Legal & Regulatory Affairs (LRA) Committee - North America

Mission Statement: The North America Legal and Regulatory Affairs Committee of the ISCT serves the membership and others working in Cellular Therapy by providing information regarding U.S., Canadian and International Regulations, Standards, Guidance documents and published best practices and by presenting the regulatory concerns of the membership back to Regulatory Agencies.

The committee will:

  • Inform members of potential and actual changes in regulations
  • Notify members of published draft and final guidance documents
  • Provide information to members to assist with compliance with US, Canadian, and Internatiional Standards
  • Collate and forward comments to Regulatory Agencies concerning regulatory issues
  • Recommend revision of standards to accrediting agencies
  • Communicate regulatory concerns to other ISCT committees and the Board of Directors

Subcommittees: WatchDog Subcommittee and QA Subcommittee

Co-Chairs:

William Janssen 
Tampa, FL
william.janssen@moffitt.org

Karen Nichols
Cambridge, MA
karen.nichols@perkinelmer.com

Committee Members:

Wade Atkins
Bethesda, MD
jatkins@cc.nih.gov

Shirley Bartido
New York, NY
bartidos@mskcc.org

Elona Baum
San Francisco, CA
ebaum@cirm.ca.gov

Nancy Collins
Toledo, OH
Nancy.Collins@utoledo.edu

Sarah Dickerson
Rockville, MD
S.Dickerson@dodmarrow.org


Karen Edward 
New York, NY
kedward@ac-gt.com

Joyce Frey-Vasconcells
Princeton, NJ
jfrey@pharmanet.com

Lisa Beth Ferstenberg
Rockville, MD
lbferstenberg@accelovance.com

Deborah Griffin
Pittsburgh, PA
griffindl@upmc.edu

Kurt Gunter, MD
Lake Forest, IL
kurt.gunter@hospira.com

Asiya Imam
Miami, FL
Asiya_Imam@bd.com

Grace Kao
Boston, MA
grace_kao@dfci.harvard.edu

Kevin Johnson
Winston-Salem, NC
kevijohn@wfubmc.edu

Victoria Lake
Seattle, WA
vlake@fhcrc.org

Fran Rabe
Minneapolis, MN
rabex022@umn.edu

Jesse Seidman
McGaw Park, IL
jesse_seidman@baxter.com

Sharon Tindle
New York, NY
sharon.tindle@mountsinai.org

Kara Wacker
Omaha, NE
kwacker@unmc.edu

Darin Weber
Seattle, WA
dweber@bcg-usa.com

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NEWS

If you are interested in joining the LRA-North America, please contact Karen Nichols or Bill Janssen
karen.nichols@perkinelmer.com
william.janssen@moffitt.org

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