(2006-2008, CEEX 85);  Principal investigator: Mihaela Economescu (Chivu) PhD

Funding P3: 100000 Euro

Partners:

PHILANTHROPYA CLINICAL HOSPITAL Project Director: Prof. Dr. Gheorghe Peltecu

FUNDENI CLINICAL INSTITUTE Project Manager: Prof. Univ.Dr. Irinel Popescu Dr. Mirea Virginia Dr. Dumitrescu Adriana

STEFAN S. NICOLAU INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY Project Manager: Dr. Mihaela Chivu Dr. Lilia Matei

ONCOLOGY INSTITUTE Project Manager: Prof. Univ.Dr. Rodica Anghel Dr. Maria Iuliana Gruia

VICTOR BABES NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY Project Manager: Dr. Ursaciuc Cornel Dr. Savi Gheorghe

Objectives:

• Establishment and consolidation of the umbilical cord blood bank
• Experimental studies on animal models regarding the grafting of native stem/progenitor cells compared to the grafting of ex vivo expanded cells.
• Clinical transplantation of stem cells provided by the umbilical cord blood bank