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
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Daniel J. Weiss, MD, PhD
Vice - Chair, Science (June 2019-2022)
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT United States
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Karen Nichols, Esq.
Vice - Chair, Regulatory (June 2019-2022)
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
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Aaron Levine, PhD, MPhil
Vice - Chair, Bioethics (June 2019-2022)
Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA United States
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Miguel Forte, MD, PhD Vice - Chair, Industry (June 2019-2022) AdBio Brussels Belgium
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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
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Bambi Grilley, RPh, RAC, CIP, CCRC, CCRP Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX United States
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Natividad Cuende, MD, MPH, PhD Andalusian Transplant Coordination Sevilla Spain |
Patricia Zettler, JD The Ohio State University Columbus, OH United States
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Alok Srivastava, MBBS, MD, FRACP, FRCPA, FRCP Christian Medical College Vellore India
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Megan Munsie, PhD Stem Cells Australia Melbourne Australia Selected Publications
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Leigh Turner, PhD University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA United States
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Massimo Dominici, MD Immediate Past Chair University Hospital of Modena & Reggio Emilia - Modena Policlinic Modena, Italy
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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
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Hamid Bidkhori, MD, PhD ACECR, Mashhad Branch Mashhad Iran |
Beth Roxland,JD, MBioethics Roxland Consultants Ltd. New York United States Selected Publications
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Nicola Redfern N J Redfern Ltd. Salisbury United Kingdom |