Yearly Update
Our Lab Manager Dr. Karolina Golab was promoted and joined Lonza Cell and Gene Company in Houston, TX. Congratulations!
Dr. Ling-jia Wang re-joined us to lead our Islet Isolation Team. Welcome Lingjia and thank you for coming back!
Peter Borek and Gabriella Generette- Stepinska successfully matched and started their residency programs in June. Congratulations and good luck!
Damian Grzybowski, young physician from Poland joined us for few month training in islet transplantation and then pursued completion of his main research project at University of Illinois. We wished him the best.
Peter Borek MD, took over Damian's position to learn about islet and abdominal organ transplantation.
Natalia Fillman MD has just completed her training in clinical research and research administration with us. We wish her the best pursuing the next step of her career. all the best Natalie. we will miss you.
Filip Antic MD is joining us and starting his clinical research training. Filip has accomplished his medical education in Serbia where his family come from and now would like to gain some research experience before starting his postgraduate training as a medical resident.
December 31, 2017: Kamil Cieply M.D. accomplished his training with us. We wish him the best with his career and applications for residency.
December 8, 2017: Congratulations Dr. Justyna Golebiewska for publication in the American Journal of Transplantation!
December 1, 2017: Welcome two new members of our team: Yevhen Pavelko M.D. and Bohdan Zoshchuk M.D, They are young physicians from Lviv, Ukraine obtaining training in clinical research in our lab before starting their surgical residency in the US.
November 30, 2017: Dr Justyna Golebiewska, transplant nephrologist from Poland, accomplished her two month training in pancreatic islet and organ transplantation in our lab and hospital. She was a scholar supported by ESOT (European Society of Transplantation). It was her second training with us. After returning to her home institution (Medical University of Gdansk), she will be preparing the launch of the islet transplantation program there.