Christopher Porada, PhD

Professor, Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine

Dr. Christopher Porada received his Bachelor’s degree in Molecular Biology from Colgate University in 1991 (magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa) and his PhD in Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology from the University of Nevada in 1998 (summa cum laude), focusing on fetal gene therapy for the treatment of hematologic diseases. After completing  his PhD, he conducted a post-doctoral fellowship in the Department of Medicine at the VA Medical Center in Reno, focusing on stem cell biology and the immune aspects of gene delivery. In 2001, he joined the Department of Animal Biotechnology at the University of Nevada, Reno as an Assistant Professor, and was subsequently promoted to an Associate Professor at the same Institution. He has authored over 125 scientific abstracts, over 60 full-length manuscripts, and has written chapters in nearly a dozen books. He serves on the Editorial Board for several international journals, and is a member of several international societies. Dr. Porada regularly serves as a reviewer for NIH, NYSTEM, several other international grant agencies, and over 40 international journals focused on gene therapy, gene and drug delivery, stem cell biology, cancer, and stem cell transplantation. Dr.  Porada joined the faculty at WFIRM in 2011.