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.
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.
People are also reading…
He joined the UA faculty in 1989 after four years at the University of North Carolina.
