GWG Board Members
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Affiliation
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| Vito Imbasciani (ex-officio) |
ICOC Chairman |
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| Dan Bernal |
ICOC Patient Advocate – HIV/AIDS |
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| Mark Fischer-Colbrie |
ICOC Patient Advocate – Type 1 Diabetes |
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| Elena Flowers |
ICOC Nurse – Genetics in Clinical Practice |
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| David Higgins |
ICOC Patient Advocate – Parkinson’s Disease |
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| Christine Miaskowski |
ICOC Nurse – Clinical Trial Management |
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| Marvin Southard |
ICOC Patient Advocate – Mental Health Conditions |
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Scientists
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Affiliation
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Expertise
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| Renato J. Aguilera |
Border Biomedical Research Center |
Anti-Cancer Drug Discovery |
| Theresa Alenghat |
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center |
Mucosal Immunity, Epithelial Biology, Microbiota, Inflammatory Bowel Disease |
| Julie Allickson |
Mayo Clinic |
Quality Assurance/Control, Regulatory Affairs, Process Development and GMP Manufacturing |
| Zhiqiang An |
University of Texas Health Science Center |
Discovery and Development of Therapeutic Antibodies for Infectious Disease and Cancer |
| Nicholas Andersen |
Duke University |
Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Pediatric Cardiology |
| Stewart Anderson |
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia |
Mechanisms of Neurodevelopmental & Neuropsychiatric Disorders |
| Brenda Andrews |
University of Toronto |
Genomics; Phenomics: Cell Cycle Regulated Transcription |
| Ali Syed Arbab |
Augusta University |
Imaging-based Studies in Oncology |
| Deborah K. Armstrong |
Johns Hopkins University |
Ovarian, Breast Cancer and Gynecologic Cancer Clinical Trials; Genetics of Familial Breast and Ovarian Cancer |
| Zoe Arvanitakis |
Rush University |
Geriatric Neurology, Neuroscience, Epidemiology of Cognitive Aging |
| Nazem Atassi |
Massachusetts General Hospital |
Translational Research and Clinical trials in Neurodegenerative Disorders |
| Alex Bailey |
Tern Therapeutics |
Nonclinical Regulatory; Pharmacology/Toxicology; Cell and Gene Therapy |
| Andrew Baker |
University of Edinburgh |
Cardiovascular Disease; Gene and Cell Therapy |
| John Balchunas |
National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals |
Academic/Industry Partnerships & Workforce Development |
| Roger A. Barker |
University of Cambridge |
Cell & Gene Therapies for Neurodegenerative Disease |
| Julia Barrett |
Barrett BioPharm Consulting |
Clinical Consultant; Regulatory |
| Amelia Bartholomew |
University of Illinois |
Hematopoietic & Mesenchymal Stem Cells; Transplantation Tolerance; Solid Organ Transplantation |
| Shirley Bartido |
Takeda Pharmaceuticals |
Regulatory Affairs, Cell Therapy Oncology |
| Daniel Bauer |
Harvard Medical School |
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology; Therapeutic Genome Editing |
| Steven Bauer |
Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine |
Regulatory Affairs & Product Development |
| Alexey Bersenev |
Yale University |
CAR-T Cell Manufacturing; Hematopoietic Stem Cells; Immunotherapy |
| Mick Bhatia |
McMaster University |
