Contacts and Location

DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE
CONNELL & O'REILLY FAMILIES
Cell Manipulation Core Facility
450 Brookline Ave, SM1101
Boston, MA 02215
(617) 632-2251

Jerome Ritz, MD
Executive Medical Director / CLIA Director
(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

Olive Sturtevant, BA, MT (ASCP), SBB, SLS, MHP 
Senior Administrative Director
(617) 632-3381
olive_sturtevant@dfci.harvard.edu

Karl Stasko, BS, MPH
Technical Director - Stem Cell Therapies Lab
(617) 632-5767
karl_stasko@dfci.harvard.edu

Kit Shaw, PhD
Technical Director - Novel Cellular Therapies Lab
(617) 632-3528  
kitL_shaw@dfci.harvard.edu

Heather Daley, BS
Assistant Technical Director, Novel Cellular Therapies Lab
(617) 632-5495
heather_daley@dfci.harvard.edu
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Rudolf Hulspas, PhD
Director of Research and Development
(617) 635-1515  
rudolf_hulspas@dfci.harvard.edu

Mary Ann Kelley, BS, MT (ASCP)
Associate Director Quality Assurance
(617) 632-2593
maryannkelly@dfci.harvard.edu

Elaine Zive, BS, MB
Business Director
(617) 582-9199
elaine_zive@dfci.harvard.edu

Josh Geary, BA
IT Manager
(617) 632-3422
joshua_geary@dfci.harvard.edu
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Philip Brzezinski, BS, MBA
Software Engineer II
(617) 582-8834
philip_brzezinski@dfci.harvard.edu


Heather Garrity, BA, MHA
Manager, Stem Cell Therapies Lab
(617) 632-5767
heather_garrity@dfci.harvard.edu

Shanna Richard, BS
Manager, Novel Cellular Therapies Lab
(617) 632-7936
shannaL_richard@dfci.harvard.edu

Zankar Desai, BS
Manager, Quality Control Lab
(617) 632-6471   
zankar_desai@dfci.harvard.edu

Doreen Hearsey, BS
Manager, Pasquarello Tissue Lab
(617) 582-8214
doreen_hearsey@dfci.harvard.edu

Gerry MacDonald
Program Administrator
(617) 632-3560
gerry_macdonald@dfci.harvard.edu

Sabrina Tran
Administrative Support Specialist
sabrina_tran@dfci.harvard.edu