Expert Speaker Faculty

Take a look at the esteemed speaker faculty for the 8th Cell & Gene Therapy Analytical Development Summit.

Pharmaceutical Leaders
Biotech Experts
Academic Innovators

Pharmaceutical Leaders

Jing Li

Director - Clinical Pharmacology & Pharmacometrics
Alexion Pharmaceuticals

Amy Hsu

Principal Research Associate, Analytical Development
Astellas Gene Therapies

Jennifer Fox

Director, Analytical Sciences and Technology
AstraZeneca

Akshata Ijantkar

Senior Principal Scientist
Bristol Myers Squibb
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Stephan Krause

Executive Director, Analytical Strategy, Cell Therapy Global Quality
Bristol Myers Squibb

Mateusz Dobrowolski

Scientist
Johnson & Johnson

Kevin Johnson

Director, Analytical Operations, Flow Cytometry Analytical Development
Kite Pharma Inc

Connie Tsai

Director, Cell & Gene Therapy Analytical Development
Novartis AG

Swarup Dey

Principal Scientist
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

Sviatlana Rose

Principal Scientist
Sanofi

Lai Shi

Senior Scientist
Sanofi

Jiangli Yan

Senior Director, Analytical Science & Technology,=
Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Biotech Experts

Fan Yang

Vice President, Cell Therapy
Aisar Biotechnology

Jorge Santiago-Ortiz

Vice President, CMC & Regulatory Affairs
Apertura Gene Therapy

Xiaojin Liu

Scientist
Ascidian Therapeutics

Nam Tonthat

Senior Director, Analytical Sciences
Asklepios BioPharmaceutical, Inc. (AskBio)

Andy Yang

Scientist I, Analytical & Quality Control
BlueRock Therapeutics

Michael White

CMC Lead
Celosia Therapeutics

Kelan Hlavaty

Senior Director, Technical Operations
eGenesis Bio

Ian Bayles

Analytical Assay Development Manager & Head of Quality Control
Expression Therapeutics LLC

Bryan Hancock

Principal Scientist, Product Characterization & Analytical Development
Fate Therapeutics

Alex Ng

Chief Scientific Officer & Co-Founder
GC Therapeutics

Scott Jeffers

Chief Technology Officer
GenSight Biologics

Angela Holton

Executive Director
IOVANCE Biotherapeutics, Inc.

Kate Von Alt

Scientist, Exploratory Immuno-Oncology
KSQ Therapeutics

Caryn Cloer

Principal Scientist
ProKidney

Uditha deAlwis

Vice President, Analytical Development and Quality Control
Sarepta Therapeutics

Cristiano Vieira

Senior Scientist, Analytical Development
Solid Biosciences

Justin Rectenwald

Associate Director, Analytical Development
Taysha Gene Therapies, Inc.

Benjamin Hall

Associate Director, Analytical Development
Tessera Therapeutics

Hima Ramachandrareddy

Senior Scientist II
Voyager Therapeutics Inc

Academic Innovators

Ruud Hulspas

Technical Director, Process Development
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Peter Lopez

Research Associate Professor of Pathology
NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Xikun Liu

Senior Analytical Development Manager
Stanford University
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