Adult Stem Cell Processing

Personnel

Executive Director, ClinImmune Labs
Brian M. Freed, PhD
Dr. Freed has over 20 years of experience and over 50 publications in the field of clinical immunology and histocompatibility. He is a member of the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics, the American Society of Transplantation, the American Association of Immunologists and the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation. Dr. Freed is a diplomate of the American Board of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics.
Hannis W. Thompson, MD
Medical Director, Stem Cell Processing
Dr. Thompson has 20 years of experience in apheresis, HLA testing, and marrow transplantation. He is a member of the American Association of Blood Banks, American Society for Apheresis, and the South Central Association of Blood Banks, and several other medical organizations. Dr. Thompson is board certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology and Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine by the American Board of Pathology.
Director of Regulatory Affairs
Sharon N. Miller CHS, MT
Ms. Miller is responsible for lab accreditation, continuing education, and cord blood sample evaluation. Ms. Miller is a certified histocompatibility specialist with over 20 years of experience in histocompatibility and immunology.
Chief Operating Officer
Michael Aubrey, MS, CHS
Mr. Aubrey is a certified histocompatibility specialist with 15 years experience in high resolution DNA testing and HLA database management. In addition, he developed tools for analyzing SSP/SSO typing's, NMDP code frequencies, and HLA amino acid mismatch studies years before commercial and government versions became available.
Linda Tapia, MLT, ASCP
CCBB Processing Manager
Ms. Tapia has 10 years of experience in Stem Cell processing, specializing in stem cell manipulation, including stem cell selection and expansions.  She has worked in the University of Colorado Hospital's Stem Cell, Pharmacology, Clinical and Immunohistochemistry laboratories.
Sabine Stockinger
Manager, Stem Cell GMP Facility
Ms. Stockinger has 15 years of research experience, mostly in the field of cancer, including  8 years in Munich, Germany. She has 2 years of experience in HLA typing at ClinImmune Labs  and was promoted to  Manager of the Stem Cell GMP Facility in 2005 where she recently implemented a new Hematology Laboratory.