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Patrick Hanley PhD
Chief and Director, Cellular Therapy Program Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Children's National Hopital
USA
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Dr. Hanley is the Chief and Director of the Cellular Therapy Program and an associate professor of pediatrics at Children’s National Hospital and the George Washington University, respectively. He oversees processing for standard of care stem cell transplantation as well as the development, manufacture, quality, and testing of novel cellular therapies and is responsible for seeking partnerships and commercialization of promising cell and gene therapies. Trained as an Immunologist, Dr. Hanley has an extensive background and interest in cellular therapy and is passionate about improving regulations for cellular therapy, training the next generation of cell therapists, and facilitating the translation of new therapeutics. Over the past 16 years he has helped to translate more than 300 products on over 25 cell therapy protocols – ranging from mesenchymal stromal cells to cord blood virus-specific T cells and tumor-associated antigen specific T cells – into the clinic.
Dr. Hanley was elected Vice President, North America of the International Society for Cell and Gene Therapy (ISCT) where he also serves on the board of directors, on the Immuno-Gene Therapy Committee (and former co-chair),and co-founded and served as the inaugural co-chair of the Early Stage Professionals committee which focuses on workforce development and training. He also serves on the board of directors of the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT) and is an active cellular therapy and cord blood inspector. Dr. Hanley has actively participated in the Cell Therapy Liaison Meeting with the Food and Drug Administration since 2018 and he is the commissioning editor of the journal Cytotherapy. In 2017, along with Drs Catherine Bollard and Russell Cruz, he founded Mana Therapeutics, a biotech company aimed at educating immune cells and eliminating cancer. In his free time he enjoys tweeting with fellow scientists and Bills fans, playing soccer, cycling, cooking, and traveling.
Dr. Hanley was elected Vice President, North America of the International Society for Cell and Gene Therapy (ISCT) where he also serves on the board of directors, on the Immuno-Gene Therapy Committee (and former co-chair),and co-founded and served as the inaugural co-chair of the Early Stage Professionals committee which focuses on workforce development and training. He also serves on the board of directors of the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT) and is an active cellular therapy and cord blood inspector. Dr. Hanley has actively participated in the Cell Therapy Liaison Meeting with the Food and Drug Administration since 2018 and he is the commissioning editor of the journal Cytotherapy. In 2017, along with Drs Catherine Bollard and Russell Cruz, he founded Mana Therapeutics, a biotech company aimed at educating immune cells and eliminating cancer. In his free time he enjoys tweeting with fellow scientists and Bills fans, playing soccer, cycling, cooking, and traveling.