Expert Speaker Faculty

Large Pharma Speakers:

Bidisha Dasgupta

Director, Immunology Scientific Licensing

Johnson & Johnson

Melissa Fernandez - 3rd Cell Therapy for Autoimmune Disease Summit

Melissa Fernandes

Director - Global Translational Medicine, Rheumatology & Autoimmune Diseases Medical

Novartis AG

Susanne Diehl - 3rd Cell Therapy for Autoimmune Disease Summit

Susanne Diehl

Vice President, Global Program Head Immunology

Novartis AG

Innovative Biotech Leaders:

Adil Duru - 3rd Cell Therapy for Autoimmune Disease Summit

Adil Duru

Director - Business Development

Glycostem Therapeutics

Christopher Tehlarian - 3rd Cell Therapy for Autoimmune Disease Summit

Christopher Tehlirian

Executive Medical Director

Legend Biotech

Clinton Weber - 3rd Cell Therapy for Autoimmune Disease Summit

Clinton Weber

VP CMC Strategy

Umoja Biopharma

Dan Shelly - 3rd Cell Therapy for Autoimmune Disease Summit

Daniel A Shelly

Chief Business Development Officer

PolTREG Immuthera

Ed Zhang - 3rd Cell Therapy for Autoimmune Disease Summit

Ed Zhang

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Overland Pharmaceuticals

Fred Aslan - 3rd Cell Therapy for Autoimmune Disease Summit

Fred Aslan

President & Chief Executive Officer

Artiva Biotherapeutics, Inc

Gilles Besin - 3rd Cell Therapy for Autoimmune Disease Summit

Gilles Besin

Chief Scientific Officer

Orbital Therapeutics, Inc.

Jeff Liter

CEO

Luminary Therapeutics

Jenell Volkov - 3rd Cell Therapy for Autoimmune Disease Summit

Jenell Volkov

Senior Director of Translational Medicine

Cabaletta Bio

Jennifer Chow - 3rd Cell Therapy for Autoimmune Disease Summit

Jennifer Chow

CEO

iCell Gene Therapeutics

Jim Sesic - 3rd Cell Therapy for Autoimmune Disease Summit

Jim Sesic

Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs

Atara Biotherapeutics Inc.

Laurie Beitz - Umoja Biopharma

Laurie Beitz MD

Senior Director, Discovery

Umoja Biopharma

Luke Devey - 3rd Cell Therapy for Autoimmune Disease Summit

Luke Devey

Chief Medical Officer

Quell Therapeutics

Mark Back - 3rd Cell Therapy for Autoimmune Disease Summit

Mark Bach

Chief Medical Officer

GentiBio

Milos Milkjovic

Milos Miljkovic

Chief Medical Officer

Cartesian Therapeutics

Phung Gip - 3rd Cell Therapy for Autoimmune Disease Summit

Phung Gip

Senior Director & Head of Translational Medicine

Nkarta, Inc.

Samik Basu - 3rd Cell Therapy for Autoimmune Disease Summit

Samik Basu

Chief Scientific Officer

Cabaletta Bio

Shawn Rose- 3rd Cell Therapy for Autoimmune Disease Summit

Shawn Rose

Chief Medical Officer & Head of Research & Development

Nkarta Therapeutics

Subhashis Banerjee

CMO

Artiva Biotherapeutics, Inc

Teresa Whalen - 3rd Cell Therapy for Autoimmune Disease Summit

Teresa Whalen

CEO

CytoAgents

Timmothy Taps - 3rd Cell Therapy for Autoimmune Disease Summit

Timmothy Taps

Head of Regulatory Strategy & Operations Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs

Century Therapeutics

Warren Li

Senior Vice President, Head of Preclinical Research & Project Leadership

Overland Therapeutics

Academic & Expert KOLs:

Asal Shirazi BEM

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Autoimmune Support & Awareness

Patricia Beaston - 3rd Cell Therapy for Autoimmune Disease Summit

Patricia Beaston

Independent Consultant

Former FDA (2000-2024)

Pioneering Solution Providers:

Bella Glover

Lead Research Analyst

Beacon Therapeutics

Megan Logan

Manager, Cell Therapy

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc

Nicholas Hess

Associate Product Manager

Promega Corporation

What Our Experts Have to Say:

A very valuable opportunity to connect with and hear from the latest and greatest in the field

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Artiva Biotherapeutics - 3rd Cell Therapy for Autoimmune Disease Summit

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Chief Medical Officer, Nkarta Therapeutics, 2025 Speaker

Nkarta Therapeutics - 3rd Cell Therapy for Autoimmune Disease Summit

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