About the Cell Therapy Alliance

The Cell Therapy Alliance presently consists of a small group of individuals representing organizations wishing to assist in advancing regenerative medicine to the bedside. Members attend meetings in Edmonton and Calgary to discuss research and plan educational events and publications to demystify regenerative cell therapy treatments.

Join the Alliance

Contact: info@ABCtech.ca

Alliance Board and Members

Dr. Derrick Rancourt, Executive Chair, Professor, Departments of Oncology, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Medical Genetics, University of Calgary
Dr. Perry Kinkaide, President Alberta Council of Technologies, Secretariat for the Alberta Cell Therapy Alliance
Susan Bly, Patient Advocate, Writer, Alliance Communications Co-Ordinator
Dr. Ernst Bergmann, Former Edmonton Chair, Director, Business Development, Biomedical Engineering Research Results Initiative (BERRI)
Jackie Bodie, Patient Advocate, Parkinson’s Society
Dr. Tania Bubela, Assoc. Professor in the Dept. of Public Health Sciences and Adjunct Professor in the School of Business at the University of Alberta
Teren Clarke, Executive Director, Canadian Paraplegic Association
Dr. Allen Davidoff, VP, Product Development and Chief Scientific Officer responsible for drug development, clinical research and regulatory affairs, Stem Cell Therapeutics Corp.
Dr. Fouad Dabbarh, President, Biomatek Solutions
Dr. Martin Ferguson-Pell, Professor and Dean, University of Alberta, Faculty of Rehabilitative Medicine
Glenna Laing, Manager, Human Tissues Program and Canadian Blood Services, Alberta Health & Wellness
Jeff Mathews, Edmonton Economic Development Corporation
Dr. Locksley McGann, Professor, Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Executive Chair of the National Cord Blood Committee
Dr. Alex McPherson, past President Alberta and Canadian Medical Associations. currently Professor Emeritus, UofA’s Faculty of Medicine, Deputy Minister,
Alberta Ministry of Hospitals and Medical Care and Deputy Commissioner and Executive Director, Premier’s Commission on Future Health Care for Albertans
Lorell Thoms, Osteoporosis Educator, Canadian Osteoporosis Society
Alison Wood, Patient Advocate, Parkinson’s Society
Dixie Baum, Uncle’s House Productions, Media Consultant
Dave Horrocks, Infinite Wave, Video and Sound Consultant