The International Society for Experimental Hematology’s (ISEH) 53rd Annual Scientific Meeting will be held 29 August – 01 September 2024 at the Sheraton Grand Chicago in Chicago, IL. Through this R13 application, ISEH seeks support for young investigator attendance and participation in its 2024 scientific meeting. Our scientific program highlights talks on basic, translational and clinical hematology. The meeting is structured to include one day of pre-meeting workshops for PhD students, postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty, followed by three days of world-leading scientific talks and networking activities for all attendees. Scientific talks include a combination of invited speakers and oral abstract presentations featuring the latest scientific achievements and unpublished research. The ISEH Scientific Programming Committee intentionally includes world-renowned scientists, while also providing opportunities for the field’s rising stars to present for the first time at an international scientific meeting, developing future scientists. In addition to the science, the size and setting of the ISEH meeting creates unmatchable networking opportunities connecting young investigators with prestigious senior faculty to meaningfully discuss research, techniques, technology, publications, and career opportunities in a safe, inclusive and welcoming environment. Early career investigators (PhD students, postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty) accounted for 61% of our attendees in 2023. Our New Investigators and Junior PI Committees guide the development of these activities targeted to junior (new) investigators, which is a critical differentiator of the ISEH meeting. In 2024, ISEH will host activities including a pre-meeting workshop, career development sessions for PhD and Postdocs, a Junior Faculty forum discussion, a new technology session, a meet-the-experts mixer, a Junior Faculty mixer, as well as featured poster presentations and oral presentations. Additional support for young investigators participation includes a travel grant program, in which young investigators can apply for funding to support meeting costs when submitting an abstract to defray costs of attendance at the meeting. It is our goal that these activities fulfill ISEH’s mission to promote the scientific knowledge and clinical application of basic hematology, immunology, stem cell research, cell and gene therapy, and all related aspects through research, publications, discussion, support of young investigators and organization of scientific meetings.