The Human Islet and Cellular Transplantation Facility (HICTF) Team

HICTF Group Photo

Leadership  

  • Brian Shy, MD, PhD, Director  

Operations 

  • Mariella Kutova-Chheng, BSc Operations Manager
  • Alisha Elizabeth Bermejo, Operations Specialist
  • Xavier Farias, Operations Specialist
  • Stephanie Frohrip, BSc Operations Specialist

Manufacturing

  • Luis Acevedo, Head of Manufacturing
  • Emmanuel John De Leon, BS Manufacturing Specialist
  • Brianna Liang, BS Manufacturing Specialist 

Quality Assurance (QA)

  • Danielle Anderle, MSQA, CLS, MLS(ASCP) Head of Quality Assurance
  • Carolina Fernandez, BS Quality Assurance Manager
  • Jessica Gonsalves, Project Manager/Quality Assurance Specialist
  • Celine Hui, Quality Assurance Specialist

Quality Control (QC)

  • Sreenivasan Paruthiyil, M.Sc. PhD Quality Control Manager
  • Dehui Kong, PhD Quality Control Specialist

Process Development (PD)

  • Ke Li, PhD Head of Process Development
  • Jenny Lee, Research Specialist

Business and Administration 

  • Hilla Ifrach, Business Manager
  • Jostna Ransing, BDS, MS-HCA Administrative officer

Regulatory Affairs

  • Oliver Cacananta, Regulatory Affairs Senior Program Manager

Additional Team Members

  • Meenal Sinha, PhD, Associate Professional Researcher

Trainees​

  • Omar Khan, Clinical Fellow
  • Edina Wappler-Guzzetta, Clinical Fellow
  • Ingrid Mazariegos, Visiting Graduate Scholar, CIRM-Bridges

Alumni

  • Mercy Niyi-Awolesi, Summer Intern-2024
  • Joshika Dantuluri, Manufacturing Specialist