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In order to better serve our clients and to explore the potential for additional collaborative and cooperative activities, Lifebank has assembled a world-class team of scientific and medical advisors. The purpose of this team will be to advise the Lifebank Board of Directors on future activities such as the prediction and maintenance of industry standards, research programs, advanced therapeutics, stem cell applications and cryogenics.
Dr. Jeffrey Davis, MD.
Dr. Davis received his MD from the
University Of Alabama in 1982.
He completed a Fellowship in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology through the
University of Washington in 1988. He was appointed a Clinical Associate
Professor at the University of British Columbia in 1995. Dr. Davis interests
include clinical stem cell transplantation and the coordination and
collaborative efforts to further the clinical success in stem cell
transplantation. He is the principal investigator for BC Children's Hospital for
the Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Consortium and the International Bone
Marrow Transplant Registry / Autologous Bone Marrow Transplant Registry.
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Dr. Duncan Farquharson, MD.
Dr. Farquharson received his MD from the
University of Toronto in 1976,
completing his Fellowship in Obstetrics and Gynecology through the University of
Toronto program in 1980. He then performed a Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship
in Vancouver at the Vancouver General Hospital followed by six months in Bonn,
West Germany, studying fetal echocardiography under Professor Montford Hansmann.
He was appointed Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and
Gynecology at the University of British Columbia in 1982 and has practiced
actively at the BC Women’s Hospital until October 1999 when he was appointed as
Director of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Services for the Fraser Health Authority.
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Dr. Maria Gyongyossy-Issa, PhD.
Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Pathology
and Laboratory Medicine at
University of British
Columbia. Dr. Gyongyossy-Issa is also an Associate Scientist with Canadian Blood
Services. Dr. Gyongyossy-Issa specializes in critical functions of the
blood-immune system during cellular storage processes. She has contributed
extensively to the global literature on this subject and is a proven academic
and leader in her field.
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Dr. Paul Rogers, MD.
Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Pathology
and Laboratory Medicine at
University of British
Columbia. Dr. Gyongyossy-Issa is also an Associate Scientist with Canadian Blood
Services. Dr. Gyongyossy-Issa specializes in critical functions of the
blood-immune system during cellular storage processes. She has contributed
extensively to the global literature on this subject and is a proven academic
and leader in her field.
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Dr. Arthur Zaltz, MD.
Dr. Zaltz is the Acting Head of General Obstetrics and Gynecology and Postgraduate Program Director at the Women’s College Hospital site of Sunnybrook & Women’s College Health Sciences Centre in Toronto. He is Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Toronto. He was a member of the Royal College Examination Board in Obstetrics and Gynecology from 1998-2002. Dr. Zaltz has been involved in continuing medical education for many years and has lectured to both medical students, post graduate trainees, family physicians, obstetricians and gynecologists.
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Dr. Dayong Gao, Ph.D.
Dr. Gao is a Full Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical
Engineering at
University of Washington, Seattle, USA. Professor Gao's research has been
focused on: (1) fundamental cryobiology of cells and tissues, (2)
development of novel techniques, devices, and equipment for optimal
cryopreservation and banking of living cells and tissues for use in
gene/cell therapy as well as tissue/organ transplantation, (3) bio-MEMS,
bio-sensors, instruments, and (4) artificial organs. He has published over
140 full manuscripts (refereed) in archival scientific Journals, 15 Book
Chapters, and over 10 US patents. He is Editor of Cryopreservation
Engineering Section of Journal of Cell Preservation Technology and serves on
the Editorial Board or as a reviewer for many scientific journals. He is
elected and serves as a member, officer, or governor on committees of
international scientific associations/societies and USA National Institutes
of Health (NIH). His research in cryobiology and cryopreservation has been
funded by National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation,
American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, Whitaker Foundation,
Washington Research Foundation, and Industries.
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Dr. Patrick W. Doyle,
MD.
Dr. Doyle received his MD at UBC in 1979. After a rotating internship at
Dalhousie
University,
he returned to Vancouver for 2 years of General Pathology Residency prior to
completion of his specialty in Medical Microbiology in 1985. After working in
Community and Hospital Microbiology labs for about 10 years, he returned to UBC
in 1996 to do a Masters in Clinical Epidemiology on a part-time basis while
doing part-time work for Viridae, BCCDC Epidemiology and the Red Cross.
Subsequently, he spent 3.5 years at the Blood services Vancouver Centre, first
under the Red Cross banner and later under the Canadian Blood Service banner,
and was involved in all aspects of the Infectious Diseases testing and
reporting, among other things. In 2001 he left the Blood service to return to
the hospital, where he is practicing at VGH in Division of Medical Microbiology
and Infection Control to this date. He also works part-time as a Travel
Medicine consultant. He is Clinical Associate Professor in the Dept. of
Pathology and Lab Medicine at UBC, and the UBC Medical Microbiology Residency
Program Director. He is on the Blood Transfusion Committee at Vancouver General
Hospital.
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Dr.Stephen N. Caplan, MD.
Dr. Caplan is
the Director of the Division of Hematology at the Jewish General Hospital in
Montreal.
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