Roster of the Cellular, Tissue and Gene Therapies Advisory Committee

Applying for Membership on FDA Advisory Committees As part of the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) ongoing efforts to recruit qualified experts with minimal conflicts of interest who are interested in serving on FDA advisory committees, FDA is requesting nominations for members to serve on its advisory committees. Current Number of Vacancies: 1 Note, one or more vacancies may be in the nomination process or a final appointment may have been made.

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Chair
Steven M. Dubinett, M.D.
Expertise: Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine / Cancer Immunotherapy
Term: 08/10/09 – 03/31/12
Professor of Medicine and Pathology
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
37-131 CHS
10833 Le Conte Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90095

Designated Federal Official
Gail Dapolito
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
Food and Drug Administration
1401 Rockville Pike (HFM-71)
Rockville, Maryland 20852-1448
Phone: (301) 827-0314
Fax: (301) 827-0294
E-mail: gail.dapolito@fda.hhs.gov

Tabassum Ahsan, Ph.D.
Expertise: Bioengineering
Term: 03/31/10 – 03/31/13
Assistant Professor of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
Tulane University
Department of Biomedical Engineering
500 Lindy Boggs
New Orleans, Louisiana 70118

Larry A. Couture, PhD.
Expertise: Microbiology/Immunology
Term: 09/20/10 – 03/31/14
Senior Vice President
Center for Applied Technology Development
Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope
1500 E. Duarte Road
Duarte, CA  91711

Linda A. Dahlgren, D.V.M., Ph.D. DACVS
Expertise: Veterinary Medicine
Term: 09/20/10 – 03/31/14
Associate Professor
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Phase II, Duck Pond Road
Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, VA  24061

Evanthia Galanis, M.D. 
Expertise: Oncology
Term: 08/10/09 – 03/31/12
Chair, Department of Molecular Medicine Professor of Oncology
Mayo Clinic
200 First Street SW
Rochester, Minnesota 55905

Steven A. Goldman, M.D., Ph.D.
Expertise: Stem Cell Biology
Term: 09/20/10 – 03/31/14
Professor of Neurology
Division of Cell and Gene Therapy
University of Rochester Medical Center
601 Elmwood Avenue, MRB Box 645
Rochester, NY  14642

Francis John Hornicek, Jr., Ph.D., M.D.
Expertise: Orthopaedic Oncology
Term: 03/31/10 – 03/31/13
Chief Orthopaedic Oncologist
Massachusetts General Hospital
Yawkey Building
Suite 3700
Boston, Massachusetts 02114

Patrick Hwu, M.D.
Expertise:  Tumor Immunology
Term:  04/25/11-03/31/15
Professor and Chairman
Department of Melanoma Medical Oncology
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Rm. FC11.2048
Houston, Texas  77030

Mei-Ling Ting Lee, Ph.D.
Expertise: Biostatistics/Mathematics
Term: 09/20/10 - 03/31/14
Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Biostatistics and Risk Assessment Center
University of Maryland School of Public Health
SPH Building 255, EPIB, Room 2234R
College Park, MD  20742

*Peter L. Saltonstall 
Expertise: Healthcare Management
Term: 08/10/09 – 03/31/12
President
National Organizations for Rare Disorders
55 Kenosia Ave, PO Box 1968
Danbury, Connecticut 06813
Expertise: Orthopaedic Oncology
 

Evan Y. Snyder, M.D., Ph.D.
Expertise:  Neurobiology/Cell Biology
Term:  08/10/09 - 03/31/12
Program Director and Professor
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine
Sanford/Burnham Medical Research Institute
10901 North Torrey Pines Road, Room 7261
La Jolla, California 32037

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