Officers
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       Hideyuki Okano, MD, PhDPresident | 2025-2026 
 Keio University, Japan
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       Lorenz Studer, MDPresident Elect l 2025-2026 
 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA
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       Fiona Doetsch, PhDVice President | 2025-2026 
 Biozentrum at the University of Basel, Switzerland
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       Lee Rubin, PhDTreasurer | 2025-2028 
 Harvard University Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, USA
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       Megan Munsie, PhDClerk | 2025-2028 
 Murdoch Children’s Research Institute & University of Melbourne , Australia
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       Valentina Greco, PhDPast President | 2024-2025 
 Yale School of Medicine, Genetics Department & Yale Stem Cell Center, USA
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      Valentina Greco, Yale School of Medicine, Genetics Department & Yale Stem Cell Center, USA (2024-2025) Amander T. Clark, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), USA (2023-2024) Haifan Lin, Yale University School of Medicine, USA (2022-2023) Melissa H. Little, Novo Nordisk Foundation Centre for Stem Cell Medicine (reNEW), Denmark and Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Australia (2021-2022) Christine L. Mummery, Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands (2020-2021) Deepak Srivastava, Gladstone Institutes, USA (2019-2020) Douglas A. Melton,Harvard University, USA (2018-2019) Hans C. Clevers, Hubrecht Institute, Netherlands (2017-2018) Sally Temple, Neural Stem Cell Institute, USA (2016-2017) Sean Morrison, UT Southwestern Medical Center, USA (2015-2016) Rudolf Jaenisch, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, USA (2014-2015) Janet Rossant, Hospital for Sick Children, Canada (2013-2014) Shinya Yamanaka, Kyoto University, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Japan (2012-2013) Fred H. Gage, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, USA (2011-2012) Elaine Fuchs, Rockefeller University, USA (2010-2011) Irving L. Weissman, Stanford University School of Medicine, USA (2009-2010) Fiona M. Watt, CR-UK Cambridge Research Institute, UK (2008-2009) George Q. Daley, Boston Children’s Hospital, USA (2007-2008) Paul J. Simmons, Univ of Texas Health Science Center, USA (2006-2007) Gordon M. Keller, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, USA (2005-2006) Leonard I. Zon, Boston Children's Hospital, USA (2002-2005) 
Board of Directors
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       Jacqueline Barry, PhD
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       Melissa K. Carpenter, PhD
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       Shuibing Chen, PhD
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       Michele De Luca, MD
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       Lijian Hui, PhD
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       Jürgen Knoblich, PhD
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       Tenneille E. Ludwig, PhDWiCell, USA 
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       Kathy Niakan, PhD
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       Malin Parmar, PhDLund University, Sweden 
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       Lygia da Veiga Pereira, PhDUniversidade de São Paulo, Brazil 
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       Thomas A. Rando, MD, PhD
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       Mitinori Saitou, MD, PhDKyoto University, Japan 
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       Clive Svendsen, PhD
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       Wei Xie, PhDTsinghua University, China 
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       Peter Zandstra, PhD, FRSC, PEngUniversity of British Columbia, Canada 
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       Kenneth S. Zaret, PhD
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       Amander T. Clark, PhDEx Officio 
 University of California, Los Angeles, USA
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       Janet Rossant, CC, PhDEx Officio 
 Stem Cell Reports Editor-in-Chief and The Gairdner Foundation, Canada
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       Leonard I. Zon, MDEx Officio 
 Boston Children's Hospital, USA
Committees (2025-2026)
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      The Annual Meeting Program Committee is responsible for organizing the scientific content for the Society’s Annual Meetings. Chair - Fiona Doetsch, PhD 
