Committees

Charter

The ISCT Committee on the Ethics of Cell and Gene Therapy (ECGT) strives to:

Identify key aspects of unproven cellular interventions in order to promote and share effective strategies between scientific/medical societies, health-care stakeholders, patient associations, and individuals, promoting the role of rigorous research and appropriate investigation and application of cell based therapies.

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Formerly known as the ISCT Presidential Task Force on the Use of Unproven and/or Unethical Cell and Gene Therapies (PTF).


Committee Chairs:

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Laertis Ikonomou, PhD
Chair (June 2020-June 2023)

University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
Buffalo, NY,
United States
Selected Publications



Daniel J. Weiss, MD, PhD
Vice - Chair, Science (June 2019-2022)
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT
United States
Karen Nichols, Esq.
Vice - Chair, Regulatory (June 2019-2022)
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Cambridge, MA
United States 
Selected Publications

Aaron Levine, PhD, MPhil
Vice - Chair, Bioethics (June 2019-2022)
Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA
United States


Miguel Forte, MD, PhD
Vice - Chair, Industry (June 2019-2022)

AdBio
Brussels
Belgium

   


Committee Members:

Bruce Levine, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
United States
Selected Publications
Jacques Galipeau, PhD
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI
United States

Bambi Grilley, RPh, RAC, CIP, CCRC, CCRP
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
United States

Natividad Cuende, MD, MPH, PhD
Andalusian Transplant Coordination
Sevilla
Spain


Patricia Zettler, JD
The Ohio State University

Columbus, OH
United States


Alok Srivastava, MBBS, MD, FRACP, FRCPA, FRCP
Christian Medical College
Vellore
India


Megan Munsie, PhD

Stem Cells Australia
Melbourne
Australia
Selected Publications


Leigh Turner, PhD

University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA
United States


Massimo Dominici, MD
Immediate Past Chair

University Hospital of Modena &
Reggio Emilia - Modena Policlinic
Modena,
Italy



John Rasko, AO, MBBS, PhD, FRCPA, FRACP, FAHMS
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Sydney
Australia
Selected Publications


Rachele Ciccocioppo, MD

University of Verona
Verona
Italy
Selected Publications
Alexey Bersenev, MD, PhD
Yale University
New Haven, CT
United States

Hamid Bidkhori, MD, PhD
ACECR, Mashhad Branch
Mashhad
Iran
Beth Roxland,JD, MBioethics
Roxland Consultants Ltd.

New York
United States
Selected Publications
Nicola Redfern
N J Redfern Ltd.

Salisbury
United Kingdom
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ISCT ECGT Committee Website

The ISCT ECGT Committee website contains numerous resources that strive to characterize unproven and unethical cell and gene interventions, and promote safe and effective practices worldwide.