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2020 ISCT Elections Results

Congratulations to Our Newly Elected/Re-Elected Leaders

ISCT has concluded its 2020 elections and would like to thank all of our candidates as well as our members for their participation.

We extend warm congratulations to the 16 newly-elected/re-elected leaders and look forward to the start of their terms following the ISCT 2020 Annual Meeting.

Board of Directors

President-Elect

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Jacques Galipeau, MD

Associate Dean for Therapeutics Development
University of Wisconsin in Madison
United States
 Global Treasurer

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Emily Hopewell, PhD

Director of Cell and Gene Therapy Manufacturing / Assistant Professor
Indiana University
United States
 Elected Member PhD

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Sowmya Viswanathan, PhD

Scientist and Assistant Professor
University Health Network and University of Toronto
Canada
Elected Member Technologist

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Vicki Antonenas, BSc, MSc

BMT Laboratory Director
Sydney Cellular Therapies Laboratory, Westmead Hospital
Australia

Regional Committees: Asia

Regional Treasurer

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Kunihiko Suzuki, MBA

Vice President, Member of the Board
MEDINET Co., Ltd.
Japan
Regional Secretary

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Shin Kawamata, MD, PhD

Director, Research & Development Center for Cell Therapy
Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation
Japan

Regional Committees: Australia & New Zealand

 Regional VP-Elect

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Zlatibor Velickovic, PhD

Production Manager
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Sydney, Australia
Regional Treasurer

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Cheryl Hutchins, PhD

Laboratory Director
Cellular Therapy Laboratory, Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital
Australia
Regional Secretary

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Guy Klamer, PhD

Director
Sydney Cord Blood Bank, Sydney Children's Hospital
Australia

Regional Committees: Europe & Middle East

Regional Treasurer

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Joaquim Vives, PhD

Head of Production of MTAs
Banc de Sang I Teixits
Spain
Regional Secretary

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Jaap Jan Zwaginga, MD, PhD

Professor, Hematologist, Transfusion Specialist
Leiden University Medical Center, Dept. Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion
Netherlands

Regional Committees: North America

 Regional VP-Elect

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Patrick Hanley, PhD

Director, Cellular Therapy Laboratory
Children's National Hospital & The George Washington University
United States
Regional Treasurer

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Charles Mooney, MBA, MS, MT(ASCP), SBB

Vice President
Bio-Development and Quality Management Oklahoma Blood Institute
United States
Regional Secretary

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Sarah Nikiforow, MD, PhD

Asst. Professor, Asst. Medical Director
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School
United States

Regional Committees: South & Central America

Regional Treasurer

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Hector Mayani, PhD

Head, Oncology Research Unit
Mexican Institute of Social Security
Mexico
Regional Secretary

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Andres Bernardo Caicedo Paliz, PhD

Professor and Researcher, Leader
Biomedical Discovery Team Universidad San Francisco de Quito, USFQ
Ecuador