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Hire Dr. Alena B.

United States

Profile Summary

• Staff Research Associate - UCSD Shiley Eye Institute (Current): Project focusing on understanding retinal ischemic diseases, specifically the retinopathy of prematurity. Responsibilities: Oxygen-induced retinopathy rodent model implementation; rodent retinal endothelial cell extraction, FACS sorting and RNA isolation; experimental design and execution of multiple in vivo assays, data analysis, oral presentations and manuscript writing. Extensive laboratory experience, numerous collaborations with other researchers Extensive teaching experience. • Postdoctoral researcher - UCSD Shiley Eye Institute (2013-2015): Industry-oriented project leading to a corneal endothelial cell therapy product. Responsibilities: human corneal endothelial cell extraction and culture; experimental design and execution of multiple in vitro cellular assays, using immunohistochemistry and flow cytometry for identification and characterization of functional cells; cell culture in a GLP and GMP setting; pre-clinical animal work, data analysis, oral presentations and manuscript writing; experience in regulatory document writing and FDA communication; GMP technicians training. • Postdoctoral researcher - UCSD Moores Cancer Center (2011-2013): Caspase 2 expression and cisplatin sensitivity in ovarian carcinoma. Responsibilities: various cancer cell lines culturing, experimental design and execution of multiple cellular and molecular assays, in vivo experimentation, novel cancer cell lines establishment and characterization. • Pathology residency (2011-2013) - Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium. • M.D. (2011) - Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium Multiple rotations, with emphasis on nuclear medicine and pathology, the two specialties I was interested in. • Research-oriented career: multiple clinical research projects in medical school, research master thesis (UCSD, 2011), 4 years of postdoctoral experience (2011- today).

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Biochemical Assays
• ☆ RNA Sequencing
• ☆ Immunohistochemistry
• ☆ Cytometry
• ☆ Ophthalmology
• ☆ Cytopathology & Histopathology
• ☆ Medical Sciences
• ☆ Regulatory Writing

Services

• Writing
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Work Experience

Staff Research Associate III

University of California San Diego

May 2016 - Present

Postdoctoral researcher

University of California San Diego

July 2013 - April 2016

Postdoctoral researcher

University of California San Diego

October 2011 - July 2013

Pathology Resident

Université Libre de Bruxelles

October 2011 - June 2013

Education

M.D. (Medecine)

Université Libre de Bruxelles

October 2003 - June 2011

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Alena Bartakova, Karen Alvarez-Delfin, Alejandra D. Weisman, Enrique Salero, Gabriella A. Raffa, Richard M. Merkhofer, Noelia J. Kunzevitzky, Jeffrey L. Goldberg(2016). Novel Identity and Functional Markers for Human Corneal Endothelial Cells . Investigative Opthalmology {\&} Visual Science. 57. (6). p. 2749. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology ({ARVO})

Alena Bartakova, Shanique A. Young, Katelyn E. McCabe, Joe Delaney, Donald P. Pizzo, Robert O. Newbury, Judith A. Varner, David D. Schlaepfer, Dwayne G. Stupack, Jung Weon Lee(2015). Integrin $\upalpha$4 Enhances Metastasis and May Be Associated with Poor Prognosis in {MYCNlow} Neuroblastoma . {PLOS} {ONE}. 10. (5). p. e0120815. Public Library of Science ({PLoS})

Alena Bartakova, Stavros N. Moysidis, Karen Alvarez-Delfin, Veronica J. Peschansky, Enrique Salero, Alejandra D. Weisman, Gabriella A. Raffa, Richard M. Merkhofer, Karl E. Kador, Noelia J. Kunzevitzky, et al.(2015). Magnetic field-guided cell delivery with nanoparticle-loaded human corneal endothelial cells . Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine. 11. (3). p. 499--509. Elsevier {BV}

Alena Bartakova, Noelia J. Kunzevitzky, Jeffrey L. Goldberg(2014). Regenerative Cell Therapy for Corneal Endothelium . Current Ophthalmology Reports. 2. (3). p. 81--90. Springer Science $\mathplus$ Business Media

Alena Bartakova, Jacqueline Sayyah, Nekeisha Nogal, Lawrence A. Quilliam, Dwayne G. Stupack, Joan Heller Brown(2014). The Ras-related Protein, Rap1A, Mediates Thrombin-stimulated, Integrin-dependent Glioblastoma Cell Proliferation and Tumor Growth . Journal of Biological Chemistry. 289. (25). p. 17689--17698. American Society for Biochemistry {\&} Molecular Biology ({ASBMB})

CONFERENCE POSTER

(2015). Culture, functional characterization and stability of human corneal endothelial cells.

(2014). Human corneal endothelial cell characterization for cell therapy.

(2014). A rabbit model for corneal endothelial dysfunction.

(2013). The significance of midline crossing in organ confined pT2c prostate carcinoma.