Leadership

Board of Directors

Chair

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Miguel Forte

MD, PhD

President

June 2024 - June 2026
Kiji Therapeutics
Rixensart, Belgium

Directors

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Daniel J. Weiss

MD, PhD

President-Elect

June 2024 - June 2026
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT, United States

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Jacques Galipeau

MD

Chair, Strategic Advisory Council (Immediate Past President)

June 2024 - June 2026
University of Wisconsin in Madison
Madison, WI, United States

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Patricia Rocco

MD, PhD

Global Secretary

June 2022 - June 2025
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Emily Hopewell

PhD

Global Treasurer

June 2020 - June 2026
Indiana University School of Medicine
Zionsville, Indiana, United States

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William YK Hwang

MBBS, MMed, FRCP, FAMS, MBA

Asia, Regional Vice-President

June 2023 - June 2025
National Cancer Center Singapore
Singapore

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Emily Blyth

B.Med(Hons), FRACP, FRCPA, PhD

Australia and New Zealand, Regional Vice-President

June 2024 - June 2026
Westmead Hospital, University of Sydney, Westmead
Institute for Medical Research
Sydney, NSW, Australia

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Fermín Sánchez‐Guijo

MD, PhD

Europe, Regional Vice-President

June 2023 - June 2025
IBSAL-Hospital Universitario de Salamanca
Salamanca, Spain

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Jaap Jan Boelens

MD, PhD

North America, Regional Vice-President

June 2024 - June 2026
Memorial sloan kettering cancer center
New York, NY, United States

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Milena Soares

BSc, PhD

South and Central America, Regional Vice-President

June 2023 - June 2025
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Massimiliano Gnecchi

MD, PhD

Chief Scientific Officer

June 2024 - June 2026
University of Pavia
Pavia, Italy

Phil Vanek

PhD

Chief Commercialization Officer

2025–2027
Gamma Biosciences
Washington, D.C., United States

Bambi Grilley

RPh, RAC, CIP, CRC, CCRP

Chief Regulatory Officer

January 2023 - December 2024
Baylor College Of Medicine
Houston, Tx, United States

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Claudia dos Santos

MD, MSc

Elected Member MD

June 2023 - June 2025
University of Toronto
Toronto, canada

Janet Macpherson

PhD

Elected Member PhD

June 2024 - June 2026
Cytiva
Australia

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Gloria Carmona Sanchez

MSc

Elected Member Technologist

June 2024 - June 2026
Andalusian Network for the design and translation of Advanced
Therapies (And&tAT)
Seville, Spain

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Lizette Caballero

BSc, MLS(ASCP)CM

Elected Member Technologist

June 2023 - June 2025
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
hagerstown, maryland, United States

Edwin M. Horwitz

MD, PhD

Editor-In-Chief, Cytotherapy

August 2023 - August 2028
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA, United States

Queenie Jang

BSc (Pharmacy), MBA

Chief Executive Officer

ISCT
Vancouver, BC, Canada