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Sîrbulescu Lab

Mission Statement:

To develop innovative therapeutic solutions for tissue repair and regeneration.

Research Focus:

The Sîrbulescu Laboratory is interested in developing novel cell-based immunotherapies for the treatment of traumatic nervous system injuries, neurodegenerative diseases, and chronic wounds, and in understanding the mechanisms that allow certain cells to exert their pro-healing functions. Our work falls within the larger scope of regenerative medicine.

VIC Projects List

Highlighted Publications

2022 Jan 10;13(1):181. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-27801-8. PMID: 35013299 Sîrbulescu RF, Theocharidis G, Thomas BE, Sarkar D, Mumme HL, Pilcher W, Dwivedi B, Sandoval-Schaefer T.

FASEB J. 2021 Dec;35(12):e22019. doi: 10.1096/fj.202101095RR. PMID: 34792819 Sîrbulescu RF, Mamidi A, Chan SC, Jin G, Boukhali M, Sobell D, Ilieş I, Chung JY, Haas W, Whalen MJ, Sluder AE, Poznansky MC.

J Neurotrauma. 2019 Apr 18. doi: 10.1089/neu.2018.6368. PMID: 30997843 Sîrbulescu RF, Chung JY, Edmiston WJ, Poznansky SA, Poznansky MC, Whalen M.

Wound Repair Regen. 2017 Sep;25(5):774-791 PMID: 28922523 Sîrbulescu RF, Boehm CK, Soon E, Wilks MQ, Ilieş I, Yuan H, Maxner B, Chronos N, Kaittanis C, Normandin MD, El Fakhri G, Orgill DP, Sluder AE, Poznansky MC.

Am J Transplant. 2019 Feb 12. doi: 10.1111/ajt.15308. PMID:30748094 Alagpulinsa DA, Cao JJL, Driscoll K, Sîrbulescu RF, Penson MFE, Sremac M, Engquist EN, Brauns T, Markmann JF, Melton DA and Poznansky MC.

2011 Jul 27;12:74. doi: 10.1186/1471-2202-12-74. PMID: 21794126 Dauth S, Sîrbulescu RF, Jordans S, Rehders M, Avena L, Oswald J, Lerchl A, Saftig P, Brix K.

J Comp Physiol A Neuroethol Sens Neural Behav Physiol. 2009 Jul;195(7):699-714. doi: 10.1007/s00359-009-0445-4. Epub 2009 May 10. PMID: 19430939 Sîrbulescu RF, Ilieş I, Zupanc GK.

Research Team

Liam Dwyer, BS

Research Technician

Yueyue Xiong

Undergraduate Intern

 

 

2015-2018 – Chloe K. Boehm, BS. Research Associate at The Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT
2016 – Erin P.Y. Soon, BS. Graduate Student at Stanford University
2016-2017 – Benjamin Maxner, BS. MD Candidate, University of Massachusetts Medical School
2017 – Akshay Mamidi, BS. Process Engineer at Abbott Laboratories, Singapore
2017-2018 – Gabriela Funez-dePagnier, BS. Research Assistant at Weill Cornell Medical College
2017 – Anders Erickson, BSc. MD Candidate, Toronto University Medical School, Canada
2017 – Claire S.Y. Chan, B.Sc. Undergraduate Student, Imperial College London, UK
2017 – William Porter Undergraduate Student
2018 – Dominique Kiki Carey, BS. Teaching Assistant at University of Massachusetts Amherst
2018 – Petra Paisz, BS. MD/PhD Candidate, Imperial College London, UK
2019 – Orla Mostyn Williams, MSc. MD Candidate, Imperial College London, UK
2020 – Emily Hill, BA – Undergraduate Student, summer intern
2019-2020 – Gina Jin, B. Sc. – Research Technician I
2019-2020 – Michael H. Chapin, B. Sc. – Lab Manager & Research Associate
2018-2021 – Joshua M. Hess, B. Sc. – Research Associate
2020 – 2021 – Kento Kawai, PhD – Research Fellow
2021 – Shannon Gallup,BS – Undergraduate Student Intern
2021 – Kyle Mickelson – Undergraduate Student Intern
2021 – Jinghao Wang – Undergraduate Student Intern
2022 – Sarah Huang – Undergraduate Student Intern
2022 – Rigneyla Akhotsang – Undergraduate Student Intern
2022 – David Verrill, Msc – Lab Manager and Research Technician
2022 – Saumya Maheshwari, Msc – MD Candidate, University of Edinburgh, UK

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