Leadership

Board of Directors

Chair

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Miguel Forte

MD, PhD

President

June 2024 - June 2026
Kiji Therapeutics
Rixensart, Belgium

Directors

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Daniel J. Weiss

MD, PhD

President-Elect

June 2024 - June 2026
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT, United States

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Jacques Galipeau

MD

Chair, Strategic Advisory Council (Immediate Past President)

June 2024 - June 2026
University of Wisconsin in Madison
Madison, WI, United States

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Patricia Rocco

MD, PhD

Global Secretary

June 2022 - June 2025
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Emily Hopewell

PhD

Global Treasurer

June 2020 - June 2026
Indiana University School of Medicine
Zionsville, Indiana, United States

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William YK Hwang

MBBS, MMed, FRCP, FAMS, MBA

Asia, Regional Vice-President

June 2023 - June 2025
National Cancer Center Singapore
Singapore

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Emily Blyth

B.Med(Hons), FRACP, FRCPA, PhD

Australia and New Zealand, Regional Vice-President

June 2024 - June 2026
Westmead Hospital, University of Sydney, Westmead
Institute for Medical Research
Sydney, NSW, Australia

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Fermín Sánchez‐Guijo

MD, PhD

Europe, Regional Vice-President

June 2023 - June 2025
IBSAL-Hospital Universitario de Salamanca
Salamanca, Spain

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Jaap Jan Boelens

MD, PhD

North America, Regional Vice-President

June 2024 - June 2026
Memorial sloan kettering cancer center
New York, NY, United States

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Milena Soares

BSc, PhD

South and Central America, Regional Vice-President

June 2023 - June 2025
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Massimiliano Gnecchi

MD, PhD

Chief Scientific Officer

June 2024 - June 2026
University of Pavia
Pavia, Italy

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Anthony Ting

PhD

Chief Commercialization Officer

May 2020 - December 2024
Bone Therapeutics
Cleveland, OH, United States

Bambi Grilley

RPh, RAC, CIP, CRC, CCRP

Chief Regulatory Officer

January 2023 - December 2024
Baylor College Of Medicine
Houston, Tx, United States

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Claudia dos Santos

MD, MSc

Elected Member MD

June 2023 - June 2025
University of Toronto
Toronto, canada

Janet Macpherson

PhD

Elected Member PhD

June 2024 - June 2026
Cytiva
Australia

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Gloria Carmona Sanchez

MSc

Elected Member Technologist

June 2024 - June 2026
Andalusian Network for the design and translation of Advanced
Therapies (And&tAT)
Seville, Spain

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Lizette Caballero

BSc, MLS(ASCP)CM

Elected Member Technologist

June 2023 - June 2025
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
hagerstown, maryland, United States

Edwin M. Horwitz

MD, PhD

Editor-In-Chief, Cytotherapy

August 2023 - August 2028
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA, United States

Queenie Jang

BSc (Pharmacy), MBA

Chief Executive Officer

ISCT
Vancouver, BC, Canada