RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif., March 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ThermoGenesis Corp. , a leading supplier of innovative products that process and store adult stem cells, said today that Dr. Mahendra Rao, Vice President, Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine at Invitrogen Corporation, has been named to the Company’s board of directors. His appointment brings the Company’s number of directors to six.
Dr. Rao has been involved in stem cell research for more than a decade. At Invitrogen, he heads the company’s stem cell research and development program. Invitrogen offers more than 1,200 products tailored to various parts of the stem cell research workflow for embryonic and adult stem cell populations. He has held his current position with the company since January 2006. Before that, he was Stem Cell Section Chief and Senior Investigator at the National Institute on Aging’s Laboratory of Neuroscience and is currently a visiting professor. He has also held associate professor positions at both the Johns Hopkins University and the University of Utah Schools of Medicine, and at the National Center for Biological Science in India.
Dr. Rao has served as Chairman of the FDA’s Cell and Gene Therapy Advisory Committee and is the founder of Q Therapeutics, a company working on the development of cellular therapy to treat multiple sclerosis. Dr Rao has coauthored approximately 250 primary article, reviews, and editorials on different aspects of stem cell biology.
“Dr. Rao possesses extensive knowledge and expertise in the stem cell arena and brings a wide range of strong clinical, regulatory and academic experience to our Company. His presence in the regulatory and clinical areas will be of great value as ThermoGenesis pursues its regenerative medicine growth strategy,” noted Dr. William Osgood, Chief Executive Officer of ThermoGenesis.
“I look forward to working with the Company’s management team and its board. ThermoGenesis is recognized as a technology leader in its field and is implementing a well-thought out strategy to increase its presence in the regenerative medicine market,” Dr. Rao stated.
Dr. Rao holds degrees from Bombay University in India and earned his Ph.D. from California Institute of Technology. He also conducted post-doctorate studies at Case Western Reserve University and Caltech.
About ThermoGenesis Corp.
ThermoGenesis Corp. (www.thermogenesis.com) is a leading supplier of innovative products and services that process and store adult stem cells for treatment of disease and injury. These products include:
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