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John E. J. Rasko

Rasko is Chair of the Gene Technology Technical Advisory Committee (GTTAC), Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (2008–), and Chaired the Advisory Committee on Biologicals, Therapeutic Goods Administration (2012–15). Contributions to scientific organisations include co-founder (2000) and past-President (2003–05) of the Australasian Gene and Cell Therapy Society (AGCTS); Vice President (2008–12), and President (2018–20), International Society for Cellular Therapy (ISCT), and founder (2009) of ISCT-Australia.
He is a founding board member of the Cure the Future Foundation. He is the Patron of Science for the FSHD Global Research Foundation, committed to the treatment and cure of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy. In 2009, he was instrumental in establishing the first Faculty Committee of the Faculty of Science, Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia, and was a founding Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences. He is the recipient of national and international awards in recognition of his medical research, including appointment as an Officer of the Order of Australia.
His 2021 book, ''Flesh Made New: The Unnatural History and Broken Promise of Stem Cells'', co-authored by Carl Power, was longlisted for that year's Walkley Book Award. Provided by Wikipedia