The Human Islet and Cellular Transplantation Facility (HICTF) Team
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