Officers
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Amander T. Clark, PhD
President | 2023-2024
University of California, Los Angeles
USA -
Valentina Greco, PhD
President Elect | 2023-2024
Yale School of Medicine, Genetics Department & Yale Stem Cell Center
USA -
Hideyuki Okano, MD, PhD
Vice President | 2023-2024
Keio University, Japan -
Clive Svendsen, PhD
Treasurer | 2022-2025
Cedars-Sinai Regenerative Medicine Institute
USA -
Fiona Doetsch, PhD
Clerk | 2021-2024
Biozentrum at the University of Basel
Switzerland -
Haifan Lin, PhD
Past President | 2023-2024
Yale University School of Medicine
USA
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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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Helen Blau, PhD
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Melissa Carpenter, PhD
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Shuibing Chen, PhD
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Michele De Luca, MD
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Jürgen Knoblich, PhD
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Arnold R. Kriegstein, MD, PhD
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Jane S. Lebkowski, PhD
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Megan Munsie, PhD
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Kathy Niakan, PhD
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Malin Parmar, PhD
Lund University
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Martin F. Pera, PhD
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Lygia da Veiga Pereira, PhD
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Mitinori Saitou, MD, PhD
Kyoto University
Japan -
Takanori Takebe, MD, PhD
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
USA
Osaka University and Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Japan -
Kenneth S. Zaret, PhD
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Melissa H. Little, AC, PhD
Ex Officio
Novo Nordisk Foundation Centre for Stem Cell Medicine (reNEW) , Denmark & Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Australia -
Leonard I. Zon, MD
Ex Officio
Boston Children's Hospital
USA
Committees (2023-2024)
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The Annual Meeting Program Committee is responsible for organizing the scientific content for the Society’s Annual Meetings.
Chair - Agnete Kirkeby, PhD
University of Copenhagen, DenmarkChair - Malin Parmar, PhD
Lund University, SwedenRoger A. Barker, PhD, MRCP
University of Cambridge, UKKim B. Jensen, PhD
Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Medicine, ReNEW, DenmarkMarinna Madrid, PhD
Cellino, USAChristine L. Mummery, PhD
Leiden University Medical Center, NetherlandsLucy O'Brien, PhD
Stanford School of Medicine, USAHideyuki Okano, MD, PhD
Keio University, School of Medicine, JapanFilipe Pereira, PhD
Lund University - Stem Cell Center and Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine, SwedenNicolas Rivron, PhD
Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Austrian Academy of Science, AustriaHans Schöler, PhD
Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine, GermanyBarbara Treutlein, PhD
ETH Zürich, Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, SwitzerlandEx Officio - Amander T. Clark, PhD
University of California, Los Angeles, USA -
The Annual Meeting Program Committee is responsible for organizing the scientific content for the Society’s Annual Meetings.
Chair - Kathryn SE Cheah, PhD
University of Hong Kong, ChinaChair - Eugenia Piddini, PhD, BSc, MSc
University of Bristol, UKAlessandro Aiuti, MD, PhD
San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy, ItalyVivian Gama, PhD
Vanderbilt University, USARichard J. Gilbertson, MD PhD
CRUK Cambridge Institute, UKLijian Hui, PhD
Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology (SIBCB), ChinaTina Mukherjee, PhD
Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine (inStem), IndiaLygia da Veiga Pereira, PhD
Universidade de São Paulo, BrazilKirstin Sadler Edepli, PhD
NYU Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesTakanori Takebe, MD, PhD
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, USA and Osaka University and Tokyo Medical and Dental University, JapanAngela R. Wu, PhD
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong KongJoseph C. Wu, MD PhD
Stanford University, USAEx Officio - Valentina Greco, PhD
Yale School of Medicine, Genetics Department & Yale Stem Cell Center, USA -
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 - Evan Graham, PhD
