G-Force PD: a global initiative in coordinating stem cell-based dopamine treatments for Parkinson’s disease

G-Force PD: a global initiative in coordinating stem cell-based dopamine treatments for Parkinson’s disease

Altmetric: 28 Citations: 8 More detail Perspective | Open npj Parkinson’s Disease 1, Article number: 15017 (2015) doi:10.1038/npjparkd.2015.17 Download Citation Received: Accepted: Published: Translating new cell-based therapies to the clinic for patients with neurodegenerative disorders is complex. It involves pre-clinical testing of the cellular product and discussions with several regulatory agencies, as well as ethical debates.

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June 2013 – Present: Program Manager, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center July 2009 – June 2012: iPierian, Senior Scientist & Project Team Leader January 2007 – June 2009: Postdoctoral fellow, University Health Network October 2003 – December 2006: Postdoctoral fellow, Mount Sinai School of Medicine