 Biozentrum, University of Basel, SwitzerlandChair – Nozomu Yachie, PhD 
 University of British Columbia, CanadaAllison Bardin, PhD 
 Institut Curie, FranceShuibing Chen, PhD 
 Weill Cornell Medical College, USAHongkui Deng, PhD 
 Peking University, ChinaStuart Forbes, PhD, FRCP 
 Institute for Stem Cell Research - University of Edinburgh, UKAnna-Katerina Hadjantonakis, PhD 
 Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, USAMatthias P. Lutolf, PhD 
 École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), SwitzerlandDasaradhi Palakodeti, PhD 
 Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine, IndiaCatherine Priest, PhD 
 Neurona Therapeutics, USANika Shakiba, PhD 
 University of British Columbia, CanadaJian Shu, PhD 
 Harvard Medical School, USAShahragim Tajbakhsh, PhD 
 Institut Pasteur Stem Cells and Development, FranceEx Officio - Hideyuki Okano, MD, PhD 
 Keio University, Japan
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      The committee oversees the awards process for the ISSCR portfolio of awards (Outstanding Young Investigator, Momentum, Achievement, and Public Service). Chair - Tina Mukherjee, PhD 
 Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine (inStem), IndiaChair - Kathy Niakan, PhD 
 University of Cambridge, UKRaeka Aiyar, PhD 
 Community Science, LLC, USAVivian Gama, PhD 
 Vanderbilt University, USATerri Gaskell, PhD 
 Rinri Therapeutics, UKAnai Gonzalez-Cordero, PhD 
 Children's Medical Research Institute, AustraliaMubeen Goolam, PhD 
 University of Cape Town, South AfricaEvan Graham, PhD 
 BioLamina Inc., USAJacob H. Hanna, MD, PhD 
 Weizmann Institute of Science, IsraelAna Hidalgo-Simon, MD, PhD 
 Leiden University Medical Center, NetherlandsLijian Hui, PhD 
 Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cellular Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, ChinaTenneille E. Ludwig, PhD 
 WiCell, USAMegan Munsie, PhD 
 Murdoch Children’s Research Institute & University of Melbourne, AustraliaMarimélia Porcionatto, PhD 
 Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, UNIFESP, BrazilShravanti Rampalli, PhD 
 Ignite Life Science Foundation, IndiaRafael Carazo Salas, PhD 
 CellVoyant & University of Bristol, UKTakanori Takebe, MD, PhD 
 Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, USA and The University of Osaka and Institute of Science Tokyo, JapanHongmei Wang, PhD 
 Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), ChinaEx Officio - Valentina Greco, PhD 
 Yale School of Medicine, Genetics Department & Yale Stem Cell Center, USA
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      Responsible for fostering early career scientist interest, exposure and involvement in the society through inter-committee communication and planning and execution of the early career events at the annual meeting. Chair - Kelvin K. Hui, PhD 
 Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University, JapanVice Chair - Ran Jing, PhD 
 Harvard Medical School & Boston Children's Hospital, USAShuibing Chen, PhD 
 Weill Cornell Medicine, USANikolas Dresch Ferreira 
 University of São Paulo Medical School, BrazilEvan Graham, PhD 
 BioLamina Inc., USAMarián Hruška-Plocháň, PhD 
 Maxwell Biosystems, SwitzerlandThomas Hutschalik 
 SCITARIS GmbH & Co. KG, GermanyOlivia Majhi 
 Banaras Hindu University, IndiaCameron McKnight 
 Murdoch Children's Research Institute/University of Melbourne, AustraliaThulaj Meharwade, PhD 
 Stanford University, USANeda Mohammadi, PhD 
 University of Oxford, UKAnjie Ni 
 McGill University, CanadaBahareh Rajaei, PhD 
 Leiden University Medical Center, NetherlandsAmelia Semenak 
 McGill University, CanadaAkash Singh 
 CSIR – Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (IITR), India
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      Responsible for identifying educational needs important to the success of the field at large, developing and implementing complementary outreach initiatives. The committee may also assist with the updating and maintenance of existing ISSCR resources. Chair – Jaime Imitola, MD, FAAN 
 UConn Health, USAVice Chair - Raeka Aiyar, PhD 
 Community Science, LLC, USAWilliam J. Anderson, PhD 
 Harvard Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, USARoger Barker, MBBS, MRCP, PhD 
 University of Cambridge, USAEmily Cannon 
 Dana Farber Cancer Institute, USAKathryn S.E. Cheah, PhD 
 The University of Hong Kong, Hong KongAnna Couturier, PhD 
 EuroGCT, UKElisa Giacomelli, PhD 
 Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School, USAInsoo Hyun, PhD 
 Boston Museum of Science, USAKathryn S. Jones, PhD 
 University of Auckland, New ZealandZubin Master, BSc, PhD 
 Wake Forest University School of Medicine, USAHideyuki Okano, MD, PhD 
 Keio University of School of Medicine, JapanGraziella Pellegrini, PhD 
