ISCT South & Central America Regional Early Stage Professionals (ESP) Subcommittee

ISCT South & Central America Regional Early Stage Professionals (ESP) Subcommittee

Charter

The South & Central America Regional Early Stage Professionals (ESP) Committee is a sub-committee of the ISCT South & Central America Regional Executive Committee

Scope

  • The ISCT South & Central America Regional ESP Subcommittee will work closely with the South & Central America 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

    Headshot of Andres Caicedo

    Co-Chair

    Andrés Caicedo, PhD

    Universidad San Francisco de Quito
    Quito, Ecuador

    Headshot of Tatiana Maron

    Co-Chair

    Tatiana Maron, PhD

    Researcher
    IOC/Fiocruz
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil


    Mi Cadiz, MSc
    Production GMP Facility Manager
    Cells for Cells - REGENERO
    Santiago, Chile

    Desiree Kosan, RN,MS,OCN,CDCES
    CAR-T Cell Collections Operations Manager, LATAM
    Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson
    Raritan, NJ, United States


    Ivonne Salinas, BSc
    MD Candidate
    President of the Association of Medical Students
    Universidad San Francisco de Quito
    Quito, Ecuador

    Lilia Carolina Leon-Moreno, PhD
    Postdoctoral Researcher
    CIATEJ
    Guadalajara, Mexico

    Samuel Couto, PhD
    Lab Coordinator/Post-Doc
    Childrens National Hospital/Fundação Pró-Sangue/HCFMUSP
    Sao Paulo, Brazil