II.
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
University lecturer, Department of Physiology, Victor Babes University
of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara
2003: Specialist - Pathological anatomy
III.
AREAS OF INTEREST IN RESEARCH
Plasticization of mesenchymal and haematopoietic stem cell
vascular endothelium
Cellular cultures
IV.
GRANTS
1. Dezvoltarea de tehnici de
bioinginerie tisulara pentru reconstructia osteoarticulara si miocardica
- Developing Tissual Bioenergy Techniques for the Osteoarticular and
Myocardial Reconstruction
Contract with the Ministry of Research and Technology, National Research,
Development, and Innovation Programs - the MATNANTECH program, No. 162
(303)
Contract value: 2.5 billion lei
Grant manager: Prof. Dr. Virgil Paunescu
2. Adult Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Engineering for Connective Tissue Disorders. From the Bench to the Bed
Side
FP6 integrated project, GENOSTEM, proposal no. 503161 (approved for
financing)
Project manager for Romania: Prof. Dr. Virgil Paunescu
Length of project: 2003-2006
IV.
AFFILIATION TO PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Member of the Romanian Society of Physiology
V.
3 participations in national and international conventions
VI.
WORKS PUBLISHED
11 published works, among which 3 course books and work books, 4 articles
published in reviews and 4 published in volumes of national and international
conference proceedings.
Paunescu V., Suciu E., Tatu C., Plesa A., Herman D., Siska I. R., Suciu
C., Crîsnic D., Nistor D., Tanasie G., Bunu C., Raica M., 'Endothelial
Cells Obtained from Haematopoietic Stem Cells Are Functionally Different
from Those Obtained from Human Umbilical Vein.' Journal of Cellular
and Molecular Medicine, 2003
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