Award Showcase
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Top Scoring Abstract Award
Cristina Ferreras, PhD
Hospital La Paz Institute for Health Research
Spain
A Phase I/II Dose Escalation Single Center Study to Evaluate the Safety of Infusion of Memory T Cells as Adoptive Therapy in CORONAVIRUS Pneumonia and/or Lymphopenia (Release)
Award Sponsored by BioCanRX
Early Stage Professional Award
Tom Wyrobnik, PhD
University College London
Germany
Engineering Characterization of A Novel Impeller for Use in Stirred-tank Bioreactors
Award Sponsored by Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Early Stage Professional Award
Sabiha Hacibekioglu, MD
Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
Canada
Engineered Safe and Immune-tolerant 'Designer' RPE Cells Towards The Treatment of Age-related Macular Degeneration
Award Sponsored by BioCanRX
Early Stage Professional Award
Vanessa Fabrizio, MD, MS
Duke University
United States
Fludarabine-Exposure Predicts Disease Control Following CD19-specific CAR T cell (tisagenleucel): A report from Pediatric Real-World CAR Consortium
Award Sponsored by ISCT
ESP Rookie of the Year
Ibrahim Muhsen, MD
Department of Medicine, Houston Methodist
United States
Long Term Follow Up of Subsequent Malignancies in Patients Treated with Genetically Modified Immune Effectors
Award Sponsored by Cytotherapy
Top Scoring Canadian Abstract Award
Duncan Stewart, MD
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Canada
Results of the Cellular Immuno-Therapy for COVID-19 Related Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (CIRCA-19) Phase I Trial
Award Sponsored by Stem Cell Network Canada
Top Scoring Emerging Economies Abstract Award
Martha Arango-Rodriguez, MD
FOSCAL
Colombia
Security and Efficacy of Intradermal Injection of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derivatives on Chronic Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
Award Sponsored by Cytotherapy
Best Poster Award
Perenlei Enkhbaatar
University of Texas Medical Branch
United States
Novel Induced-Mesenchymal Stem Cells (i-MSCs) Attenuate Severity of ARDS in Septic Sheep
Award Sponsored by Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Elevator Pitch Abstract Award
Andres Caicedo, PhD
Universidad San Francisco De Quito, USFQ
Ecuador
Testing the Best Mitochondrial Source for Therapy: Mitochondrial Xenotransfer from Mice MSCs and not From Mice Muscle Tissue Induces Proliferation of Human Skin Fibroblasts
Award Sponsored by Cytotherapy
Technologist Award
Michelle Cox, MSc
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
United States
GM-CSF Disruption in CAR T Cells Ameliorates CAR T Cell Activation and Reduces Activation-induced Cell Death
Award Sponsored by ISCT
Technologist Award
Mercy Gohil, B.Sc
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Unied States
Large-scale manufacture of CAR T cells engineered with augmented proliferative capacity and function via 3 day process
Award Sponsored by ISCT
Technologist Award
Bin Zhang, PhD
Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology
Singapore
Topical Application of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Exosomes Alleviates the Imiquimod Induced Psoriasis-Like Inflammation
Award Sponsored by ISCT
Orthopedics & Musculoskeletal Therapies Abstract Award
Razieh Rabani, PhD
Schroeder Arthritis Institute; Krembil Research Institute
Canada
MicroRNA Signature Of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Contributes t oTheir Therapeutic Efficacy in the Context of Osteoarthritis
Award Sponsored by ISCT Orthopedics & Musculoskeletal Therapies Committee
Orthopedics & Musculoskeletal Therapies Abstract Award
Shang Jiunn Chuah, MSc
National University of Singapore
Singapore
Mesenchymal Stromal Cell-derived Small Extracellular Vesicles Promote Angio-osteogenesis and Modulate Macrophage Polarization to Enhance Bone Regeneration
Award Sponsored by ISCT Orthopedics & Musculoskeletal Therapies Committee
2021 Career Achievement Award in Cell & Gene Therapy
