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Michael Verneris,
M.D., Ph.D.
In October 2016, Michael Verneris, M.D., Ph.D., was named director of Children’s Hospital Colorado’s Bone Marrow Transplant and
Cellular Therapy for the hospital’s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders. Dr. Verneris received a medical degree from the Dartmouth-Brown Program in Medicine and completed a pediatric internship and residency at Children’s National Medical Center, followed by a pediatric hematology/oncology fellowship at Stanford University and a post-doctoral fellowship at the Stanford University Division of Bone Marrow Transplant. Before joining Children’s Colorado, Dr. Verneris served as vice
chair for research and was a tenured professor at the University of Minnesota Medical School, Department of Pediatrics.
“There were many factors that attracted me to Anschutz Medical Campus, including a fantastic children’s hospital, a stellar research community in immunology and a large clinical volume that will allow us to translate our laboratory findings into patient care.
“The presence of the Gates Center played a critical role in my recruitment to Children’s Hospital Colorado and the University of Colorado. To be honest, I looked at a number of jobs and those that did not have a good manufacturing practice facility were nonstarters for me. It was absolutely necessary to have a facility such as the Gates Biomanufacturing Facility, which was already established and functioning.”
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