 University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Centre for Regenerative Medicine, ItalyMichael S. Pepper, MBChB, PhD, MD 
 Institute for Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Pretoria, South AfricaCarolyn Sangokoya, MD, PhD 
 University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), USACecile Terrenoire, PhD 
 The New York Stem Cell Foundation, USA
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      The Ethics Committee surveys ethical and policy issues in stem cell research and provides ethics-related perspectives and education to the Society and its constituents. Chair - Rosario Isasi, JD MPH 
 University of Miami, USAVice Chair - Jeremy Sugarman, MD, MPH, MA 
 Johns Hopkins University, USAAlessandro Blasimme, PhD 
 ETH Zürich, SwitzerlandNienke de Graeff, MA, MD, PhD 
 Leiden University Medical Center, NetherlandsMisao Fujita, MS, MPH, PhD 
 Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University, JapanInsoo Hyun, PhD 
 Boston Museum of Science, USAKazuto Kato, PhD 
 Osaka University Medical School, JapanMegan Munsie, PhD 
 Murdoch Children’s Research Institute & University of Melbourne, AustraliaKathy Niakan, PhD 
 University of Cambridge, UKZhaochen Wang, PhD 
 Peking Union Medical College, China
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      Provides oversight of ISSCR financial planning and activity to ensure future security of the Society, and within that, to fund responsibly activities and programs that ISSCR sees important to its mission, and to assess financial risk. Chair - Lee Rubin, PhD 
 Harvard University Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, USAJennifer Brogdon, PhD 
 Novartis Institute for BioMedical Research, USAJane S. Lebkowski, PhD 
 Regenerative Patch Technologies, USAClive Svendsen, PhD 
 Cedars-Sinai Regenerative Medicine Institute, USAPaul J. Tesar, PhD 
 Case Western Reserve University, USAKenneth S. Zaret, PhD 
 University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, USA
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      To assess and advocate for responsible, favorable, and clear global regulations that impact clinical translation, cell manufacturing, and commercialization. Co-Chair - Melissa K. Carpenter, PhD 
 Carpenter Consulting Corporation, USACo-Chair - Tenneille E. Ludwig, PhD 
 WiCell, USARicardo Baptista, PhD 
 SmartCella, SwedenIvana Barbaric, DPhil 
 University of Sheffield, UKJacqueline Barry, PhD 
 Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult, UKAlessandro Bertero , PhD 
 Università di Torino, ItalyKapil Bharti, PhD 
 National Institutes of Health (NIH), USAAndrew Gaffney, PhD 
 STEMCELL Technologies Inc., CanadaDerek J. Hei, PhD 
 Kenai Therapeutics, USAZoe Hewitt, PhD 
 Regenerative Cell Therapy Consulting Limited, UKDeborah Hursh, PhD 
 Hursh Cell Therapy Consulting, LLC, USAUma Lakshmipathy, PhD 
 Thermo Fisher Scientific, USAJane S. Lebkowski, PhD 
 Regenerative Patch Technologies, USAMarinna Madrid, PhD 
 Cellino Biotech, USAJennifer Moody, PhD 
 Danaher Corporation, CanadaCharles Murry, MD, PhD 
 USC Stem Cell, USAYoji Sato, PhD 
 National Institute of Health Sciences, JapanJihwan Song, DPhil 
 CHA University, South KoreaYoshie Tsurumaki, Rph 
 Novartis, JapanDebra Webster, PhD 
 Aditum Bio, USA
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      To foster a global ISSCR community, advise on membership policies, select travel awards, and recommend guidelines for encouraging EDI across the society. Chair - Ole Pless, PhD, MSc 
 Fraunhofer ITMP, GermanyVice Chair - Athanasia D. Panopoulos, PhD 
 Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, USANissim Benvenisty, MD, PhD 
 Hebrew University, IsraelAndrea Ditadi, PhD 
 Ospedale San Raffaele, ItalyMubeen Goolam, PhD 
 University of Cape Town, South AfricaAkitsu Hotta, PhD 
 Kyoto University, JapanLijian Hui, PhD 
 Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology (SIBCB), ChinaMadeline A. Lancaster, PhD 
 Medical Research Council (MRC), UKRebecca Matsas, PhD 
 Hellenic Pasteur Institute, GreeceSarah E. Millar, PhD 
 Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USAVerónica Alejandra Palma, PhD 
 Universidad de Chile, ChileLygia da Veiga Pereira, PhD 
 University of São Paulo, BrazilEugenia Piddini, PhD, BSc, MSc 
 University of Bristol, UKNika Shakiba, PhD 
 University of British Columbia, CanadaJihwan Song, DPhil 
 CHA University, South KoreaShahragim Tajbakhsh, PhD 
 Institut Pasteur Stem Cells and Development, FranceSu-Yi Tsai, PhD 
 National Taiwan University, Taiwan
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      Responsible for reviewing candidates for the Board of Directors and presenting an election slate for annual elections. Chair -Shuibing Chen, PhD 
