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

P2 Funding: 100000 Euro

Partners:

FUNDENI CLINICAL INSTITUTE Project Director: Prof. Dr. Irinel Popescu Dr. Patricia Sirbu-Boeti, Assistant Professor Catalin Efrimescu

STEFAN S. NICOLAU INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY Project Manager: Dr. Mihaela Chivu Dr. Coralia Bleotu Dr. Laura Dragomir

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES Project Manager: Dr. Lucia Moldovan

Objective:

The development and implementation of a new method for creating a 3D sandwich matrix to be used in the treatment of intestinal fistulas. The method is based on the use of mesenchymal stem cells, fragments of arterial wall, as well as the creation of a 3D collagen matrix. It will be experimentally tested on animals.