Somatic & Pluripotent Stem Cell Development; Hematopoiesis |
| Elizabeth Bhoj |
University of Pennsylvania |
Genetic Studies of Novel Pediatric Syndromes |
| Vijay Bhoj |
University of Pennsylvania |
Cellular Immunotherapy & Transfusion Medicine |
| Susan Bonner-Weir |
Joslin Diabetes Center |
Islet Biology and Beta Cell Replacement |
| Christopher Bono |
Harvard Medical School |
Spine Surgery; Cervical & Lumbar Degenerative Disorders; Evidence-Based Medicine |
| Cesar Borlongan |
University of South Florida |
Cell Therapy for Brain Disorders Including Stroke and Neonatal Ischemic Injury |
| Michael E. Boulton |
University of Alabama School of Medicine |
Retinal Disease; Stem Cell Biology |
| Kenneth Brayman |
University of Virginia Health System |
Diabetes; Kidney & Islet Transplantation; Peripheral Vascular Disease |
| Kristen Brennand |
Yale University School of Medicine |
Mechanistic Studies of Psychiatric Disorders |
| Christopher K. Breuer |
Stanford Nationwide Children’s Hospital |
Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering |
| Ali H. Brivanlou |
The Rockefeller University |
Cell Fate Determination in Early Human Embryogenesis |
| Ruby Broadway |
Dillard University |
Molecular Biology and Developmental Biochemistry |
| Ulrich Broeckel |
Medical College of Wisconsin |
Genetics & Cardiovascular Disease; Pharmacogenetics; iPSC Modeling |
| Samuel M. Brown |
University of Utah |
Critical Care for Covid-19, ARDS, Sepsis, Acute Lung Injury |
| Patrik Brundin |
Roche |
Parkinson’s Disease Pathogenesis; Therapeutic Neural Transplantation |
| Rebecca Buckley |
Duke University |
Pediatric Immunology; Stem Cell Transplantation for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency; Immune Cell Development |
| Jeff W. M. Bulte |
John Hopkins University |
Molecular & Cellular Imaging, Cell Tracking |
| Alexandra Capela |
Vita Therapeutics |
Nonclinical Research Regulatory Affairs |
| Joy Cavagnaro |
Access BIO |
Regulatory; Preclinical Development; Cell & Gene Therapy |
| John M. Centanni |
Coya Therapeutics, Inc. |
Nonclinical Research Regulatory Affairs |
| Ellie Chabi |
Hanall Biopharma |
Ophthalmology and Neuroscience; Clinical Development |
| Rudra Channappanavar |
Oklahoma State University |
Protective and Pathogenic Immune Response in Viral Lung Infections |
| Linzhao Cheng |
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine |
Stem Cell Models for Hematopoiesis and Blood Diseases; Gene Editing |
| Jose B. Cibelli |
Michigan State University |
Cellular Reprogramming; Stem Cell Biology; Pluripotency |
| Francesca Cicchetti |
Université Laval |
Neurodegenerative Disorders; Therapeutic Development; Stem Cell Therapies |
| Alice Luo Clayton |
National Institutes of Health |
Planning & Implementation of Neuroscience Initiatives |
| Diana M. Colleluori |
Biologics Consulting |
Cell & Gene Therapy Manufacturing |
| Elizabeth Connick |
University of Arizona |
HIV Immunopathogenesis, HIV-related Cardiovascular Disease, HIV in Women |
| Kareen L.K. Coulombe |
Brown University |
Cardiovascular Health & Regeneration |
| Chad Cowan |
Harvard University |
Stem Cell Biology, In vitro Models of Disease |
| Charles S. Cox, Jr. |
University of Texas Medical School at Houston |
Surgical Approaches to Pediatric Trauma & Neurological Injury |
| Dennis Crawford |
Oregon Health & Science University |
Orthopedic Surgery; ACL Reconstruction |
| Linda Custer |
Tarveda Therapeutics |
Clinical Operations; Biostatistics; Clinical Trial Design |
| Corey Cutler |
Harvard Medical School |
Hematology/Oncology; Cancer Immunology; Stem Cell Transplantation |
| Margot Damaser |
Cleveland Clinic |