 Weill Cornell Medicine, USAChair -Valentina Greco, PhD 
 Yale School of Medicine, Genetics Department & Yale Stem Cell Center, USAKelvin K. Hui, PhD 
 Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University, JapanRosario Isasi, JD MPH 
 University of Miami, USATherese Kallur, PhD 
 Biolamina AB, Sweden, USABhavana Muralidharan, PhD 
 Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine (inStem), IndiaCatherine Priest, PhD 
 Neurona Therapeutics, USALorenz Studer, MD 
 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USAChristine Wells, PhD 
 University of Melbourne, AustraliaWei Xie, PhD 
 Tsinghua University, China
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      The Public Policy Committee seeks to achieve public policies that regulate stem cell research and translation in effective and appropriate ways worldwide. Chair - Sean J. Morrison, PhD 
 Children's Medical Research Institute at UT Southwestern, USAEric Anthony 
 University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), USAR. Alta Charo, JD 
 University of Wisconsin, USAGeorge Q. Daley, MD, PhD 
 Harvard Medical School, USALawrence S.B. Goldstein, PhD 
 University of California San Diego, USAKazuto Kato, PhD 
 Osaka University Medical School, JapanRobin Lovell-Badge, PhD, FRS 
 The Francis Crick Institute, UKZubin Master, BSc, PhD 
 Wake Forest University School of Medicine, USASarah E. Millar, PhD 
 Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USAMegan Munsie, PhD 
 Murdoch Children’s Research Institute & University of Melbourne, AustraliaMalin Parmar, PhD 
 Lund University, SwedenYaojin Peng, PhD 
 Chinese Academy of Sciences, ChinaDouglas Sipp 
 RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics, JapanJeremy Sugarman, MD, MPH, MA 
 Johns Hopkins University, USAGiuseppe Testa, MD PhD MA 
 Foundation Human Technopole, ItalyAlan O. Trounson, MSc PhD 
 Monash University, AustraliaFiona Watt, PhD 
 European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) Heidelberg, GermanyMagdalena Zernicka-Goetz, PhD 
 California Institute of Technology, USAEx Officio - Mubeen Goolam, PhD 
 University of Cape Town, South AfricaEx Officio - Lizhong Liu, PhD 
 Westlake University, ChinaEx Officio - Kate MacDuffie, MA., PhD 
 Seattle Children’s Research Institute, USA
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      Provides oversight of the Society’s scientific publishing activities, including the society journal, Stem Cell Reports, and advises on the editorial calendar of meetings outside the Annual Meeting. This includes concepts for webinar and symposia programming, and review of grassroots proposals. The committee ensures content and programs are complementary, aligned with Society strategic priorities, and in keeping with ISSCR’s standards for excellence and rigor. Chair - Jianping Fu, PhD 
 University of Michigan, USAAllison Bardin, PhD 
 Institut Curie, FranceGray Camp, PhD 
 Roche Institute for Translational Bioengineering, SwitzerlandMaria Pia Cosma, PhD 
 Centre for Genomic Regulation, SpainFiona Doetsch, PhD 
 Biozentrum, University of Basel, SwitzerlandRuwanthi Gunawardane, PhD 
 Allen Institute, USAKarl R. Koehler, PhD 
 Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, USAHanna Mikkola, MD, PhD 
 University of California, Los Angeles, USAJing Qu, PhD 
 Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), ChinaKaelyn Sumigray, PhD 
 Yale School of Medicine, USASara Wickström, MD, PhD 
 Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine, GermanyWei Xie, PhD 
 Tsinghua University, ChinaEx Officio - Janet Rossant, CC, PhD, Stem Cell Reports Editor-in-Chiefand The Gairdner Foundation, Toronto, ON, Canada 
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      The Strategic Oversight Committee provides oversight of the structure, mission, and membership with the goal of achieving equity, diversity, and inclusion across all Society functions. Chair -Megan Munsie, PhD 
 Murdoch Children’s Research Institute &University of Melbourne, AustraliaAmander T. Clark, PhD 
 University of California, Los Angeles, USAHongkui Deng, PhD 
 Peking University, ChinaFiona Doetsch, PhD 
 Biozentrum, University of Basel, SwitzerlandArnold R. Kriegstein, MD, PhD 
 University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), USAJane S. Lebkowski, PhD 
 Regenerative Patch Technologies, USAChristine L. Mummery, PhD 
 Leiden University Medical Center, NetherlandsKathy Niakan, PhD 
 University of Cambridge, UKTakanori Takebe, MD, PhD 
 Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, USA and The University of Osaka and Institute of Science Tokyo, JapanSally Temple, PhD 
 Neural Stem Cell Institute, USAJoanna Wysocka, PhD 
 Stanford University, USAEx Officio - Lorenz Studer, MD, USA 
 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA
