguished Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Division Chief of Laboratory Medicine, Director of Clinical Laboratories and Vice Chair of Laboratory Operations at Penn State University Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, PA.