BioLamina Inc., USAVice Chair - Alessandro Bertero, PhD
Università di Torino, ItalyNikolas Dresch Ferreira
University of São Paulo Medical School, BrazilElisa Giacomelli, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School, USAThomas Hutschalik
Maastricht University & Ncardia, NetherlandsRan Jing, PhD
Harvard Medical School & Boston Children's Hospital, USAGraziano Martello, PhD
University of Padova, ItalyThulaj Meharwade
Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montreal (IRCM), CanadaAnjie Ni
McGill University, CanadaAmelia Semenak
McGill University, Canada -
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 - Eugenia Piddini, PhD, BSc, MSc
University of Bristol, UKVice Chair – Jaime Imitola, MD
University of Connecticut, USAMohamed Abou-el-Enein, MD, PhD, MSPH
Keck School of Medicine of USC, USAWilliam J. Anderson, PhD
Harvard Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology , USARoger Barker, MBBS, MRCP, PhD
Wellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, UKKathryn S.E. Cheah, PhD
University of Hong Kong, Hong KongAnna Couturier, PhD
EuroGCT & University of Edinburgh, UKElisa Giacomelli, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School, USASally Lowell, PhD
University of Edinburgh, UKZubin Master, BSc, PhD
Wake Forest University School of Medicine, USAVikram Mathews, MBBS, MD, DM, FASc
The Christian Medical College, IndiaEsteban Orlando Mazzoni, PhD
New York University (NYU), USAAlysson Renato Muotri, PhD
University of California, San Diego (UCSD), USAHideyuki Okano, MD, PhD
Keio University of School of Medicine, JapanGraziella Pellegrini, PhD
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Centre for Regenerative Medicine, ItalyCarolyn Sangokoya, MD, PhD
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), USA -
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 - Kazuto Kato, PhD
Osaka University, JapanVice Chair - Rosario Isasi, JD MPH
University of Miami, USAMisao Fujita, MS, MPH, PhD
Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University, JapanInsoo Hyun, PhD
Boston Museum of Science, USAErica C. Jonlin, PhD
University of Washington, USAMegan Munsie, PhD
University of Melbourne and Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, AustraliaKaori Muto, PhD
The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, JapanKathy Niakan, PhD
University of Cambridge, UKKrishanu Saha, PhD
University of Wisconsin-Madison, USAJeremy Sugarman, MD, MPH, MA
Johns Hopkins University, USAGiuseppe Testa, MD PhD MA
Foundation Human Technopole, ItalyLeigh Garven Turner, PhD
University of California, Irvine Anteater Instruction & Research Office (AIRB), USAZhaochen Wang, PhD
Zhejiang University, China -
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 - Clive Svendsen, PhD
Cedars-Sinai Regenerative Medicine Institute, USAJennifer Brogdon, PhD
Novartis Institute for BioMedical Research, USAJane S. Lebkowski, PhD
Regenerative Patch Technologies, USAUrban Lendahl, PhD
Department Cell Molecular Biology, Karolinska Institute, SwedenLee Rubin, PhD
Harvard University Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, 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.
Chair - Melissa K. Carpenter, PhD
Carpenter Consulting Corporation, USAVice Chair - Tenneille E. Ludwig, PhD
WiCell, USAJacqueline Barry, PhD
Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult, UKAlessandro Bertero, PhD
Università di Torino, ItalyAndrew Gaffney, PhD
STEMCELL Technologies Inc., CanadaSetsuko Hashimoto, PhD
CellSeed Inc., JapanDerek Hei, PhD
Clade Therapeutics, USACatriona H.M. Jamieson, MD, PhD
UC San Diego School of Medicine, USAUma Lakshmipathy, PhD
Thermo Fisher Scientific, USAJane S. Lebkowski, PhD
Regenerative Patch Technologies, USAJennifer Moody, PhD
Danaher Corporation, CanadaCharles Murry, MD, PhD
University of Washington-Center for Cardiovascular Biology, USAFelicia Pagliuca, PhD
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, USAMalin Parmar, PhD
Lund University, SwedenGraziella Pellegrini, PhD
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Centre for Regenerative Medicine, ItalyRajesh Rao, MD
University of Michigan, USALee Rubin, PhD
Harvard University Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, USAJihwan Song, DPhil
CHA University, South KoreaYoshie Tsurumaki, Rph
Novartis, JapanDebra Webster, PhD
Aditum Bio, USA -
To foster a global ISSCR community, advise on membership policies, select travel awards, and recommend guidelines for encouraging EDI across the society.
