Lead Scientist Cell Manufacturing Platform Gordon Keller Director, McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine, University Health Network, Canada Dr. Keller earned his PhD in Immunology at the University of Alberta in 1979 and completed a Post Doctoral Fellowship at the Ontario Cancer Institute (OCI) in Toronto in 1983. Following postdoctoral studies, he became a Member […]
Lead Scientist Cell Reprogramming Platform Bill Stanford Senior Scientist, Regenerative Medicine Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute Dr. Stanford received his Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from Duke University and his Doctorate in Immunology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Stanford came to Canada as a Postdoctoral Fellow in Dr. Alan Bernstein’s laboratory […]
Lead Scientist Cell Reprogramming Platform James Ellis Senior Scientist, Developmental & Stem Cell Biology, Hospital for Sick Children, Canada Dr. Ellis completed his BSc at McGill University in 1984 and his PhD at the University of Toronto in 1990 developing retrovirus vectors for gene targeting. His Post-Doctoral Fellowship studying the beta-globin Locus Control Region was […]
Chief Executive Officer and Scientific Director Ottawa Hospital Research Institute Dr. Duncan Stewart is a pioneering Canadian cardiovascular researcher, who is recognized for his many important discoveries in blood vessel biology as well as his dedication to translating these discoveries into benefits for patients and society. After beginning his career in academic cardiology at McGill […]
Senior Scientist, University Health Network Former Vice President, Research, University Health Network (1997-2016) Professor, Departments of Immunology and Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto Director General, UHN Shanghai Dr. Paige earned a Ph.D. in Immunology at the Sloan-Kettering Division of Cornell University Graduate School of Medical Sciences in 1979. He became a Member of the Basel […]
Director of Technology Licensing Office Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA Ms. Nelsen earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in Chemical Engineering from M.I.T. and an M.S. in Management from M.I.T. as a Sloan Fellow. Lita Nelsen is the Director of the Technology Licensing Office at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she has been since 1986. […]
Senior Consultant in Cellular Sciences and Regenerative Medicine Director, SLM Blue Skies Innovations LTD. In the summer of 2013, Dr. Stephen Minger was appointed Chief Scientist for Cellular Sciences, GE Healthcare Life Sciences, and was responsible for long-term global research strategy for technology development in cell therapy, regenerative medicine, cellular technologies, in vivo diagnostic imaging and precision […]
Senior Vice President of Pfizer, President of Icagen Inc., Chief Scientific Officer Neusentis Unit Ruth McKernan is a Senior Vice President of Pfizer, President of Icagen Inc. and Chief Scientific Officer of Pfizer’s Neusentis Unit. Based in Cambridge, UK, Neusentis is a consolidation of Pfizer’s Pain & Sensory Disorders and Regenerative Medicine & Epigenetics units. […]
President & Chief Executive Officer AVROBIO, USA & CANADA Geoff is an experienced CEO with proven success leading innovative businesses. While CEO of Organogenesis Inc., the company treated 1 million patients with living cell therapies, received the first FDA CBER allogeneic cell-therapy approval and achieved an unparalled position within regenerative medicine. Geoff is also Managing […]
President and Chief Executive Officer Mars Innovation, Canada Dr. Hofstein received his PhD and Master of Science degrees in Life Sciences and Chemistry from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel. His Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry and Physics was attained from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Awards received while completing post-doctoral training […]
We wish to acknowledge this land on which CCRM operates. For thousands of years, it has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and the Mississaugas of the Credit. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work on this land.