Female Pelvic Dysfunction; Urinary & Fecal Incontinence; Pelvic Organ Prolapse |
| Cosimo De Bari |
University of Aberdeen |
Skeletal Repair; Potency Assays; Arthritis |
| Willard H. Dere |
University of Utah Health Sciences |
Endocrinology; Osteoporosis; Clinical Drug Development |
| Allan Dietz |
Mayo Clinic |
Academic GMP Facilities & Workforce Development; Process & Product Development for Cell Therapies |
| John F. DiPersio |
Washington University, St. Louis |
Fundamental and Translational Studies of HSC Biology |
| Daniel A. Doherty |
Washington University, St. Louis |
Genetic Studies of Pediatric Neurologic Syndromes |
| Christopher “Chip” Doig |
University of Calgary |
Critical Care Medicine, Multisite Clinical Trials & Community Health |
| Erin Dolan |
University of Georgia |
STEM Undergraduate Education and Mentorship Research |
| Mari-Lynn Drainoni |
Boston University |
Implementation Science |
| Douglas C. Eaton |
Emory University |
Cellular Signaling Mechanisms |
| James Ellis |
The Hospital for Sick Children |
Vector Development; Reprogramming; iPSC Banking; Rett Syndrome; Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Cardiomyopathies, and Post-transcriptional Regulation |
| Todd Evans |
Weill Cornell Medicine |
Developmental & Molecular Biology |
| Andrew Fesnak |
University of Pennsylvania |
Academic GMP Facilities |
| Alan Flake |
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia |
In utero Cell & Gene Therapy; Pediatric Surgery |
| Thomas B. Freeman |
University of South Florida |
Neural Transplantation; Neurodegenerative Disorders; Spine Surgery |
| Kimberly Fulda |
North Texas Primary Care Practice-Based Research Network (NorTex) |
Community-based Clinical Research & Health Disparities |
| Mark Furth |
Fibrolamellar Cancer Foundation |
Fetal & Adult Stem Cells in Regenerative Medicine |
| Chris Gaiteri |
SUNY Upstate |
Systems Biology of Aging |
| Adrian Gee |
Baylor College of Medicine |
Cellular Therapy and Viral Vector Manufacturing; Regulatory Affairs |
| Rachel Gibson |
University of Adelaide |
Chemotherapy-Induced Mucositis; Gut Microbiome |
| Matthew J. Girgenti |
Yale School of Medicine |
Neurobiology of Stress-related Psychiatric Disorders |
| Jonathan Glass |
Emory University |
Neuromuscular Disorders; Peripheral Neuropathies; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
| Melissa Goddard |
Independent Consultant |
Development of Tools and Treatments for Neuromuscular Diseases |
| Kevin Gregory-Evans |
University of British Columbia |
Ophthalmology; Tissue Engineering; Molecular Genetics |
| May Griffith |
University of Montreal |
Biomaterials; Cornea Regeneration and Transplantation |
| Bambi Grilley |
Baylor College of Medicine |
Clinical & Nonclinical Research Regulatory Affairs |
| James Guest |
Miller School of Medicine; Miami Project to Cure Paralysis |
CNS Injury; Spinal Cord Injury; Biologic, Small Molecule and Cellular Therapeutics |
| Kurt C. Gunter |
Inozyme |
Product Development & Clinical Research Regulatory Affairs |
| Timothy Hacker |
University of Wisconsin |
Cardiovascular Disease; Preclinical Models of Disease |
| Patrick J. Hanley |
Children’s National Health System |
Academic GMP Facilities & Workforce Development; Development, Manufacture, Quality, and Testing of Novel Cellular Therapies |
| Brian Harfe |
University of Florida |
Developmental Biology and Genetics; Science Education |
| Franz Hefti |
Prevail Therapeutics |
Drug Development; Neuroscience (AD) |
| Shelly Heimfeld |
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center |
Cellular Therapy Related to CMC Activities; Regulatory Strategies |
