Alexandrina Burlacu, Ph.D., Coordinator of Lab. of Stem Cell Biology, ICBP-NS
Date and place of birth: August 07, 1974, Zalau, Romania
Gender: Female
Education: PhD in Biological Sciences (Distinction: Summa cum Laude) with the thesis: “Molecular and cellular alterations induced by oxidative stress in the myocardium; in vitro regeneration of cardiomyocytes using bone marrow stromal cells”, Scientific Coordinator: Dr. Maya Simionescu (2005)
Trainning and Research Stages: Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland (2003); Biomedical Scientific Park Rome, Italy (2005); Cold Spring Harbor, New York (2006); Huddinge Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden (2006); University of Minnesota, USA (2007); University of York, UK (2007); University of Heidelberg, Germany (2011); Institute for Molecular Cardiovascular Research, Aachen, Germany (2012).
Positions and Employment:
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Current position: Principal Investigator (since 2015), Coordinator of Dept of Regenerative Medicine (since 2017), Coordinator of Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology (2013-present)
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Postdoctoral Fellow in Biomaterials for tissue engineering and implantology, Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Iasi, Romania (2010-2013)
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Long-term expert in the Biology domain-POSDRU/159/1.5/S/133391 (2-14-2015) (2014-2015)
Other Experience and Professional Memberships:
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Graduate and master program advisor, scientific supervisor for PhD candidates
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Invited peer reviewer for PLoS One, Stem Cells, Cell &Tissue Res, Stem Cell Develop, J Cell Mol Med, Cardiovasc Drug Ther; Regen Med; JoVE; Scientific Reports; Diabetes Res Clin Pract
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Guest editor for a special issue in Curr Stem Cell Res Ther (2013)
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Member of the Editorial Board of World Journal of Biological Chemistry (since 2013)
Honours and awards:
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2014: Romanian Academy award in Biological Sciences
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2013: Herbert Berler-Barbu Award - Nicolae Cajal Foundation & Romanian Academy of Medical Science
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2002: Prize for Scientific Debut –Romanian Academy and National Science & Art Foundation
Publications:
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Number of publications: 1) total: 27; 2) first author: 11; 3) corresponding author: 10;
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Total number of citations: 625; H-index: 11;
Research Support
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Ongoing projects:
2017-2020: "Transnational Research Projects on Cardiovascular Diseases", ERA-CVD Joint Transnational Projects; Parteners: (1) Hannover Medical School (Project Director: Dr. Thomas Thum); (2) Maastricht University (Partner Responsible: Dr. Leon de Windt); (3) Humanitas Research Hospital (Partner Responsible: Dr. Gianluigi Condorelli); (4) Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (Partner Responsible: Dr. Valentin Fuster/ Vicente Andres); (5) University of Lorraine (Partner Responsible: Dr. Faiez Zannad); (6) Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology (Partner Responsible: Dr. Alexandrina Burlacu; 200,000 Eur).
2014-2017: “Ischemic tissue engineering by combinatorial transplant:piecing together the puzzle to gain mutual benefits for graft survival and host tissue repair”, PN-II-RU-TE-2014-4-1614 (125,000 Eur); Coordinator: Dr. A. Burlacu.
2016-2020: “Improve institutional competitiveness in the field of type 1 diabetes by developing an innovative concept of immunotherapy based on mesenchymal stromal cells” POC-A.1-A.1.1.4-E-2015, Proiect manager: Dr. Nadir Askenasy (Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel), Scientific Coordinator: Dr. A. Burlacu (2,000,000 Eur).
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Completed Research Support:
Coordinator of 10 national research projects; Collaborator in 4 international research projects; Collaborator in 8 national research projects.