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We spoke with Alan, Associate Director at the Genetics Policy Institute (GPI), the organizer of the annual World Stem Cell Summit, to find out what led him to devote his career to stem cell advocacy. Alan has focused his career on advancing stem cell sciences and the field of regenerative medicine since 2006. While working with Burrill & Company, he began working with the Genetics Policy Institute (GPI) on the 2007 Stem Cell Summit with the Harvard Stem Cell Institute. He then joined the GPI full-time in 2008. Alan's skills in business development and marketing were cultivated at companies like Dow Jones, Ziff Davis and Burrill & Company. Earlier in his career, Alan worked in technology and grassroots business communications, working for start-ups and mid-sized companies.
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