David Porter, MD

Dr. Porter is the Jodi Fisher-Horowitz Professor of Leukemia Care Excellence at the Perelman School of Medicine and Abramson Cancer Center, and Director of the Center for Cell Therapy and Transplant at the University of Pennsylvania. He also co-directs Penn’s Colton Center of Excellence in Cell Therapy for Autoimmune Disease. Dr. Porter serves on numerous committees focused on hematologic malignancies, stem cell transplantation, and cell therapy. He is a past Chair and emeritus member of the National Marrow Donor Program Board and currently President of the American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. He is Deputy Editor of Transplantation and Cellular Therapy and Associate Editor for the American Journal of Hematology. An accomplished clinical investigator, Dr. Porter has authored over 200 research and review articles. His research includes early development of reduced intensity allogeneic stem cell transplantation, novel approaches to limit graft-versus-host disease, and pioneering CAR T cell therapy for cancer at the University of Pennsylvania.