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Scientific Advisory Board

Scientific Advisory Board

The California Stem Cell Scientific Advisory Board comprises distinguished and committed scientists who guide company operations. They draw on a wealth of experience as well as cutting edge expertise to position the company as an innovative, insightful and ethical leader in the field and the community.

Board members (alphabetically):

  • Hans S. Keirstead, Ph.D. (Chairman)
    Associate Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology
    Co-Director of the Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center
    Reeve-Irvine Research Center, University of California, Irvine

  • Douglas Kerr, M.D., Ph.D.
    Associate Professor of Neurology
    Departments of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, and Cellular and Molecular Medicine
    Johns Hopkins University

  • Thomas Lane, Ph.D.
    Professor, Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
    School of Biological Sciences
    University of California, Irvine

  • Tahseen Mozaffar, M.D.
    Associate Professor of Neurology and Director, UC Irvine Neuromuscular Program
    Director of the UC Irvine-MDA ALS and Neuromuscular Diseases Center

  • Gabriel Nistor, M.D.
    Reeve-Irvine Research Center
    University of California, Irvine

  • Phillip G. Popovich, Ph.D.
    Associate Professor
    Director, Center for Brain and Spinal Cord Repair
    Departments of Molecular Virology, Immunology & Medical Genetics and Neuroscience
    Ohio State University

  • Evan Snyder, M.D., Ph.D.
    Program Director, Professor
    Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine
    Burnham Institute for Medical Research

  • Kathryn Swoboda, M.D.
    Director, Pediatric Motor Disorders Research Program
    Department of Neurology
    University of Utah School of Medicine