| Mary Beth Henderson |
RCRI, Inc. |
Medical Device Regulatory and Quality System |
| Anna Herland |
Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm |
Metabolic & Immune Interactions in the Neurovascular Unit |
| Helen Heslop |
Baylor College of Medicine |
Hematologic Malignancies; Adaptive Immunotherapies; Multisite Trials |
| Julian Hiscox |
University of Liverpool |
Infection Biology and Microbiomes, RNA Sequencing and Proteomics |
| Anthony Hollander |
University of Liverpool |
Stem Cell Biology; Cartilage Biology; Tissue Engineering |
| Gloria Huang |
Yale School of Medicine |
Prevention & Treatment of Gynecologic Cancers |
| Clark T. Hung |
Columbia University |
Mechanobiology of Cartilage, Tissue Engineering |
| Ole Isacson |
Harvard University |
Neurodegenerative Disease (PD, HD); Neuroregeneration |
| Marc K. Jenkins |
University of Minnesota |
T Cell Biology; Vaccines & Autoimmunity; in vivo Imaging |
| Jane E. Johnson |
UT Southwestern Medical Center |
Developing Neural Tissues & Neuroendocrine Tumors |
| Sadik Kassim |
Danaher |
Cancer Immunotherapy; CAR-T Cell Process Development; AAV Gene Therapy |
| Christine Kay |
Vitreoretinal Associates |
Ophthalmologist, Vitreoretinal Surgeon, Ocular Gene Therapy |
| Douglas A. Kerr |
Generation Bio |
Therapeutic Development for Neurologic Disease & Injury |
| Vassilis E. Koliatsos |
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine |
Therapeutic Approaches to CNS Injury & Disease |
| Darrell Kotton |
Boston University |
Stem Cell & Gene Therapy; Lung Developmental Biology; Pulmonary Medicine |
| Anna Krasnodembskaya |
Queen’s University Belfast |
MSC Based Therapies for ARDS |
| Seraphin Kuate |
Bristol Myers Squibb |
CMC Regulatory Affairs |
| Karoline Kuchenbäcker |
University College London |
Genetic Risk for Psychosis & Mood Disorders |
| Andrew Kung |
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center |
Pediatric Cancers; Cancer Genomics, Precision Medicine; Tumor Biology |
| Daniel Kuritzkes |
Harvard Medical School |
HIV-1 Persistence and Eradication; Resistance to Antiretroviral Drugs; Viral Fitness; Viral Tropism |
| Joanne Kurtzberg |
Duke University |
HSCT, Cord Blood, and Tissue Cellular Therapies |
| Robert H. Kutner |
Biologics Consulting |
Process and Analytical Development; Academic Core Facilities |
| John Lake |
University of Minnesota |
Liver, Solid Organ Transplantation |
| Jane Larkindale |
PepGen |
Neuromuscular Disease; Patient Outreach; Venture Philanthropy |
| Dean Lee |
Nationwide Children’s Hospital |
Hematology/Oncology; Immunotherapy; Cell Therapy |
| Xiaojun Lance Lian |
Pennsylvania State University |
Stem cell differentiation and genome editing for diabetes and cardiovascular disease |
| Russell Lonser |
Ohio State University |
Neurosurgery; Drug Delivery; Neural Disorders; Neuro-oncology |
| Christian Lorson |
University of Missouri |
Alternative Splicing; Spinal Muscular Atrophy; Gene Therapy |
| Anthony Lubiniecki |
AL Associates, LLC |
CMC Regulatory Affairs |
| Carrie Lucas |
Yale School of Medicine |
Basic & Translational Immunology |
| Premal Lulla |
Baylor College of Medicine |
Hematology-Oncology, Transplant and Cellular Therapy |
| Nadya Lumelsky |
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, NIH |
Tissue Engineering; Regenerative Medicine; Stem Cells; Bioengineering; Musculoskeletal Tissues |
| Troy Lund |
University of Minnesota |
Pediatric Blood and Bone Marrow Transplantation; Inherited Metabolic Diseases |
| Terry Magnuson |
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill |
Mouse Genetics, Genomics, Chromatin Remodeling |
| Pradeep P.A. Mammen |
University of Kansas Medical Center |
Cardiomyopathies; Heart Failure & Cardiac Support; Heart Transplant Medicine |
| Hai-Quan Mao |
Johns Hopkins University |
Biomaterials; Nanotechnology; Drug/Gene Delivery; Regenerative Engineering; Stem Cell Delivery |
| William Matsui |
University of Texas at Austin |
Cancer and Cancer Stem Cells |
| Marcela V. Maus |
Massachusetts General Hospital |
Immunotherapy for Cancer |
| Margot Mayer-Proschel |
University of Rochester |
Neuroscience; Developmental Biology |
| Christopher Mayhew |
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center |
Pluripotent Stem Cells, Organoids |
| Richard T. Maziarz |
Oregon Health and Science University |
Blood & Marrow Transplant, Cellular Therapy |
| Pauline McEwan |
AdvancedBio Consulting |
Nonclinical Regulatory Affairs: Biologics, Small Molecules & Combination Products |
| David McKenna |
University of Minnesota |
Development of Cellular-Based Therapies; GMP Manufacturing of Adult and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells and Immune Cells |
| Christopher Mecoli |
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine |
Clinical Rheumatology, Novel Treatments for Scleroderma |
| Samir Mehta |
University of Pennsylvania |
Orthopaedic Trauma; Fractures; Articular Cartilage Injury |
| Alexander Meissner |
Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics |
Stem Cell Biology; Epigenetic and Cellular Reprogramming |
| Jan Joseph Melenhorst |
Cleveland Clinic |
Gene & CAR T Cell Therapy Development |
| Ivar Mendez |
University of Saskatchewan |
Neurosurgery; Brain Repair; Stem Cells; Surgical Robotics |
| Usha Menon |
University of South Florida |
Health Equity; Health Disparities; Precision Medicine; Community Engagement; Implementation Science |
| Leonid E. Metelitsa |
Baylor College of Medicine |
Solid Cancer Immunotherapy, NK T-Cell Biology |
| Guo-li Ming |
University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine |
Cellular/Molecular Biology of Neurodevelopment & Neurologic Disease |
| Shoukrhat Mitalipov |
Oregon Heath & Sciences University |
Gamete, Embryo & PSC Biology |
| Jennifer Moore |
Sampled |
Generation, Banking, QC and Editing of iPSCs; Human Cell and Data Repositories and Resources |
| Manal Morsy |
Athersys |
Clinical Regulatory Affairs |
| Christine Mummery |
Leiden University Medical Center |
Pluripotency & Differentiation to Cardiovascular Lineages |
| Michael Murphy |
Indiana University School of Medicine |
Vascular Surgery; Cardiovascular Cell Therapy |
| Adora Ndu |
BridgeBio Pharma |
Regulatory Affairs & Product Development |
| Ralda Nehme |
Broad Institute |
Genetic & Cellular Basis of Neuropsychiatric Disorders |
| Ulrik Nielsen |
Volnay Therapeutics |
Cancer Immunotherapy; Adoptive T-Cell Therapy |
| Laura E. Niklason |
Yale School of Medicine |
Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Tissue Engineering; Blood Vessels |
| Mark Noble |
University of Rochester |
Nervous System Precursors; Nervous System Injury; Cancer; Lysosomal Storage Diseases; Drug Discovery |
| Scott Noggle |
The New York Stem Cell Foundation |
High Throughput Automated Systems for Stem Cell Derivation and Differentiation; Neurodegenerative Disease Models |
| M. Cristina Nostro |
University of Toronto |
Pancreas Development, Type 1 Diabetes & Beta Cell Replacement |
| Anna O’Connell |
Independent Consultant |
Biology and Biomedical Sciences Undergraduate and Graduate Mentor/Mentee Training and Professional Development |
| Cecilia O’Kane |
Queen’s University Belfast |
ARDS; Biologic and Cell Therapies for Lung Infection and Inflammation |
| Travis Osterman |
Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
Medical Oncology, Clinical Informatics |
| Sean Palecek |
University of Wisconsin |
Pluripotent Stem Cell Biology; Cardiovascular and Neurovascular Differentiation |
| Peter Palese |
Icahn School of Medicine |
Microbiology, RNA Viruses, Vaccine Development |
| Nancy Parenteau |
Ingenium BioTherapy Corpporation |
Biotechnology; Biological Products; Drug Development |
| Malin Parmar |
Lund University |
Neurodegeneration & Parkinson’s Disease |
| David Pepperl |
Biologics Consulting |
Regulatory (Pharmacology/Toxicology) |
| Martin Pera |
The Jackson Laboratory |
Pluripotent Stem Cell Biology; Disease Modeling |
| William H. Peranteau |
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia |
Fetal, Neonatal, and Pediatric Surgery |
| Rita Perlingeiro |
University of Minnesota |
Lineage-Specific Differentiation (Skeletal); Genetic Correction of Disease |
| Tom Petersen |
United Therapeutics |
Exosomes & Tissue Engineering for Lung Diseases |
| Marija Petrinovic |
King’s College London |
Circuits and Disease Mechanisms in Neurodevelopment |
| Anne Plant |
National Institute of Standards and Technology |
Quality/Analytics; Characterization of Cell-Based Therapies; Predictive Understanding of Complex Biological Processes |
| Renato Polimanti |
Yale University |
Predisposition to Psychiatric, Behavioral & Other Complex Traits |
| Seth Pollack |
Northwestern University |
Cancer Immunotherapy |
| Avery Posey |
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine |
Gene-engineered and Gene-edited T-cell Therapies |
| Thomas J. Povsic |
Duke University Medical Center |
Cardiovascular Disease; Cell Therapy; Clinical Trial Design |
| M. Sue Preston |
Bioaesthetics |
Regulatory & Quality Strategy for Biopharmaceuticals |
| Shondra Pruett-Miller |
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital |
Genome Editing Technologies, Disease Modeling in iPSCs, Preclinical Animal Models, Shared Resources |
| Rajiv Raja |
AstraZeneca |
Biomarker Development, Translational Genomics |
| Theodore Rasmussen |
University of Connecticut |
Epigenetics in Pluripotent Cells; Teratology; Disease Models; Directed Differentiation; Reproductive Biology; Pharmaceutical Research |
| R. Keith Reeves |
Duke University |
Innate Immune Response to Infectious Disease |
| Jerome Ritz |
Harvard Medical School |
Academic GMP Facilities; Cancer Immunology and Stem Cell Transplantation |
| Isabelle Rivière |
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center |
Academic GMP Facilities; Cell & Gene Therapy Manufacturing & Process Development |
| Jared Roach |
Institute for Systems Biology |
Systems Biology |
| Allan Robins |
Independent Consultant |
Cell Manufacturing and Process Development; Pluripotent Stem Cells; Cell Therapy Product Development |
| Isaac R. Rodriguez-Chavez |
4Biosolutions |
Scientific, Clinical, Regulatory Affairs and Digital Medicine |
| Frank W. Rockhold |
Duke University |
Biostatistics; Clinical Trial Design; Data Monitoring |
| Mauricio Rojas |
Ohio State College of Medicine |
Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Acute/Chronic Lung Injury; Aging |
| Martha Rook |
Delcath Systems, Inc. |
Cell and Gene Therapy Manufacturing; Diagnostics Development |
| Checo J. Rorie |
North Carolina A&T State University |
Cancer Genetics, Cell Biology & Toxicology |
| Janet Rossant |
The Hospital for Sick Children |
Developmental & Stem Cell Biology |
| Anne Rosser |
Cardiff University |
CNS Regeneration (HD, PD) |
| Rayne H. Rouce |
Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Cancer Center |
Clinical and Translational Immunotherapies |
| Gordon D. Rubenfeld |
University of Toronto |
Clinical Epidemiology, Comparative Outcomes Research, Critical Care |
| Josh Rubin |
Washington University in St. Louis |
Pediatric Brain Tumors; Brain Development Mechanisms & Tumorigenesis |
| Heidi V. Russell |
UTHealth Houston |
Pediatric Hematology & Oncology, Trials and Trial Costs |
| Steven Russell |
Massachusetts General Hospital |
Diabetes Research |
| Amy Ryan |
University of Iowa |
Stem Cell Models of Lung Development & Disease |
| Hesham Sadek |
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center |
Cardiac & Hematopoietic Stem Cell Biology; Metabolomics; Microenvironment |
| Michel Sadelain |
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center |
Gene Therapy; Bone Marrow Transplant; Immunology; Cancer |
| Jacqueline Sagen |
University of Miami |
Neural Transplantation; Axonal Regrowth; Chronic Pain Syndromes |
| Krishanu Saha |
University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Gene Editing, Biomanufacturing, Disease Modeling and Reprogramming |
| Vijay Sankaran |
Harvard Medical School |
Genetic Variation in Hematopoiesis and Blood Diseases |
| Daniel Saris |
Mayo Clinic |
Orthopedic Surgery, Knee Surgery, Stem Cell Technologies for Degenerative Disease |
| John-Michael Sauer |
Escape Bio |
Toxicology, Pharmacology, Drug Discovery & Development |
| Elias Sayour |
University of Florida |
Pediatric Oncology; Cancer Immunotherapy |
| Hans Robert Schöler |
Max Plank Institute for Molecular Biomedicine |
Stem Cell Pluripotency & Germline Development |
| James Schwob |
Tufts University |
Neural Development; Olfactory Projection; Neurogenesis |
| Christopher Scull |
Scull Bio |
Nonclinical Research Regulatory Affairs |
| Michael Sefton |
University of Toronto |
Tissue Engineering; Biomaterials; Vascularization |
| Akshay Sharma |
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital |
Therapeutic Approaches to Hematological Conditions |
| Rohini Sharma |
Imperial College London |
Medical Oncology; Clinical Pharmacology |
| Beth Shaz |
Duke University |
Academic GMP Facilities; Transfusion Medicine and Cell Therapies |
| Erica Shelton |
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) |
Health Services Research |
| Fraser Sim |
SUNY University at Buffalo |
Therapeutic Approaches to Demyelinating Disorders |
| Paul Simmons |
Mesoblast |
Hematopoiesis; Mesenchymal Stem Cells |
| Ilyas Singec |
FUJIFILM Cellular Dynamics |
Human Pluripotent Stem Cells for Translational Research and Neurological Disease |
| Julia Skapik |
Neighborhood Health of Virginia |
Dissemination & Implementation Science |
| Nathaniel Smilowitz |
NYU Langone Health |
Interventional Cardiology; Cardiovascular Disease |
| Kim Smith-Whitley |
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia |
Pediatric Hematology; Sickle Cell Disease |
| Vernon K. Sondak |
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute |
Melanoma; Cutaneous Oncology |
| Allen M. Spiegel |
Albert Einstein College of Medicine |
Signal Transduction; Diseases of Extracellular Calcium/Phosphate; Metabolism; Diabetes; Obesity; Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes |
| Clifford J. Steer |
University of Minnesota |
Clinical Hepatology, Liver Regeneration & Genetic Therapy |
| John (JJ) Strouse |
Duke University |
Pediatric Hematology, Sickle Cell Disease |
| Alan Sugar |
University of Michigan Health |
Corneal Diseases & Transplantation |
| Megan Sykes |
Columbia University |
Bone Marrow Transplantation; Transplantation Immunology |
| Viviane Tabar |
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center |
