Professional Experience

2009 - present,  Associate Professor, Department of Neurosciences and Division of Neurosurgery, Beckman Research Institute and Comprehensive Cancer Center of City of Hope, Duarte, CA

2003 - 2008,  Assistant Professor, Department of Hematology/Hematopoetic Cell Transplantation, City of  Hope, Duarte, CA

2000 - 2002, Visiting Scientist, Neuro-Oncology Lab., Deptartment of Neurosurgery, Brigham & Women’s Hospital and Instructor, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

1999 - 2002,  Senior Research Scientist, Layton BioScience Inc., Sunnyvale, CA

1999 - 2000, Visiting Scientist/Industry Fellow in Neurology, Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

1997 - 1998, Research Fellow, Neural Stem Cells, Department of Neurology, Division of Neuroscience & Joint Program in Neonatology Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA   

1990 - 1991, Research Assistant, Molecular Neurobiology, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusettes General Hospital, Boston, MA

Education and Training

1994 - 1997, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA., Molecular Neurogenetics Laboratory, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow

1993 - 1994, Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, Department of Pathology, Intern

1993, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, M.D.

1984, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, Biological Basis of Behavior/Chemistry, B.A.

Professional Memberships

2007 - present, International Society for Cellular Therapeutics  

2006- present, ASILOMAR International Brain Tumor Research and Therapy

2006 - present, American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy

2003 - present, Glial Invasion Forum

2003 - present, International Society for Stem Cell Research

2000 - present, Society for Neuro-Oncology

2000 - present, American Association for Cancer Research, Women in Cancer Research


This is an abbreviated document. Full CV available upon request. Information on this page may be self-reported and is subject to change at any time. Last updated: 1/12

2010, California Institute of Regenerative Medicine Disease Team Award  Stem Cell-Mediated Therapy for High-grade Glioma: Towards Phase I-II Clinical Trials
   
2009, Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Concept Award

2008, Outstanding New Investigator Award  - American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy (ASGCT)

2005 and 2008, Isadore Familian Memorial Grant Awardee, STOP CANCER
   
2003, Career Development Award, STOP CANCER 
        
2000, Young Investigator Award, American Association of Neurosurgical Surgeons (CNS Tumor Section)

2000, NIH-NCI Small Business Innovation Research Award Phase I-II

1998, NICHD-NRSA Neurobiology Training Grant Awardee, Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School

1997, Leffler Fellowship Awardee, Massachusetts General Hosptial, Harvard Medical School

Patents Issued

2007, U.S. Patent #7,186,409  Neural stem cells and use thereof for brain tumor therapy

2008, U.S. Patent #7,393,526  Systemic gene delivery vehicles for the treatment of tumors

FDA IND Clinical Trials

2010, First-in-human Phase I NSC-mediated CD/5-FC treatment of recurrent glioma

Biotechnology

2011 - present, Founder and Chief Scientific Officer, TheraBiologics, Inc.