INVITED SPEAKERS

We are pleased to have invited a distinguished panel of experts on human tissue based models for this year's conference.

Sarah Bacus Ph.D., Senior. Vice President & Chief Scientific Officer of Translational Medicine, Quintiles

Chris Beecher Ph.D., Research Professor of Pathology, University of Michigan

Jack Bloom, VMD, Ph.D., Principal, Bloom Consulting LLC

Katherine Call Ph.D., Senior Director US Biologics, Sanofi Aventis

Jian Chen Ph.D., Bristol Myers Squibb

Carolyn Compton, M.D., Ph.D., Director of Biorepositories and Biospecimen Research, National Cancer Institute

Chris Corless, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Pathology, Oregon Health & Science University

Brent Gendleman, President and Chief Executive Officer, 5AM Solutions

Arthur Holden, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, International Serious Adverse Event Consortium

Paula Kim, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Translating Research Across Communities

Jennie Mather Ph.D., Senior Vice President Stem Cell Research, MacroGenics

David Parkinson M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, Nodality

Harvey Pass M.D., Prof. of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Surgery, & Division Chief of Thoracic Surgery/Thoracic Oncology New York University Langone Medical Center

Graham Place Ph.D., Department Head Biochemistry Pharmacology, Asterand

Leo Price Ph.D., Group Leader and Professor, Leiden University