Conference Speakers

Brian Shy MD, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine,Director, Human Islet
and Cellular Transplantation GMP Facility, UCSF

Brian R. Shy, MD PhD is an Assistant Professor in the UCSF Department of Laboratory Medicine, Visiting Investigator at the Gladstone-UCSF Institute of Genomic Immunology, and Director of the UCSF Investigational Cell Therapy Program which integrates the research, manufacturing, and clinical teams necessary to bring promising cell therapy products rapidly to patients. The Shy Lab employs cutting edge genome and epigenome engineering tools to enhance the safety and potency of cellular therapies, improve manufacturing methods, and develop new products targeting cancer, inherited immune disorders, and infectious disease.