Dan Kaufman, MD, PhD | Manufacturing Stem Cell-Based Therapies at UC San Diego

This episode features a conversation Dan Kaufman, PhD, Director of the Sanford Advanced Therapy Center at the Sanford Stem Cell Institute, and his extensive background in the field of regenerative medicine. At UC San Diego, Dr. Kaufman performs clinical work in hematology and blood and marrow transplantation. He also oversees the Advanced Cell Therapy Laboratory (ACTL), a cGLP/cGMP-compliant facility which provides good manufacturing practice and cell manufacturing to translate new cell-based therapies to clinical trials; to help investigators advance cell therapy products from research to clinical manufacturing. Hosted by Bobby Gordon. This episode was recorded on Aug. 14, 2025, and information was current as of the date of recording.