Chair - Akitsu Hotta, PhD
CiRA, Kyoto University, JapanChair - Lygia da Veiga Pereira, PhD
Universidade de São Paulo, BrazilNissim Benvenisty, MD, PhD
Hebrew University, IsraelRay Dunn, PhD
Institute of Medical Biology, SingaporeMingxia Gu, MD, PhD
Cincinnati Children's Hospital and Medical Center, USAMeritxell Huch, PhD
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology & Genetics, GermanyMadeline A. Lancaster, PhD
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, UKSarah Millar, PhD
Black Family Stem Cell Institute, USAVerónica Alejandra Palma
Universidad de Chile, ChileAthanasia D. Panopoulos, PhD
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, USAEugenia Piddini, PhD, BSc, MSc
University of Bristol, UKOle Pless, PhD, MSc
Fraunhofer IME ScreeningPort, GermanyJihwan Song, DPhil
CHA University, South KoreaShahragim Tajbakhsh, PhD
Pasteur Institute, FranceYi Arial Zeng, PhD
Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, China -
Responsible for reviewing candidates for the Board of Directors and presenting an election slate for annual elections. The committee also oversees the awards process for the ISSCR portfolio of awards (Outstanding Young Investigator, Momentum, and Achievement), including composition and procedures of the award selection committees.
Chair - Haifan Lin, PhD
Yale University School of Medicine, USAMelissa K. Carpenter, PhD
ElevateBio IPSC, Inc., USAShuibing Chen, PhD
Weill Cornell Medical College, USAAmander Clark, PhD
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), USAHongkui Deng, PhD
Peking University, ChinaFiona Doetsch, PhD
Biozentrum, University of Basel, SwitzerlandKatherine Anne High, MD
The Rockefeller University, USALygia da Veiga Pereira, PhD
Universidade de São Paulo, BrazilLorenz Studer, MD
Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, USASally Temple, PhD
Neural Stem Cell Institute, USAFiona M. Watt, DPhil, FRS, FMedSci
King's College London, UK & EMBO, Germany -
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, Japan
Robin Lovell-Badge, PhD, FRS
The Francis Crick Institute, UKZubin Master, BSc, PhD
Wake Forest University School of Medicine, USAMegan Munsie, PhD
University of Melbourne and Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, AustraliaMalin Parmar, PhD
Lund University, SwedenDuanqing Pei, PhD
Westlake University School of Life Sciences, ChinaDoug 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
King's College London, UK & EMBO, GermanyEx Officio - Brian Aguado, PhD
University of California San Diego, USAEx Officio - Justin Brumbaugh, PhD
University of Colorado Boulder, USAEx Officio - Tamra Lysaght, PhD
National University of Singapore, Singapore -
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 - Eran Meshorer, PhD
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Institute of Life Sciences, IsraelVice Chair - Wei Xie, PhD
Tsinghua University, ChinaAllison 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, SwitzerlandJianping Fu, PhD
University of Michigan, USARuwanthi Gunawardane, PhD
Allen Institute, 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, GermanyEx Officio - Martin F. Pera, PhD
The Jackson Laboratory, USA -
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 - Fiona Doetsch, PhD
Biozentrum, University of Basel, SwitzerlandAmander T. Clark, PhD
University of California, Los Angeles, USAHongkui Deng, PhD
Peking University, ChinaValentina Greco, PhD
Yale School of Medicine, Genetics Department & Yale Stem Cell Center, USAJane S. Lebkowski, PhD
Regenerative Patch Technologies, USAUrban Lendahl, PhD
Department Cell Molecular Biology, Karolinska Institute, SwedenMelissa Little, AC, PhD
Novo Nordisk Foundation Centre for Stem Cell Medicine (reNEW) , Denmark & Murdoch Children's Research Institute, AustraliaChristine L. Mummery, PhD
Leiden University Medical Center, NetherlandsTakanori Takebe, MD, PhD
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, USA & Osaka University and Tokyo Medical and Dental University, JapanSally Temple, PhD
Neural Stem Cell Institute, USAJoanna Wysocka, PhD
Stanford University, USAEx Officio - Hideyuki Okano, PhD
Keio University of School of Medicine, Japan
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