Neurosurgery; Brain Tumors; Pluripotent & Neural Stem Cell Biology; Stem Cell Therapy |
| Takanori Takebe |
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center |
Organoid Models & Therapeutic Applications for Liver Disease |
| Doris Taylor |
RegenMedix Consulting LLC |
Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine & Organ Transplantation; Women’s Health |
| Monica S. Thakar |
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center |
Immunotherapy for Cancer and Non-Malignant Diseases |
| Paul G. Thomas |
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital |
Immunology, Influenza, T Cell Receptor Repertoires |
| Alice Anna Tomei |
University of Miami |
Cell and Tissue Engineering, Biomaterials, Type-1 Diabetes, Autoimmunity |
| Jay H. Traverse |
University of Minnesota |
Stem Cell Therapy for Cardiovascular Disease |
| George A. Truskey |
Duke University |
Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering; Stem Cells; Cell Mechanics |
| Stefan G. Tullius |
Brigham and Women’s Hospital |
Regenerative Approaches in Transplantation Surgery |
| Ludovic Vallier |
Berlin Institute of Health |
Pluripotent Stem Cell Biology; Endoderm; iPSC Modeling of Liver & Metabolic Disease |
| Jamboor Vishwanatha |
University of North Texas Health Science Center |
Education and Community Outreach for Underrepresented Groups in Biomedicine, Health Disparity Research |
| Richard Wade-Martins |
University of Oxford |
Molecular Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration; Gene Therapy |
| Amy Wagers |
Harvard University |
Hematopoietic & Skeletal Muscle Stem Cells; Aging |
| John E. Wagner |
University of Minnesota |
Lympho-Hematopoietic Disorders; Bone Marrow Transplantation; Cord Blood |
| Karen Walker |
Kyverna Therapeutics |
Industry CDMO/Industry Manufacturing; Technical Development and Manufacturing for Cell and Gene Therapies |
| Edmund Waller |
Emory University |
Hematology and Medical Oncology; Stem Cell Transplantation; Transplant Outcomes Research |
| Darin Weber |
ProKidney |
Regulatory (CMC; Device; Cell Therapy) |
| Mitchell J. Weiss |
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital |
Hematology; Genome Editing; Developmental Hematopoiesis; Hemaglobinopathies |
| Theresa Whiteside |
University of Pittsburgh |
Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy; Cellular Therapy, Immunoregulation; Immunopathology |
| Thomas Martin Wilkie |
UT Southwestern Medical Center |
G Protein Signaling in Development and Cancer |
| Michelle LeRoux Williams |
Independent Consultant |
Clinical & Preclinical Development for Cell Therapies; Regulatory Affairs |
| Carolyn A. Wilson |
George Mason University |
CMC Regulatory Affairs |
| Barbara Wirostko |
University of Utah |
Ophthalmology; Glaucoma; Clinical Development |
| Robin Wright |
University of Minnesota |
Cell Biology; STEM Education |
| Letisha R. Wyatt |
Oregon Health & Science University |
CNS Purinergic Signaling |
| Wenli Yang |
University of Pennsylvania |
PSC Models of Human Disease; Diabetes |
| Tracy Young-Pearse |
Brigham and Women’s Hospital / Harvard Medical School |
Cellular/Molecular Biology of Neurologic Disorders |
| Ting Zhou |
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center |
PSC Gene Editing and Screens; Aging and Cardiovascular Disease |
| Wolfram-Hubertus Zimmerman |
University Medical Center Göttingen |
Systems Biology Studies of Heart, Brain, and Skeletal Muscle |
| JC Zúñiga-Pflücker |
University of Toronto |
T Cell Development, Hematopoiesis, Thymus Biology, Notch Signaling |
| Thomas Zwaka |
Mount Sinai School of Medicine |
Stem Cell Biology, Molecular Genetics |
