University of Medicine and Pharmacy 'Carol Davila'
The Department of Biochemistry has 15 teaching and research staff; it is part of the University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila” with over 2000 highly qualified staff. The University has a long established reputation (founded in 1857) and is considered to be one of the most important institutions of medical research in Romania. The Department of Biochemistry has extensive experience in the investigation of oxidative stress in addition to research groups focused on research into proteins, especially heat shock proteins, and calcium messenger functions.
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Founder of the UniversityProject role
The University of Medicine and Pharmacy 'Carol Davila' is a principal contractor in this project. We are able to assess placental antioxidant status and the influence of oxidative stress on fetal sensitisation (WP2). We are able to supply placental material and blood samples from different polluted areas (urban and rural) from Romania for determination of risk factors for allergy (WP1.1, 1.3, 5, 6). The team will also assess allergy status of the mothers and of the birth cohort.
The Team
Ioan BraduIamandesu MD, Ph.D. clinical allergologist at the N G Lupu Hospital and reader at University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila". He has over 20 years experience in clinical allergology and he is the author of some 150 papers and 14 books in the fields of psychoneuroallergology, allergology, psychosomatic and medical psychology.
Irina Soian, M.Sc. graduated the Faculty of Chemistry in 1988. Since 1991 she has worked in the Department of Biochemistry of the University of Medicine and Pharmacy ‘Carol Davila' the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy’ Bucharest with the current position of assistant professor. She held a scholarship at the International Antioxidant Research Centre, Guy’s Hospital, London between 1996-1997 under the supervision of Professor Catherine Rice-Evans. Her research interest centres on free radicals in diabetes.
Magdalena Maracine, M.Sc., graduated the Faculty of Biochemistry in 1990. Currently working as chemist at the Department of Physiology of the University of Medicine and Pharmacy ‘Carol Davila' Bucharest. 1995-1999 research stages (3 month/year) in the Laboratory of Chemical Ecotoxicology, Leipzig, Germany, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Helmut Segner; studies concerning cellular toxicology of heavy metals. Fields of interest: cellular toxicology, oxidative stress induced by pollutants.
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