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Maya Simionescu
Vice-President of the Romanian Academy
Born: Bucharest, Romania, February 24, 1937
Education
- 1954 Baccalaureate, High School "I.Hasdeu", Bucharest
- 1959 Ph.D. in Biology, University of Bucharest
- 1978 Doctor of Biological Sciences University of Bucharest, Biological
Sciences
Positions and Titles
- Director, Institute of Cellular Biology
and Pathology "N. Simionescu", Bucharest
- Visiting Professor at McGill University,
School of Medicine, Montreal, Canada
- Visiting Professor, Yale University,
School of Medicine, Department of Cell Biology, New Haven, USA
- Visiting Professor at Columbia University, New York, USA
- Borun Visiting Professor of Cardiology,
University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA
- President of the Romanian Society for Cell Biology
Professional Experience
- 1960-1971 - Institute of Endocrinology, Bucharest, Scientific Investigator
- 1971-1973 - Rockefeller University, New York, Research Associate
- 1973-1979 - Yale University, School of Medicine Research Associate and Lecturer
in Cell Biology and Cytology
- 1979-1994 - Visiting Professor, Yale University
- 1979 - Visiting Professor, McGill University
- 1990-1991 - Visiting Distinguished Professor of Columbia University
- 1979-1995 - Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology, Bucharest, Senior
Scientific Investigator (grade I)
- Since 1995 - Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology “N. Simionescu”,
Director
- Since 1998 - Vice-president of the Romanian Academy
Special Training in Cell Biology and Pathology
- 1970 - 1973 - The Rockefeller University, Department of Cell Biology (Prof.
G.E.Palade), New York, USA
- 1973 - 1979 - Yale University, Department of Cell Biology (Prof. G.E. Palade)
New Haven, USA
Research Experience
- Endothelium: cell biology and cell pathology
- Microcirculation: ultrastructure, permeability characteristics, tracers
- Vascular wall: functional-structural correlations
- Lung: structural and functional correlations
- Atherogenesis - prelesional events
- Diabetes - accelerated Atherogenesis - Cellular events
Technical Expertise
- Electron microscopy, histo- and cytochemistry, freeze-fracture, autoradiography;
- Cell dissociation, cell culture, cell fractionation;
- Macromolecular tracers;
- Experimental models on laboratory animals; (particularly applied to cardiovascular
system and endocrine glands).
- Biochemistry
Teaching Experience
- 19 years at Yale University, USA: Cell Biology, Cytology, Histology Course
- 5 years - University of Bucharest, Romania University of Constanta, Romania
Awards and Honors
- 1978 - The Louis and Arthur Lucian International Award for Research in
Circulatory Diseases-McGill University, Montreal, Canada
- 1987 - Medal of the Institute of Clinical Electron Microscopy, Bologna,
Italy
- 1990 - Ludwig Schaefer Distinguished Professor, Columbia University, USA
- 1990 - Borum Professor of Cardiology, University of California, Los Angeles,
USA
- 1991 - Ludwig Schaefer Distinguished Professor, Columbia University, USA
- 1990-1991 - Correspondent Member of the Romanian Academy
- Since 1991 - Member of the Romanian Academy
- Since 1998 - Vice-president of the Romanian Academy
- 1998 – Sanofi Thrombosis Prize
Consultant to Foreign Scientific Institutions
- 1976-1978 - NIH-NHLB: consultant to grant applications
- 1978-present: NSF: consultant to grant applications
Editorial Boards
- 1977-1992 - Member of the Editorial Board of the Microvascular Research
- 1989-present - European Journal of Cell Biology
- 1989-present - Differentiation
- 1993-present - Cell and Tissue Research
- 1990-present - Sciences at Techniques de l'Animal de Laboratoire
Affiliations
- 1973 - American Society for Cell Biology
- 1982 - Romanian Society for Cell Biology
- 1982 - European Cell Biology Organization
- 1998 – European Life Scientists Organization
Foreign Languages
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