GWG Board Members
|
Affiliation
|
| Vito Imbasciani (ex-officio) |
ICOC Chairman |
| Dan Bernal |
ICOC Patient Advocate – HIV/AIDS |
| Mark Fischer-Colbrie |
ICOC Patient Advocate – Type 1 Diabetes |
| Fred Fisher |
ICOC Patient Advocate – ALS and MS |
| David Higgins |
ICOC Patient Advocate – Parkinson’s Disease |
| Christine Miaskowski |
ICOC Nurse – Clinical Trial Management |
| Marvin Southard |
ICOC Patient Advocate – Mental Health Conditions |
Scientists
|
Affiliation
|
Expertise
|
| Renato Aguilera |
Border Biomedical Research Center |
Anti-Cancer Drug Discovery and Repurposing |
| 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 |
| Brenda Andrews |
University of Toronto |
Genomics; Phenomics: Cell Cycle Regulated Transcription |
| Ali Arbab |
Augusta University |
Imaging; Cell Tracking; Radiology; 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 |
REGENXBIO Inc. |
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 Barker |
University of Cambridge |
Neuroscience; PD; HD; Cell Therapy; Biomarkers, Neurogenesis |
| Julia Barrett |
Greenleaf Health Inc. |
Clinical Consultant; Regulatory |
| Amelia Bartholomew |
University of Illinois |
Hematopoietic & Mesenchymal Stem Cells; Transplantation Tolerance; Solid Organ Transplantation |
| Daniel Bauer |
Harvard Medical School |
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology; Therapeutic Genome Editing |
| Alexey Bersenev |
Yale University |
CAR-T Cell Manufacturing; Hematopoietic Stem Cells; Immunotherapy |
| Mick Bhatia |
McMaster University |
Somatic & Pluripotent Stem Cell Development; Hematopoiesis |
| 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 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 |
| Christopher Breuer |
Nationwide Children’s Hospital |
Pediatric Surgery; Tissue Engineering; Vascular Biology |
| Ali Brivanlou |
The Rockefeller University |
Developmental Biology |
| Ruby Broadway |
Dillard University |
Molecular Biology and Developmental Biochemistry |
| Ulrich Broeckel |
Medical College of Wisconsin |
Genetics & Cardiovascular Disease; Pharmacogenetics; iPSC Modeling |
| Samuel Brown |
University of Utah |
Critical Care, ARDS, Sepsis, Acute Lung Injury |
| Patrik Brundin |
Van Andel Institute |
Neural Transplantation (PD) |
| Rebecca Buckley |
Duke University |
Pediatric Immunology; Stem Cell Transplantation for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency; Immune Cell Development |
| Jeff Bulte |
John Hopkins University |
Cellular Imaging |
| Joy Cavagnaro |
Access BIO |
Regulatory; Preclinical Development; Cell & Gene Therapy |
| John Centanni |
Coya Therapeutics, Inc. |
Regulatory Affairs; Tissue Engineering; Stem Cell Therapy |
| Ellie Chabi |
Hanall Biopharma |
Ophthalmology and Neuroscience; Clinical Development |
| Rudragouda Channappanavar |
University of Tennessee |
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 Cibelli |
Michigan State University |
Cellular Reprogramming; Stem Cell Biology; Pluripotency |
| Francesca Cicchetti |
Université Laval |
Neurodegenerative Disorders; Therapeutic Development; Stem Cell Therapies |
| Diana Colleluori |
Biologics Consulting |
Cell and Gene Therapy Manufacturing |
| Elizabeth Connick |
University of Arizona |
HIV Immunopathogenesis, HIV-related Cardiovascular Disease, HIV in Women |
| Kareen Coulombe |
Brown University |
iPSC-based Models & Engineering Cardiac Tissue |
| Chad Cowan |
Harvard University |
Stem Cell Biology, In vitro Models of Disease |
| Charles Cox, Jr |
University of Texas Medical School at Houston |
Pediatric Trauma; Neurologic Injury; Bio-hybrid Organs; Cardiopulmonary |
| 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 |
| Carol Danielson |
Regulatory Advantage, LLC |
Clinical Regulatory; CMC Regulatory; Cell Therapy, Biologics, & Small Molecule Therapeutics |
| Cosimo De Bari |
University of Aberdeen |
Skeletal Repair; Potency Assays; Arthritis |
| Willard Dere |
University of Utah |
Clinical Development; Endocrine, Bone, & General Medicine Research & Development |
| Allan Dietz |
Mayo Clinic |
Academic GMP Facilities & Workforce Development; Process & Product Development for Cell Therapies |
| John DiPersio |
Washington University School of Medicine |
Leukemias, Bone Marrow Transplantation |
| Daniel Doherty |
University of Washington |
Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics; Neurogenetics; Hindbrain Malformations; Ciliopathies |
| Christopher James Doig |
University of Calgary |
Critical Care Medicine; Multisite Trials; Community Health |
| Erin Dolan |
University of Georgia |
STEM Undergraduate Education and Mentorship Research |
| Boro Dropulic |
Caring Cross |
Lentiviral Vector Technology; HIV/AIDS |
| Douglas 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 Freeman |
University of South Florida |
Neural Transplantation; Neurodegenerative Disorders; Spine Surgery |
| 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 |
| Jonathan D. Glass |
Emory University |
Neuromuscular Disorders; Peripheral Neuropathies (ALS) |
| 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 |
| James Guest |
Miller School of Medicine; Miami Project to Cure Paralysis |
CNS Injury; Spinal Cord Injury; Biologic, Small Molecule and Cellular Therapeutics |
| Kurt Gunter |
Athenex |
Regulatory Affairs, Therapy Development |
| Timothy Hacker |
University of Wisconsin |
Cardiovascular Disease; Preclinical Models of Disease |
| Patrick Hanley |
Children’s National Hospital |
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) |
| Derek Hei |
BlueRock Therapeutics |
Developing Cell and Gene Therapeutics for Clinical Trials; Cell Manufacturing |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Clark Hung |
Columbia University |
Mechanobiology of Cartilage, Tissue Engineering |
| Ole Isacson |
Harvard University |
Neurodegenerative Disease (PD, HD); Neuroregeneration |
| Marc Jenkins |
University of Minnesota |
T Cell Biology; Vaccines & Autoimmunity; in vivo Imaging |
| Jane Johnson |
UT Southwestern |
Neurogenesis; Somatosensory Circuit; Pharmacology; Cancer Biology |
| Sadik Kassim |
Danaher |
Cancer Immunotherapy; CAR-T Cell Process Development; AAV Gene Therapy |
| Christine Kay |
Vitreoretinal Associates |
Ophthalmologist, Vitreoretinal Surgeon, Ocular Gene Therapy |
| Douglas Kerr |
Generation Bio |
Neuronal Injury; Motor Neuron Disease; Neurodegeneration |
| Vassilis Koliatsos |
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine |
Traumatic & Degenerative Brain Injury and Repair; Alzheimer’s 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 Mammen |
University of Texas Southwestern |
Cardiology; Heart Failure/Transplantation; Neuromuscular Cardiomyopathy |
| 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 Maus |
Massachusetts General Hospital |
CAR-T 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 Maziarz |
Oregon Health and Science University |
Blood & Marrow Transplant, Cellular Therapy |
| Pauline McEwan |
Biologics 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 |
| 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 |
| Jos Melenhorst |
University of Pennsylvania |
Immunology; CAR-T Cell Therapy Development; Gene Therapy Product Manufacturing |
| 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 Metelitsa |
Baylor College of Medicine |
Pediatric Oncology; Solid Cancer Immunotherapy; NKT Cell Immunobiology |
| Andra Miller |
VectorCell Bio |
Regulatory Strategy for Cellular & Gene Therapy Products; RAC; CMC |
| Shoukrhat Mitalipov |
Oregon Heath & Sciences University |
Preimplantation Development; Infertility |
| 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 |
| Ulrik Nielsen |
Volnay Therapeutics |
Cancer Immunotherapy; Adoptive T-Cell Therapy |
| Laura Niklason |
Humacyte Inc |
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 |
| Cristina Nostro |
McEwen Stem Cell Institute-University Health Network |
Type 1 Diabetes, Beta Cell Replacement, Directed Differentiation, Pancreas Development |
| 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 |
| 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 Peranteau |
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia |
Fetal, Neonatal, and Pediatric Surgery |
| Rita Perlingeiro |
University of Minnesota |
Lineage-Specific Differentiation (Skeletal); Genetic Correction of Disease |
| Thomas Petersen |
United Therapeutics |
Tissue Engineering; Cellular therapies; Exosome Therapies; Pulmonary |
| 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 |
| Seth Pollack |
Northwestern University |
Cancer Immunotherapy |
| Avery Posey |
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine |
Gene-engineered and Gene-edited T-cell Therapies |
| Thomas Povsic |
Duke University Medical Center |
Cardiovascular Disease; Cell Therapy; Clinical Trial Design |
| Sue Preston |
X’Elas BioDevelopment LLC |
Regulatory and Quality Strategy for Biopharmaceuticals, Small Molecules, Drug Delivery Systems, and Diagnostics |
| 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 |
| Keith Reeves |
Duke University |
Innate Immune Response to Infectious Disease, NK Cells |
| 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 |
| Frank 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 |
Insitro |
Cell and Gene Therapy Manufacturing; Diagnostics Development |
| Checo Rorie |
North Carolina A&T State University |
Cancer Genetics and Cell Biology; Toxicology |
| Janet Rossant |
The Hospital for Sick Children |
Developmental & Stem Cell Biology |
| Anne Rosser |
Cardiff University |
CNS Regeneration (HD, PD) |
| Rayne Rouce |
Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Cancer Center |
Clinical and Translational Immunotherapies |
| Gordon Rubenfeld |
University of Toronto |
Clinical Epidemiology, Comparative Outcomes Research, Critical Care, ARDS |
| Josh Rubin |
Washington University in St. Louis |
Pediatric Brain Tumors; Brain Development Mechanisms & Tumorigenesis |
| Steven Russell |
Massachusetts General Hospital |
Diabetes Research |
| 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 Schöler |
Max Plank Institute for Molecular Biomedicine |
Stem Cell Pluripotency & Germline Development |
| James Schwob |
Tufts University |
Neural Development; Olfactory Projection; Neurogenesis |
| Christopher Scull |
Biologics Consulting |
Design and Management of IND-enabling Studies; Pre-clinical Regulatory Strategy |
| Michael Sefton |
University of Toronto |
Tissue Engineering; Biomaterials; Vascularization |
| Khalid Shah |
Harvard Medical School |
Neuro-Oncology; Targeted Cancer Therapeutics; Stem Cell Transplantation |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Nathaniel Smilowitz |
NYU Langone Health |
Interventional Cardiology; Cardiovascular Disease |
| Kim Smith-Whitley |
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia |
Pediatric Hematology; Sickle Cell Disease |
| Vernon Sondak |
Moffitt Cancer Center |
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 Steer |
University of Minnesota |
Hepatology; Non-viral Gene Therapy; Liver Regeneration, Gene Editing, miRNAs as Therapeutic Agents |
| John 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 Thakar |
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center |
Pediatric HSCT; NK Immunotherapy for Oncology and Non-Malignant Diseases |
| Paul Thomas |
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital |
Immunology, Influenza, T Cell Receptor Repertoires |
| Alice Tomei |
University of Miami |
Cell and Tissue Engineering, Biomaterials, Type-1 Diabetes, Autoimmunity |
| Jay Traverse |
University of Minnesota |
Stem Cell Therapy for Cardiovascular Disease |
| George Truskey |
Duke University |
Cardiovascular Engineering; Tissue Engineering; Stem Cells; Cell Mechanics |
| Stefan Tullius |
Brigham and Women’s Hospital |
Kidney/Pancreas Transplant Surgery; Transplantation Immunology |
| 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 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) |
| Mitch Weiss |
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital |
Hematology; Genome Editing; Developmental Hematopoiesis |
| 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 Wilson |
George Mason University |
Regulatory Affairs, Ex Vivo Gene Therapy, Lentiviral Vectors |
| Barbara Wirostko |
University of Utah |
Ophthalmology; Glaucoma; Clinical Development |
| Robin Wright |
University of Minnesota |
Cell Biology; STEM Education |
| Letisha Wyatt |
Oregon Health & Science University |
CNS Purinergic Signaling |
| Wenli Yang |
University of Pennsylvania |
PSC Models of Human Disease; Diabetes |
| Ting Zhou |
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center |
PSC Gene Editing and Screens; Aging and Cardiovascular Disease |
| Wolfram-Hubertus Zimmerman |
University Medical Center Göttingen |
Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine & Tissue Engineering |
| Juan Carlos 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 |
