Senior Scientific Advisor, Hematopoiesis STEMCELL Technologies
Biography
Dr. Jackie Damen is the Senior Scientific Advisor of the Hematopoiesis department at STEMCELL Technologies. In a career spanning over 20 years, Dr. Damen has acquired extensive experience in the field of hematopoiesis, where her key strengths lie in stem cell biology, protein biochemistry, and signalling, especially in the area of erythropoietin. In her role as Senior Scientific Advisor, Hematopoiesis, as well as her past experience as Director of Contract Assay Services at STEMCELL Technologies, Dr. Damen has conducted hundreds of customized studies involving the CFU assay to provide numerous pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients with solutions to their drug development questions. Dr. Damen actively participates in several educational initiatives, regularly providing online talks and presentations of topical interest at high profile conferences such as the Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting. At STEMCELL Technologies, Dr. Damen has been involved in customer training of hematopoietic stem cell biology and colony identification since 2002.