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Stem-cell-banking expert Harris to lead biorepository

David T. Harris, professor of immunology at the University of Arizona, was appointed executive director of the new Arizona Health Sciences Center Biorepository.

After a national search, Harris was selected to establish and lead the biorepository, “which will provide centralized, state-of-the-art specimen collection infrastructure and offer concierge-level technical and regulatory expertise to principal investigators engaged in research biospecimen activities,” UA officials said in a news release.

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Harris, who holds a Ph.D., brings more than 20 years of experience in biobanking, including establishment of the first cord-blood stem-cell bank in the United States in 1992.

He also has extensive experience in adult stem-cell banking, as well as the banking of other cells and tissues.

He joined the UA faculty in 1989 after four years at the University of North Carolina.