SPARK Speakers

Lara Avsharian, M.S.

Former CIRM Bridges Trainee; Ph.D. Student

City of Hope
Lara Avsharian, M.S. Former CIRM Bridges Trainee; Ph.D. Student City of Hope

Edmund Capparelli, Pharm.D.

Professor of Clinical Pharmacy; Multiple Myeloma Patient

UC San Diego
Edmund Capparelli, Pharm.D. Professor of Clinical Pharmacy; Multiple Myeloma Patient UC San Diego

Leslie Crews, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Medicine

UC San Diego
Leslie Crews, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine UC San Diego

Brian M. Culley, M.S., M.B.A.

Chief Executive Officer

Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc.
Brian M. Culley, M.S., M.B.A. Chief Executive Officer Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc.

Carl Dargitz

Senior R&D Manager, Cell & Gene Therapy Platforms

Thermo Fisher Scientific
Carl Dargitz Senior R&D Manager, Cell & Gene Therapy Platforms Thermo Fisher Scientific

Martin Hosking

Director, Cancer Immunotherapy

Fate Therapeutics
Martin Hosking Director, Cancer Immunotherapy Fate Therapeutics

I-Farn Lei, Ph.D.

Group Lead, Global Technical Support

Miltenyi Biotec, Inc.
I-Farn Lei, Ph.D. Group Lead, Global Technical Support Miltenyi Biotec, Inc.

Michelle Nemits

Executive Director, Bay Area

Biocom California
Michelle Nemits Executive Director, Bay Area Biocom California

Joe Panetta

President Emeritus

Biocom California
Joe Panetta President Emeritus Biocom California

Pranav Sharma, Ph.D.

Founder and CEO

Xosomix
Pranav Sharma, Ph.D. Founder and CEO Xosomix

Robert Signer, Ph.D.

Deputy Director & Associate Professor of Medicine

UC San Diego
Robert Signer, Ph.D. Deputy Director & Associate Professor of Medicine UC San Diego

Silvia Vicenzi, Ph.D.

CIRM Scholars Postdoctoral Research Fellow; Chair, UCSD Postdoctoral Assoc.

UC San Diego
Silvia Vicenzi, Ph.D. CIRM Scholars Postdoctoral Research Fellow; Chair, UCSD Postdoctoral Assoc. UC San Diego

Chris Ward

Assemblymember

District 78
Chris Ward Assemblymember District 78

Daisy Xin, Ph.D.

Science Officer, Discovery and Education

California Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Daisy Xin, Ph.D. Science Officer, Discovery and Education California Institute for Regenerative Medicine