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6th Annual Somatic Cell Therapy Symposium-Presentations

This presentation page is supported in part by generous support from:

FDA Perspective:

Celia Witten
OCTGT
Title: Cellular, Tissue and Gene Therapies-Office Update

Novel Therapies:

G. Russell Reiss
University of Utah
Title : Cell Therapy in the Open Heart

Ann Tsukamoto
Stem Cells Inc.
Title: Developing Human Neural Stem Cells for Clinical Applications

Scheffer C.G.Tseng
Ocular Surface Center
Title : Amniotic Membrane Transplantation for Ocular Surface Reconstruction

Joshua Hare
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Title: Regulatory Issues For Cardiac Cell-Based Therapies Using Mesenchymal Stem Cells

Reporting Events:

Elizabeth J. Read
National Institutes of Health
Title : Adverse Event & Deviation Reporting for 351 Cell Therapy Products

Elizabeth Ness
National Cancer Institute
Title : Adverse Event Reporting for IND Clinical Trials

Reporting Scenarios

Release Testing I:

Ellen Areman
Biologics Consulting Group
Title: Perspectives on Testing Cell Therapy Products

Brenton McCright
OCTGT, DCGT
Title: Release Testing of Cell Therapy Products

Diane Kadidlo
University of Minnesota
Title: Evaluating Novel Methods fro Endotoxin Testing of Cellular Products – the PACT Experience

John McMannis
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Title: Sterility Testing: Alternate Samples

Alla Danilkovitch
Osiris Therapeutics, Inc.
Title : Developing a Potency Assay for an Adult Mesenchymal Stem Cell Product

Pocheng Liu
Dendreon Inc.
Title: Potency Assays for an Autologous Active Immunotherapy (Sipuleucel-T)

Release Testing II-Practical Experiences:

Karen Edward
Advanced Cell & Gene Therapy, LLC 
Title: Product Release

Jarett Anderson
Mayo Clinic
Title : Pancreatic Islet Product Release

Rebecca Haley
Aldagen, Inc.
Title: Release Criteria for ALDHbr Cells

Facilities Issues for Somatic Cell Therapy Product Manufacture:

James Crim
OCBQ, DMPQ
Title: Facility Design and CGMP Considerations for Cell Therapy Products

Kevin Sheehan
Stanford University
Title: Cell Processing Laboratory Construction-Renovating an Existing Lab Space

Linda Kelley
University of Utah
Title: Designing a ‘New’ GMP Laboratory

Shelly Heimfeld
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Title: Environmental Monitoring in the Cell Processing Laboratory

Douglas Padley
Mayo Clinic
Title: The Role of Media Fill Evaluations in Process Control for Manufacture of Cellular Therapy Products

INDs 202:

John McMannis
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Title: INDs 202-Panelists
Title: MD Anderson IND Pathway

Steven Hirschfeld
OCTGT, DCEPT
Title: IND “202” Clinical Perspective

Donald Fink
OCTGT, DCGT
Title: IND 202 Tutorial: Cellular Therapy INDs- The CMC Section

Elizabeth J. Read
National Institutes of Health
Title: Recent Experience with Cell Therapy INDs at NIH Clinical Center

D. Michael Strong
Puget Sound Blood Center
Title: IND 202-The Puget Sound Blood Center Experience

Robert Lindblad
EMMES Corporation
Title: IND 202-Cell Therapy

Donor Issues:

Zbigniew Szczepiorkowski
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Title: Donor Issues

Melissa Greenwald
OCTGT/DHT
Title: Donor Issues Scenario Based Panel “FDA Introduction”

Cord Blood-Future Directions:

Ellen Lazarus
OCTGT, DHT
Title: FDA Update on Cord Blood Banking Regulations

Joanne Kurtzberg
Duke University
Title: Cord Blood Scenarios

Elizabeth J. Shpall
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Title: Ex-Vivo Expanded Cord Blood

James Burdick
Health Resources and Services Administration
Title: Implementation of the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005

Professional Certification:

Kathy Loper
AABB
Title: Professional Certification Overview

Scott Brubaker
American Association of Tissue Banks
Title: AATB Professional Certification

Patricia A. Tanabe
American Society for Clinical Pathology
Title: ASCP Certification

Sherry Keramidas
Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society
Title: Overview of Certification of Regulatory Affairs

Jeanne Linden
New York State Department of Health
Title: New York State Regulation of Tissue Banks

Kathleen Weiss
Biotech Institute of Maryland
Title: Training Programs and Impact

Kathy Loper
AABB
Title: AABB Model: A Certificate Program

The Quest for Compatibility:

Janice Davis-Sproul
The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Title: The Quest for Compatibility-Session Intro

Jennifer Catalano
OCTGT, DCGT
Title: The International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) and its Relevance to Cell Therapy

Scott Burger
Advanced Cell & Gene Therapy, LLC
Title: International Regulations & Standards for Cell Therapy

Angela Ondo
The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Title : Accreditation Challenges

D. Michael Strong
Puget Sound Blood Center
Title: Tissue & IND Products

Safa Karandish
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Title: The Quest for Compatiblity: FACT/Netcord & NMDP

Corporate Sponsored Breakfast Session

PharmaNet: Potency – What’s Appropriate for Cell Therapies?