Program

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

Past Program Speakers

Camillo Ricordi

Camillo Ricordi, MD

University of Miami
United States

Fyodor Urnov

Fyodor Urnov, PhD

University of California, Berkeley
United States

Terry Fry

Terry Fry, MD

University of Colorado
United States

Kiran Musunuru

Kiran Musunuru, MD, PhD, MPH, ML, MRA

University of Pennsylvania
United States

Hideyuki Okano

Hideyuki Okano, MD, PhD

Keio University
Japan

Dalip Sethi

Dalip Sethi, PhD, MBA, MS

Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies
United States

Dominique Farge

Dominique Farge, MD, PhD

St. Louis Hospital, Université Paris-Cité
France

Sonja Schrepfer

Sonja Schrepfer, MD, PhD

Sana Biotechnology, Inc
United States

John Mullinax

John Mullinax, MD, FACS

Moffitt Cancer Center
United States

Wei Seong Toh

Wei Seong Toh, PhD

National University of Singapore
Singapore

David Bishop

David Bishop, BMedSc(Hons), MBBS, PhD, FRACP, FRCPA

Westmead Hospital
Australia

Angela Vollstedt

Angela Vollstedt, PhD, MBA

Novartis
Austria

Rosa Bacchetta

Rosa Bacchetta, MD

Stanford School of Medicine
United States

Matt Porteus

Matt Porteus, MD, PhD

Stanford School of Medicine
United States

David Porter

David Porter, MD

University of Pennsylvania
United States

Isabelle Rivière

Isabelle Rivière, PhD

Takeda
United States

Cliona Rooney

Cliona Rooney, PhD

Baylor College of Medicine
United States

Fabian Müller

Fabian Müller, MD

University Hospital Erlangen
Germany

Silviu Itescu

Silviu Itescu, MBBS, FRACP

Mesoblast Limited
Australia

Helen Heslop

Helen Heslop, MD, DSc(Hon)

Baylor College of Medicine
United States

ISCT 2026 Dublin

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ISCT 2026 TRANSLATIONAL PATHWAY PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS
Jaap Jan Boelens

Jaap Jan Boelens, MD, PhD

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
United States

Karen English

Karen English, PhD

Maynooth University
Ireland

ISCT 2026 ROUNDTABLE PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS
J. Wade Atkins

J. Wade Atkins, MS, MT(ASCP)SBB, CABP(H), CQA (ASQ)

National Institutes of Health
United States

Emily Blyth

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

 Westmead Hospital, University of Sydney, Westmead Institute for Medical Research
Australia

Dominic Clarke

Dominic Clarke, PhD

Cryoport Systems
United States