Military Advisory Board

Helping Our Warriors

When an improvised nuclear device (IND) explodes, treatment of hundreds to thousands of military personnel would be required for Acute Radiation Syndrome or “ARS”, including Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) from the blast wave and moderate to severe burns. Our military medical countermeasures strategy targets treatment of these very conditions with nMSCs.

Our trusted team extends far beyond our core TriCelX members. In furtherance of our efforts to support our military and help our warriors, we rely on the insights and extensive knowledge of our military advisors Gen. Lance L. Smith and Brigadier Gen. Mark T. Kimmitt. Learn more about them by clicking on their images to read their full bios.

Gen. Lance L. Smith

Gen. Lance L. Smith

Gen. Lance L. Smith was Commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command, and NATO Supreme Allied Commander for Transformation, Norfolk, Va.  As Commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command, he was responsible for maximizing present and future military capabilities of the United States by leading the transformation of joint forces in the areas of joint training, joint interoperability, and joint innovation and experimentation.  As Combatant Command Authority for Air Combat Command, Fleet Forces Command, U.S. Army Forces Command and Marine Forces Command he held operational control over almost 1.19 million U.S. military forces in his role as the force provider to the other combatant commanders. 

As Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, General Smith lead the transformation of NATO’s military structures, forces, capabilities and doctrines to improve interoperability and military effectiveness of the Alliance and its partner nations. He also led individual NATO training development and, in collaboration with Supreme Allied Commander Operations, executed training programs for Coalition forces deploying to Afghanistan, Iraq and Kosovo.  General Smith flew more than 165 combat missions in Southeast and Southwest Asia.

Brigadier Gen. Mark T. Kimmitt

Brigadier General Mark T. Kimmitt, USA (Ret.)

Brigadier General Mark T. Kimmitt, USA (Ret.) served as Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs from 2008 to 2009. In that capacity, he was responsible for State Department political-military policy, with particular emphasis on security assistance and sales of arms around the world, as well as serving as the primary liaison between the Departments of State and Defense. He was also instrumental in recent counter-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia and negotiated the groundbreaking arrangements for the prosecution of pirates abroad.

Col. Matthew R. Dana

Col. Matthew R. Dana

Retired Air Force Colonel/F-16 Instructor Pilot. Col Dana has Top Secret/Specialized Compartmentalized Information Security Clearance, Single Scope background Investigation (SSBI–2018). Col Dana has over 2,700 military flight hours, including 150 combat missions and 350 combat flight hours.