

CMCF Contacts and Location
Location
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Connell and O'Reilly Families Cell Manipulation Core Facility
450 Brookline Ave, SM1101
Boston, MA 02215
(617) 632-2251
Contacts
MEDICAL LEADERSHIP
Jose Cancelas Perez, MD, PhD
Executive Medical Director / CLIA Director
(617) 632-3446
jose_cancelas-perez@dfci.harvard.edu
Jerome Ritz, MD
Medical Director PTL
(617) 632-3465
jerome_ritz@dfci.harvard.edu
Sarah Nikiforow, MD, PhD
Medical Director / IEC Technical Director
(617) 632-6640
sarah_nikiforow@dfci.harvard.edu
OPERATIONS
Olive Sturtevant, BA, MT (ASCP), SBB, SLS, MHP, CABP
Senior Director
(617) 632-3381
olive_sturtevant@dfci.harvard.edu
Elaine Zive, BS, MB
Operational Director
(617) 582-9199
elaine_zive@dfci.harvard.edu
Zankar Desai, BS
Associate Director Cell Therapy Testing Lab (CTTL)
(617) 632-6471
zankar_desai@dfci.harvard.edu
Awilda Gerber, BS, MBA, MT (ASCP), SBB, RAC, CQA (ASQ), CMQ/OE (ASQ)
Associate Director Quality Assurance
(617) 632-2593
awilda_gerber@dfci.harvard.edu
Michelle Silva, BS, MS, CQPA (ASQ), MLS (ASCP)CM
Senior Manager Quality Assurance
(617) 632-2665
michellec_silva@dfci.harvard.edu
Sarah Talcott, BS, MA
Regulatory Manager
saraha_talcott@dfci.harvard.edu
Josh Geary, BA
Technical Director of IT
(617) 632-3422
joshua_geary@dfci.harvard.edu
Philip Brzezinski, BS, MBA
Software Engineer II / Site Web Master
(617) 582-8834
philip_brzezinski@dfci.harvard.edu
Benjamin Steedman, BS
Manager Facility & Equipment
(617) 582-1516
benjamin_steedman@dfci.harvard.edu
Barbara Schwartz, BA, MHP, MPH
Director Cell Therapy GxP Training Program
(617) 632-7936
barbara_schwartz@dfci.harvard.edu
Allison Anderson, BS
Manager, Pasquarello Tissue Lab
(617) 582-8214
allison_andersen@dfci.harvard.edu
Jasmine Szeto
Senior Administrative Specialist
(857) 215-1516
jasmine_szeto@dfci.harvard.edu
Jackie Phung
Senior Administrative Support Specialist (Labs)
(617) 632-2251
jackie_phung@dfci.harvard.edu
LAB LEADERSHIP
Carolyn M. Lutko, PhD
Scientific Director - Novel Cellular Therapies Lab
(617) 632-3528
carolyn_lutzko@dfci.harvard.edu
STEM CELL THERAPIES LAB (SCT)
Karl Stasko, BS, MPH
Technical Director - Stem Cell Therapies Lab
(617) 582-8502
karl_stasko@dfci.harvard.edu
Heather Garrity, BA, MHA
Manager, Stem Cell Therapies Lab
(617) 632-5767
heather_garrity@dfci.harvard.edu
NOVELL CELL THERAPY LAB (NCT)
Heather Daley, BS
Technical Director of Investigational Lab
(617) 632-5495
heather_daley@dfci.harvard.edu
Diego E. Hernandez Rodriguez, BS
Lab Manager of Investigational Lab
(617) 632-8048
diegoe_hernandezrodriguez@dfci.harvard.edu
M. Felicia Ciuculescu, MD, PhD
Technical Director of Tech Transfer
(617) 632-3528
felicia_ciuculescu@dfci.harvard.edu
Rudolf Hulspas, PhD
Technical Director of Process Development
(617) 635-1515
rudolf_hulspas@dfci.harvard.edu