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Emily Hopewell, PhD, explains how the Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics plays a pivotal role in bringing research from investigators into the clinic to treat patients and offer access to cutting-edge therapies in clinical trials.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medical & Molecular Genetics
Director, Cell and Gene Therapy Manufacturing
Director, Cell Immunotherapy and Transduction Facility
Director, Gene Therapy Testing Laboratory
Business Manager, Gene Therapy Testing Laboratory
Business Manager, Cell and Gene Therapy Manufacturing
Quality Assurance Specialist, Cell Immunotherapy and Transduction Facility
Quality Assurance Specialist, Gene Therapy Testing Laboratory
Quality Assurance Specialist, IU Vector Production Facility
The faculty and staff can provide consultation on regulatory requirements to meet Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for early phase trials.
The Bioprocess Development Laboratory provides services for scale-up, translation and optimization of processes for manufacturing readiness. This includes technology transfer, process development, analytical development, scale up and scale out.
Contact QuynhMai Trinh, laboratory manager, at qtrinh@iu.edu for more information.
The Cell Immunotherapy and Transduction Facility has classified spaces to meet manufacturing requirements and a quality control testing laboratory for identity, safety and functional testing of cellular products.
Manufacturing services:
Testing services:
Contact Emily Hopewell, facility director, at emlhope@iu.edu for more information.
The IU Vector Production Facility manufactures master cell banks, lentiviral vectors and retroviral vectors for academic and commercial sponsors. The facility consists of four manufacturing suites classified to meet regulatory requirements for early-phase manufacturing.
Manufacturing Services:
Contact Daniela Bischof, facility director, at dabischo@iu.edu for more information.
