Cellular, Tissue and Gene Therapies Advisory Committee

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 Including Industry Rep: 4
Note, one or more vacancies may be in the nomination process or a final appointment may have been made.

Matthew J. Allen, Vet., M.B., Ph.D.
Expertise: Veterinary Medicine
Term: 05-25-06 -- 03-31-10
Associate Professor
Department of Orthopedic Surgery
SUNY Upstate Medical University
750 East Adams Street
Syracuse, New York 13210

Jeffrey S. Chamberlain, PhD
Expertise: Genetics / Gene Therapy
Term: 09-29-2005 - 03-31-2009
Professor
Departments of Neurology, Medicine and Biochemistry
Health Sciences Center
University of Washington School of Medicine
1959 NE Pacific Street
Seattle, WA 98195-7720

Richard J. Chappell, Ph.D.
Expertise: Biostatistics and Medical Informatics
Term: 05-25-06 -- 03-31-10
Professor
Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School
600 Highland Avenue, KL6/430
Madison, Wisconsin 53792

Stanton L. Gerson, M.D.
Expertise: Stem Cell Biology
Term: 05-25-06 -- 03-31-10
Professor of Medicine, Oncology & Environmental Health Sciences
Wearn Building Room 153
Case Western Reserve University
University Hospital of Cleveland
11100 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44106-5065

Farshid Guilak, Ph.D.
Expertise: Biomedical Engineering
Term: 05-25-06 -- 03-31-09
Laszlo Ormandy Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
Orthopedic Research Laboratories
Duke University Medical Center
MSRB Room 375, Box 3093
Durham, North Carolina 27710

Kurt C. Gunter, MD **
Expertise: Industry Representative
Term: 09-29-2005 - 03-31-2009
Medical Director, Cellular Therapy
Hospira, Inc.
Department 87W, Building H1
275 North Field Drive
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045

Larry W. Kwak, M.D., Ph.D.
Expertise: Tumor Immunology/Lymphoma
Term: 05-25-06 -- 03-31-10
Chairman
Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma
University of Texas
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Boulevard – Unit 429
Houston, Texas 77030

Doris A. Taylor, Ph.D.
Expertise: Cardiovascular Cellular Therapy
Term: 05-25-06 -- 03-31-10
Medtronic Bakken Professor
Center for Cardiovascular Repair
University of Minnesota
7-105A BSBE
312 Church Street SE
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455

Savio Lau-Ching Woo, Ph.D
Expertise: Gene Therapy/Molecular Medicine
Term: 05-26-06 -- 03-31-10
Professor of Gene and Cell Medicine
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1496
New York, New York 10029