Babak Arjmand, M.D., Ph.D, was graduated from Iran University of Medical Sciences in medicine and received his Ph.D. degree in applied cell science from Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. He is currently Head and Director of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Cellular-Molecular Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Tehran, Iran. His research activities concern the development of cell- and gene-based clinical products through the translational pathway from the basic to the clinic focusing on GLP, GMP, and GCP standards.