ISCT Asia Regional Early Stage Professionals (ESP) Subcommittee

Charter

The Asia Regional Early Stage Professionals (ESP) Committee is a sub-committee of the ISCT Asia Regional Executive Committee

Scope

• The ISCT Asia Regional ESP Subcommittee will work closely with the Asia Regional  Executive Committee and the global ESP Committee to serve the regional ESP membership, and ultimately contributes to the Society's overarching mission to drive clinical translation of cell and gene therapies worldwide. 

 Objectives

• Provide mentoring opportunities for ISCT ESPs and increased interactions between ESPs and regional leadership 
• Increase ESP membership across all regions
• Support and work closely with the Regional Executive Committees on region specific initiatives
• Build ISCT community and engagement in each region
• Increase abstract and manuscript submissions from ESPs
• Provide resources, career guidance, and support for ESPs to help ensure their success

The 2024 Committee

Matias Autio, PhD
Genome Institute of Singapore
Singapore

Sam Thi Nguyen, PhD
Stem Cell and Gene Therapy Applied Research Center
Hanoi, Vietnam

Uday Kulkarni, MD, DM
Christian Medical College, Vellore
Vellore, India

Sung-Soo Park, MD
Division of Hematology, Seoul St Mary’s Hematology Hospital
College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea
South Korea

Shoichi Iriguchi, PhD
Center for iPS cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan

Albeena Nisar, PhD
Tata Memorial Centre (TMC), ACTREC
Mumbai, India

Syed Raza, PhD
Era's Lucknow Medical College and Hospital, Era University
Lucknow, India

Natasha Ng, PhD
Stem Cells and Diabetes Lab (Adrian Teo Lab),
Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB),
A*STAR
Singapore

Shuh Wen Aung, PhD
23 Century International Life Science
Malaysia

Eddie Tan, PhD, CABP
Cell Therapy Facility, 
Health Sciences Authority Singapore
Singapore

Hikari Kurogi, MSc
Rohto Advanced Research Hong Kong Limited
Hong Kong, China