Leadership

Kenneth G. Cornetta, MD

• Adjunct Clinical Professor of Microbiology & Immunology
• Adjunct Clinical Professor of Medicine
• Professor, Adjunct Professor, Adjunct Professor, Graduate Faculty Member w/Endorsement

Emily Hopewell, PhD, MT

• Director of Cell and Gene Therapy Manufacturing
• Assistant Professor of Clinical Medical & Molecular Genetics

Emily Hopewell has over a decade of cellular therapy and laboratory experience. Her career track has taken her from a Technologist at the Moffitt Cancer Center to her current role as the Director of Cell and Gene Therapy Manufacturing at Indiana University. She has extensive experience with both standard stem cell therapy, as well as the next generation of cell and gene therapy, including contract manufacturing and FDA and FACT regulatory compliance. She joined Indiana University in 2018 and is charged with building and implementing manufacturing for Cell, Gene and Immune Therapy at IU.   She is active in the cellular therapy field, with a focus on educating professionals and providing career development opportunities. She is a member of the Early Stage Professionals committee at ISCT and has been instrumental in developing the ESP Mentoring Program. She is also active in AABB as a member of the Cell Therapy Education Committee and was recently named as a Society for Immunotherapy in Cancer (SITC) representative for the annual Cell Therapy Liaison Meeting with the FDA and Co-Chair of the SITC Regulatory Subcommittee.