Committees

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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 Vice Chairs:

Vice - Chair, Science (June 2019-2022)
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT
United States
Vice - Chair, Regulatory (June 2019-2022)
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Cambridge, MA
United States 

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:

Hind Al Belushi, PhD
The Royal Hospital
Muscat
Sultanate of Oman

Alexey Bersenev, MD, PhD
Yale University
New Haven, CT
United States
Hamid Bidkhori, MD, PhD
ACECR, Mashhad Branch
Mashhad
Iran

Tania Bubela, BSc (Hons), PhD, JD, FCAHS, FRSC 
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby
Canada
Rachele Ciccocioppo, MD
University of Verona
Verona
Italy
Selected Publications
Natividad Cuende, MD, MPH, PhD
Andalusian Transplant Coordination
Sevilla
Spain
Massimo Dominici, MD
University Hospital of Modena &
Reggio Emilia - Modena Policlinic
Modena,
Italy
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

Laertis Ikonomou, PhD
Immediate Past Chair
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
Buffalo, NY,
United States
Selected Publications
Bruce Levine, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
United States
Selected Publications

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

Nicola Redfern
N J Redfern Ltd.
Salisbury
United Kingdom

Beth E. Roxland, JD, MBioethics

Roxland Consultants Ltd.
New York, NY
United States

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

Leigh Turner, PhD
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA
United States





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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.