Education:
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston 2007 - 2007
non-degree student, Clinical ResearchCourses:
Design and Management of Clinical Trials:
ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂâ Basic research concepts and principles that underlie the design and actual day-to-day conduct of clinical trials using examples primarily from cancer trials
Human Protocol Research:
ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂâ Tools to understanding of the depth, complexity, limitations, ethical and regulatory issues of designing hypothesis-driven clinical trials.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston 2003 - 2006
M.S., Cancer Biology / PharmacologyÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂâ Thesis title: ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂCeramide induces cell death in chronic myeloid leukemia - derived K562 cells by a caspase - 8 - dependent apoptotic mechanismÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ.
ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂâ GPA 3.4 / 4
Publications:
ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂâ Ceramide promotes apoptosis in lung cancer - derived A549 cells by a mechanism involving c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase.
Kurinna, M.S., Tsao, C.C., Nica, A.F., Jiffar, T., and Ruvolo, P.P.
Cancer Research. 2004; 64:7852-6.
ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂâ Mitochondrial protein phosphatase 2A regulates cell death induced by simulated ischemia in kidney NRK-52E cells
Tsao C.C., Nica A.F., Kurinna M.S., Jiffar T., Mumby M., and Ruvolo P.P.
Cell Cycle. 2007; 6: 2377-85.
ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂâ Ceramide promotes apoptosis in chronic myeloid leukemia - derived K562 cells by a mechanism involving JNK and caspase-8.
Nica, A.F., Tsao C.C., Kurinna, M.S., Jurasz, P., Radomski, M.W., and Ruvolo P.P.
Cell Cycle. 2008; 7(21):3362-70
Universitatea din Bucuresti 2002 - 2003
Graduate student, GeneticsÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂâ Analysis of genome organization in microorganisms, plants, fungi, and animals.
ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂâ Study the organization, normal functions and the pathology of human genome.
Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie 'Carol Davila' din Bucuresti 1989 - 1995
M.D., General Medicine
High-School for Mathematics and Physics No.4