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Biotherapeutics Core Facility

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Xiuyan Wang

Director

The Biotherapeutic Core Facility (BTCF), formerly known as the Cell Therapy and Cell Engineering Facility (CTCEF), at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is a FACT-accredited facility dedicated to advancing clinical research in cell engineering and adoptive cell therapies. Our mission is to develop, validate, and support Phase I and Phase II clinical trials, collaborating closely with researchers and clinical teams to bring innovative treatments to patients while maintaining quality, safety, and compliance.

Biotherapeutics Core Facility Group members

Featured News

MSK physician-scientists Michele Sadelain, Isabelle Riviere, and Jae Park

Testing CRISPR-Edited CAR T Cell Therapy in Lymphoma Clinical Trial

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

A groundbreaking clinical trial is testing CAR T cells created using CRISPR gene-editing technology.

Memorial Sloan Kettering physician-scientist Michel Sadelain.

Clinical Trial for Beta-Thalassemia Brings Important Insights for Treating Blood Disorders with Stem Cell Gene Therapy

Thursday, January 6, 2022

A gene therapy approach could prove effective at treating an inherited blood disorder called beta (β)-thalassemia.

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Xiuyan Wang
Director

Members

LingBo Shen, MS — LingBo Shen
Assistant, Cell Manufacturing

Fang Du — Fang Du
Senior Assistant, Cell Manufacturing

James Hosey — James Hosey
Research Assistant

Jinrong Qu — Jinrong Qu
Senior Specialist, QC Assay Development

Maria Scaringi

Quality Assurance Specialist

Jolanta Stefanski — Jolanta Stefanski
Senior Specialist, Cell Manufacturing

David Carpenter-Alston

Research Technician

Jagruti Chaudhari — Jagruti Chaudhari
Supervisor, QC

Francisco Conesa Buendia — Francisco Conesa Buendia
Assistant, Cell Manufacturing

Argyro Diasakou — Argyro Diasakou
Assistant, Cell Manufacturing

Dina Edani — Dina Edani
Senior Technician, Cell Manufacturing

Tiffany Flores — Tiffany Flores
QC Lab Technician

Andrea Formantes — Andrea Formantes
QC Lab Assistant

Maria Freeman

Paridhi Gautam — Paridhi Gautam
Assistant, Cell Manufacturing

Melanie Hall — Melanie Hall
Supervisor, Core Facilities

Charles Lin — Charles Lin
Assistant, Cell Manufacturing

Carles Martinez-Romero — Carles Martinez-Romero
Associate Lab Director, Core Facilities

Maria del Rocio Moron Ares — Maria del Rocio Moron Ares
QA Coordinator

Enya O'Connor

Senior Project Manager

Ruchita Rathod — Ruchita Rathod
QC Lab Assistant

Raymond Scott Jr.

Specialist, Inventory Control

Keyur Thummar — Keyur Thummar
Senior Assistant, Cell Manufacturing

Nicholas Yeomans — Nicholas Yeomans
Coordinator, Facility & QA

Juan Zhen — Juan Zhen
Supervisor, Core Facilities

Alumni

Mitsu J. Fink — Mitsu J. Fink
Research Assistant

Anniesha Hack — Anniesha Hack
Research Assistant

Qing He — Qing He
Senior Research Technician

Yongzeng Wang — Yongzeng Wang
Quality Assurance Manager

Teresa Wasielewska

Research Assistant

Sheena Corbin — Sheena Corbin
Secretary

Amy Guzman — Amy Guzman
Laboratory Quality Assurance Coordinator

Lissa Rojas

Krista Villone — Krista Villone
Senior Research QC Lab Technician

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To learn more about available postdoctoral opportunities, please visit our Career Center

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wangx1@mskcc.org

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