Aleksandra J. Poole

Dr. Poole joined Lineage as Vice President, Product Development in May 2022 and she brings nearly 20 years of industry experience in stem cell and cell therapy treatment, translational and clinical research, and product development. Dr. Poole most recently served as Vice President, Research and Development at AIVITA Biomedical, Inc., where she was developing personalized immunotherapy vaccines for the treatment of cancers and stem cell-derived treatments for various diseases. Before that, Dr. Poole was a Director, Research at Caladrius Biosciences where she focused on advancing regenerative therapies and bringing them to the clinic. As one of the pioneers in the regenerative medicine and stem cell field, Dr. Poole authored several patents and publications, while holding various positions at California Stem Cell, Inc. During her postdoctoral studies at the University of Irvine, California, Dr. Poole discovered an important role of progesterone receptors in progression of BRCA1-mediated tumors, seminal discovery published in science. Dr. Poole obtained her Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry from the University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Medicine, and her B.S. from the University of Novi Sad, Serbia.