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Dr. Allickson is the Vice President of Laboratory Operations and R & D at Cryo-Cell International Inc. an AABB accredited and Florida based Family Cord Blood Bank. As Vice President of the Laboratory Dr. Allickson is responsible for all technical aspects of Operations to ensure a safe and high quality product produced in a cGMP-compliant cell processing environment. She is also responsible for all Research and Development activities associated with adult stem cells. Dr. Allickson serves as a member of the Cryo-Cell Medical Scientific Advisory Board. Prior to this position Dr. Allickson worked for the University of Miami School of Medicine Diabetes Research Institute as the Laboratory Manager of the cGMP Cell Processing Facility where she was responsible for Hematopoietic Cell Processing Operations to include processing of vertebral body marrow as well as other hematopoietic cell types. She was also responsible for the design and implementation of the State Licensed Clinical Flow Cytometry Laboratory. Dr. Allickson was the lead in Regulatory Affairs for the cell processing laboratory of Islet and Hematopoietic Cell products which included oversight of all Investigational New Drugs (IND) and all external regulations. Prior to working for the University of Miami she worked for the American Red Cross managing the Hematopoietic Cell Processing and Platelet Serology Laboratory. During her tenure at the American Red Cross she served as a member of the National Stem Cell Task Force and participated in the preparation of national protocols developed for Hematopoietic Cell Processing Laboratories. Dr. Allickson was part of the team to perform the very first Bone Marrow Transplant at the University of Miami in 1990. Dr. Allickson has 20 years of laboratory experience and 17 years in Cellular Therapy Processing. She is board-certified as a Medical Technologist by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists and is licensed in the State of Florida in all areas of the Clinical Laboratory. She has a Doctorate in Health Sciences along with a Master�s Degree in Medical Laboratory Sciences. She is one of the founding members of the International Society of Cellular Therapy in 1992 and has been a member of the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) for 17 years. She has presented at national and international meeting related to adult stem cells. She is an inspector for ISCT and for AABB and is currently a member of the AABB Standards Committee for Cell Therapy Product Services. | 